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GS Custom bullets makes a 80g .277 bullet for those interested. Also, they make a 110 and 120g bullet.

I meant the 110g, not the 115g. I just got a box in, they look the same length as the 130g C/C bullet.

The 110gr TSX is a wicked bastard on deer. I also have 8 boxes of 100gr X bullets in 277 to try out when the 110's get boring.

Killing deer is easy.

The 110TTSX is my first choice on the .270 and hope to break it in next week. I also have my bear tag and have no concerns of launching it into anything I see at almost any angle.

Barnes also offers the 110TSX that was designed for the 6.8 and will expand at lower velocity than the 110TTSX.

Remington offers the 115 Ultra core as a component and it was also designed for the 6.8.

Scott,

Have you stretched the 110 TSX's out much? How do you like them for flat, accurate, bucking the wind reach out there stuff?

I plan to play with these out of a couple of 270's soon.

Thanks,

DJ

Don't believe I've run them past 350 yards or so.

Didn't know you had anyplace where you could shoot that close, except at critters...grin.

DJ

That's pretty much my limit with open sights..........

and with a hand gun at that...

Dober

http://www.huntingtons.com/bullets_barnes.html

I went looking for them online after hearing some subtle hints about them on the 6.8 SPC forum. Seems the 6.8 reloaders were stocking up on them before they said very much. I'd never heard of them either so I asked the fellas and got this info.

Barnes used to offer them but they didn't work (or possibly didn't sell) so well in the 270 so they were dropped. The 6.8 guys wanted something shorter/faster than the 110s and the GS Custom 80s are too expensive so they asked Barnes to reintroduce this little 85 gr TSX FB. Apparently Barnes says to expect them early next year.

Get this, that little GS Custom 80 is going 3300-3400 from the 6.8 due to the driving bands and low engraving pressure. The TSX is a bit longer and harder but it should still go over 3200. They are pushing the 110 TSX to 2800-2900. They just got thier 110 Accubonds and they expect 2800-2900 with it. From short barrels with improved chambers and slower twists. I gotta build me one of these, going to the gunshow Saturday looking for the rifle.

Cool, it'll be interesting to see if they follow thru and get them out.

Thx 4 sharing

Dober

DJ,
Pushing the 110ttsx to 3400 from a .270 gives 1/2 moa at 200 but moving back to 500 I am getting vertical stringing that opened groups up to about 6-7". At 500 a five shot group will have three or four in the middle and a shot going high or low that really opens up the group. An F class shooter commented that he thought it was the inconsistent BC. Shooting the 150 Berger I got 4" groups were nice and round with no wild fliers. Wind data appears to match what the computer is spitting out but I had to adjust the BC to .370 (.377 per barnes) to match the drop observed.

Wvhunter, all the 100 grain .277 caliber bullets I have fooled with were varmint bullets.
Yes they can be pushed fast about 3300 fps out of a 22� barrel.
The problem with the 100 grainers is their SD is less than .2. The only time I shot a deer with 100 grainer, the deer died on the spot but the bullet did not exit. The bullet was in small pieces in the chest cavity.
110 grainers might work on deer because their SD is just over .2 but IMO the 115�s and 120�s would be better.

Just so I am clear with what I hear on this site. A .277 100 grain is awesome but a 100 grain .243 is marginal at best? Following this logic a 100 grain .30 cal would be the cats meow.

Didn't hear it from me.

No that is not what I said.

Wouldn't it depend on the bullet itself, and its construction/velocity, and not the cartridge that launched it? Once it leaves the barrel....oh, you know...

I have to disagree. I think we get caught up too much in paper ballistics and overemphasize the value of SD in modern bullets. I think what you're describing is the result of bullet construction (or type) not SD. I know we have to rely on our experiences and it's hard not judge something with an experience that didn't go as we expected, but it's also hard to sterotype something based on one instance. I'm curious though, what was the bullet you used?

I do think some of the lighter bullets will do a fine job..though I admit, I prefer the 130's myself and probably wouldn't use one of the lighter ones.

I agree, here in WV a 100 243 has accounted for many Deer, along with the 30-30!!! I like the the idea of speeding up the 270 with the 100 grainers though, can reach out a little further and I think the round will be alright at less than a hundred even on vitals. Seen a bunch of deer taken with a 223 that didn't run 10 yards when hit with a 70 grainer!!