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Looking for a low recoil load for a 308 that still has good expansion and reasonable penetration on game up to the size of largish hogs.
Thinking a 110 GMX or TTSX at 3000 fps might do the trick ?
Have very limited experience with monos and no experience with the 110's, would appreciate advice before I start buying components.

I use 130 TTSX's. For what you want to do, I wouldn't call it a low recoil load. Not bothersome for sure, but not low recoil. Try TAC

I'd support that decision. Not that it matters. Seems like a good plan, based on what you mean by "largish" hogs.

I use 130 TTSX in a 300 Savage, haven’t killed a deer, but it punches through pigs shoulders at 200 yards and keeps going. That’s at 2900 fps

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The 110s will work great on hogs.

My wife crumpled the biggest cow elk either of us has ever taken with a 130-grain TTSX started at 2850 fps (typical 150-grain .308 velocity) a couple years ago, the range 250 yards. The bullet broke the left shoulder just above the big joint, and ended up under the hide in the middle of the left ribs.

A .308 Win. - 130 TTSX! memtb

Probably my favorite bullet in .308 Win - Barnes 110 TTSX. Have no worry about large hogs and in my mind no need to chase the last 25 fps either. My go to load is just 2850 fps from a 16" Barrel (suppressed) and has always overpenetrated :-)

I load the 130 TTSX in 308 with TAC at over 3150 and have taken deer out to 320 yds..never recovered a bullet yet. Very flat shooting round....3" high at 100 only drops like 1 1/2 at 300 yds....now that is flat. This bullet holds together and punches thru bone better than anything out there.

Cutting Edge Bullets 308 100 gr. Flat Base Raptor it just the best bullet out there.....Reloader 7 40.0 gr it will do 3200 + fps in a 20" barrel.....

https://cuttingedgebullets.com/308-100gr-flat-base-raptor

Should be able to order now.

The 110gr TTSX in the 308 is an absolute lazer death ray, but my favorite for white tail is the 130 ttsx

The 110 grain Hornady GMX is actually designed for the Blackout. I use at with a muzzle velocity of 2805 fps in a 24" 30-30, and it does incredibly well. It opens wider and destroys more tissue than you'd typically expect from a mono. It penetrates more than enough to do the job but -- due to its wider expanded frontal diameter -- may not always exit. For hogs, it has proven its worth time and again. The same can be said for the Barnes TAC-TX 120 grain Blackout/AAC projectile and its lighter 110 grain counterpart.

The photos below are typical of what I expect from the 110 grain GMX.

Bullet performance was perfect on the 203-yard hog. If you look at the photo, you can see where the 110 grain GMX, launched from the 24-inch Van Horn barrel at 2805 fps by a book charge of Re-7, entered on the shoulder. It severed the plumbing above the heart, wrecked the lungs, broke a rib on the way out and stopped in the hide on the far side. The recovered bullet weighed 109.4 grains and measured .59 at its widest point.







The bullet in the photo below was a 120 grain Barnes TAC-TX Blackout bullet fired from a 30-30 at just over 2600 fps. I don't recall the exact range, but it was something around 160-170 yards. The bullet was taken from a brute of a boar and very nearly exited. Behind the bullet is a cutaway of the hog's shield, which has the consistency of hard rubber and can test the mettle of a bullet in a hurry.

OK you guys.......
I bought a 308 late this fall. It's been 30+ years since I owned one and I was unprepared for components other than a few pounds of H4895. But using every bit of my good looks and native cunning I came up with a goodly supply of IMR4166, 150g NBT's and 150g TTSX's.

Question is, will the TTSX's be a good choice for elk? Will they be moving a bit slow for optimum expansion? I've seen other calibers and weights of TTSX's kill elk, and was suitably impressed, but just wondering.......

They'll work fine.

Good!
Because my choices are sure limited for the time being............

My choice for elk hunting is a 7mm-08 Tikka T3X rifle with 140gr TTSX Vor-tx factory ammo. Velocity is just above 2800 fps. It has a great reputation for use on elk.

Your .308 load will feature a slightly wider and slightly heavier bullet, probably moving at a slightly higher speed - it should work great!

The 110 in a 30-30 single shot/bolt is very interesting. Thanks for posting that Bobby.

I'm loading the 110 ttsx in my 30-06 and .300 savage, but haven't shot any game with it yet.

What do you mean by "an absolute laser death ray"? Never heard that term used for a bullet before, but it sounds pretty impressive.

130 TTSX at 3200fps works great on deer and hogs.

Agree with this. TAC needs full pressure to work its best so it's not a good choice for low-recoil loads.


Okie John

Agree with this. TAC needs full pressure for best accuracy so it's not a good choice for low-recoil loads.


Okie John