I'm thinking of trying these this year for coyotes and grounhogs in my .243.I've been looking for a cheaper varmint bullt, as I seem to shoot 'em up pretty quickly,and the TNTs look pretty promising.If you've used them, did you like 'em? (Also posted this in the predator threads)
50gr TNT and the 50gr Vmax are the best shooters in my 225Win. TNT's really make a mess of bunnies, too!
70gr. TNTs in my 243 explode rock chucks somethin' fierce! Hyper-accurate in my gun, too, and very fast loaded over W760/H414. I'm very happy with them.
Very accurate in my 308, figure they will blow a big hole in a coyote. Hope to find out next week.
A friend of mine absolutely destroyed a woodchuck beyond belief w/ TNT's out of a .257 Weatherby, It looked like someone poured a gut bucket out on the ground!
The first porcupine I shot with TNT's in my 270 Win blew chunks 20 feet in the air... I was impressed, but I stopped using them after a few blow ups on coyotes that didn't end up with a dog on the ground. I think they might have been "splashing" and not penetrating far enough. TNT's come with a suggested velocity limit and they are thin skinned enough that you really need to keep the speed down to their suggested limit.
TNTs are my all time favorite in .223 P.dog guns.
Cheap, accurate and nice "pop" on targets at that speed.
My 22-250s shoot a little better with heavier bullets, the 1-8 twist rifle seems to put too much gyroscopic on them as they occasionally don't get to the target.
The 6mmBR shoots them fine,not as accurate as SMK but more dramatic on target!
125 in 308 are big fun too.
TNT's shoot best in three calibers I have; the 22, 25 and 7mm chamberings. In fact, I've never shot any load with them using different powders that didn't shoot well.
As I see the TNT, it is a great bullet.
They sure look good too.
Don
Ive been shooting the 55 gr TnT in my 22-250 this spring/summer. Pretty accurate bullet and looks explosive. I think I will stick to them for coyotes this coming winter
I've had pretty good luck with the 50 grain in the .22 CFs.
I wish Speer would bring out a .20 caliber TNT for the .204 ...