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If I was looking for good-sized exits in a 6.5, I would shoot something bonded for a fat mushroom, or even a heavier cup/core like a 140gr Gameking/Interlock/Hot-Cor. I don't think a high-speed 100gr NPT is going to be much different in expanded frontal diameter than a 100TTSX. I've shot the 100gr TTSX at 3,200 from a 260 and it was a great killer, but blood trails were probably not its strong suit.

I mostly shoot 130 grain ABs through deer from the Remington 7 laminated mannlicher-style parts gun in 260 these days.

Or 90 grain VMax through coyotes from the 700 VLS and Savage parts gun.

Hardly ever shoot any of the 260s these days. Rode the 260 hard from 1997 thru 2005, moved to the 25 WSSM from 2005 thru 2014, and am now riding the 6.5 CM. Also shoot the 223, 22-250. and 243 a lot more than I did in 2011.

I see a trend!

Lots of good choices in .264 to choose from. I've pretty much settled on the 120 TTSX and the 129 Interlock for my 260Rem.

fwiw - here is one of the boys shooting a .260 with the Barnes TTSX 100 grain with shot placement to the high shoulder. The buck was over 200# on the scales. Shot placement to the high shoulder one third down from the back produces DRT with minimal meat loss and no tracking required. I recommend waiting until the animal puts the head down, which makes the kids take some time to breathe and calm down.

My recommendation of Barnes is specific only to the TTSX and LRX. The TSX was very inconsistent and I will not use them for anything. The TTSX has been 100% consistent in well more than a hundred animals at this point.

That’s pretty good stuff there Jeff

Using my sophisticated google foo skills I went through the 10 pages available for part number 30240 and everyone is out of stock on those 100 grainers including Barnes. Wanna sell me a box LOL

I've used both the Partition and Ballistic tip, in the 100 gr Weight Class out of the 260
Running 43.5 grains of 4064, with an MV of 3350 fps...

In this application and bullet weight, I prefer the Ballistic Tip over the Partition
This is on blacktails...

if you do have a tracking job, the ballistic is better to help do that, than the partition is.

I have struggled with the 100g Nosler Partition in my Savage chambered for the 260 Rem. The 100g Nosler Ballistic Tip consistently shoots sub MOA using H414 and it easily produces velocities of 3240-3300+ with no signs of pressure. I also get similar sub-MOA accuracy using the Hornady 123g SST using H414 at 2930+ FPS. BUT the 100g Nosler Partition opens up to 1.3-1.5 MOA using the same powder. I have some Varget/I4350/I4064 that I could try.

I have thought about loading up some some 100g Nosler BT but I will be hunting in Northern Idaho this year for Whitetail. That is thick country and shots usually are mostly less than 100 yards. I fear the NBT could splash if it hit a shoulder. Does the NBT consistently produce pass throughs even a short distances?

I am using the 100 gr NBT out of my 260 with a full load of H414, and getting right at 3275. Everything I have shot with this combo has been dead right there. I have a box or two of 100 gr Partitions, but as of yet have not bothered to load any.

Started off with 100gr TTSX at a moderate 3000fps and worked as expected on NY/PA deer with very little bloodshot meat. Got bored, changed powders and tuned them up to 3300fps. Out of the 5 deer taken with that load, 4 were bang flops, the other ran 40yds and expired. Again, worked as they should, EXCEPT there was a significant amount more bloodshot meat on each deer. Enough for me to go back to IMR 4350 and slower speeds.

I shoot 139gr Lapua Scenar's in my 260 for hunting WT Deer. Most are DRT (shoulder shot). Had a few go 20-30 yds. double lung shot's. Good blood trail, not much damage to the meat. They are traveling slower than 100gr bullet. But they sure do a good job on WT Deer.

I wish I had some 100g nbts and npts.. I usually run heavier bullets but my 10 year would probably like 100g bullets better in his grendel than the 129s I'm loading for him. We are heading hunting in the morning so we'll see how he does. He typically shoots pretty well but has been acting a bit recoil shy lately.

Bb

I got my 10 year old in close on a good 4x4 this morning and he missed it twice. I feel pretty bad and he's disappointed. I spent too much time building him rifles and working up loads and didn't get him out shooting enough. He told me when we saw the buck he wanted my lightweight ar which I had in the truck and I made him use the grendel which hes been a bit shy off.

It was a pressured shot because the bucks were moving and then would stop for a few seconds he'd about get lined up and then they'd move again. I guess I didn't just wanting him going rapid fire with ar I wanted him to aim but I should have let him use what he was confident with.

I had a 20 round mag of 60g partitions in the ar and should have just let him use it. At age 10 it was tough to get him in position and try and get him some sort of rest it the field for steady shooting. It was a really good buck and was under 100. We're going to try again in the morning. We saw about 11 bucks today. Two good 4x4 bucks, a decent 3x4 or 4x4 some 3x3s and a few 2x2s.

He hasn't shot much with a scope and any hunting rifle is just a lot harder to hold up then his savage rascal he's most used to shooting. Even the mini grendel in the mdt lss with the magpul and scope and Harris bipod is a bit heavy for him. And he had issues finding them in the scope even though I had it turned down to 3 x.

We met an out of stater on the hunt and he came up to us this evening and said he had 4 bucks spotted and invited us to go shoot one with him. We went and found the bucks with him and I ranged them at 280 and tried to get my kid to lay down in the rocks and get on the bipod. I dialed a Mil on his grendel for elevation. He couldn't get situated and there was another good 4x4 in this group that the out of stater had just got his rifle locked into some big tripod he had and asked me to give him a range. I told him 280 and then told him I think he needed to just take his shot because they were looking like the were about to bolt and I said my boy wasn't going to get situated on time.

The guy took the 280 yard shot with is christensen Ridgeline 28 nosler from his trip pod rest and missed it. The guy was pretty embarrassed but I just told him we really appreciated him letting us in on it and hoped it didn't throw him off. He had flown in from Ohio and rented a fancy newer black yukon. He had never been here before he had just heard somewhere that idaho 54 was a good mule deer area so he put in and drew.

We met him earlier in the day and pointed him towards some areas to glass for bigger bucks. He more than repaid us layer by trying to get us in on the shot. I always enjoy meeting decent people hunting. I always try to help people out and appreciate those that do the same. That poor black yukon was all scratched up but I was amazed the low profile street tires hadn't all been flattened on the sharp rocks. He told that he was planning on some extra charges when he returned the rental.

Bb

I run the 120 Barnes ttsx in 260 Remington and 6.5 rem mag. both are not producing pass thru shots in the front shoudler areas of a deer, and all the deer I have shot have either flopped or stumbled 30 yards and expired, several bigger northern MN bucks so there is alot of carcass and body. There was no doubt in any of them they were hit they just buckled on impact.

Nosler 120 gr Partition works for me

I have killed 8 or 9 big deer and dozens of big pigs with the 100 grain ballistic tip in my 260 AI, it kills faster than any other bullet I have used