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friend is loading 140grn ttsx for my 280 rem. has anyone used these bullets in their 280 ,270, 3006 or similarammo for deer. I haveherd they are very accurate and hold together well. we havent shot any yet and will start approx 3100 fps.

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I've been using them since they first came on the market , no complaints here .

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The only rip against X-bullets from the beginning is the copper deposits...The coated XLC's solved the vast majority of the problem for most rifles, myself personally I just "DANZACed" them and solved the problem completely. The TSS's just have less bearing surface, the actual amount of the bullet that touches the barrel surface, I don't know if it's a different chemical makeup or formula but it seems to work well, I wonder how much a coated TSS would do.. I know one thing for sure, you want penetration, IT's impossible to beat the X-bullet, I've never heard of a failure from anyone on anything.. I guess technology has improved to the point where they shoot as good as any other bullet..after all, we are shooting at a volleyball sized kill zone !!!!

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Barrel quality hasmore to do with fouling than whether or not it'sa Barnesbullet.

Adding the grooves to the TSX solved the problem for the bad barrel users and gave the rest of us more speed, a win/win on both sides.

The plastic tip on the TTSX might improve things past 600 yards per "accuracy" but for the normal range hunter it isn't going to give any more stellar performance than the TSX already does.

There's some talk about the plastic tip providing a better level of expansion as the resulting cavity in the bullet is larger than the TSX, but improving uponnear perfection is a tall order, and we'll have to see what the TTSX user can wring out of them over the course of time.

The key to success with Barnes Bullets is matching the bullet to the need. With them, pure grain weight isn't the hinging factor for killing. Lighter, and often smaller caliber,in most cases, with Barnes, is better..........

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I'm runnin TTSX 140's @ 3280fps out of my 7RM for bear and elkies this year. You won't have to worry about them holding together....just know your backstop cause you'll be gettin two holes.


Brett

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I plan on using the 150 gr TTSX in my custom .300 Win Mag Sako this coming season on whitetail deer. I haven't loaded any yet, but hope to soon.

I've had great luck with the 168 gr. TSX ina .300 Wby and in this .300 Win. The 140 gr. version worked especiallywell in a 7mmMag.

Consideringthey retain practically 100% of their weight,I don't see theneed for using the 168 gr. any more, that is as long as the 150 gr. is just as accurate.

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I concur with Loony. I will be tough to improve on near perfection. I used 150 gr TSX from my 7mm Rem Mag last season for the first time and the results were quite impressive. 3 deer were hit right at the aimpoint at distances of 70 yds, 135 yds and 230 yds and all dropped on the spot and all passed through completely. I have been on the fence still this year with wanting to try the tippedTSX but I just cant get myself to try it after the results with the standard TSX. How much difference could there actually be?

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not much if any....but they look better!

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thanks for the input ,we are going with the ttsx for the better expansion control,
ever thing seems positive
now we test !

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Is the better expansion control thing proven over theTSX?

Me thinks it's just a marketing ploy to the general populous, along with a serious gainfor the extreme long range shooters, though that be a somewhat limiteddemographic.

An attempt to get a slice of the tipped pie, so to speak.

That said I'm a die hard TSX user, and until they stop making them, will always be...........

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I've had good luck with the TSX.

My $.02:

The tsx will give good weight retention, allowing you to use a lighter bullet, allowing more speed, which gives better expansion. Expansion should not be an issue even with the regular tsx.

The tipped tsx is only marginally better than the regular tsx as far as ballistic coefficient. If you need ballistic coefficient, neither type is impressive.

Bottom line, if you are starting from scratch, try the tipped tsx, why not? If you already have a good load, there isn't much reason to switch.

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I have read a couple of articles about the bullet on the Long Range web site. The consensus over there is that the new bullet design was made so that there would be less pressure, which would allow the bullet to be driven at a higher velocity. They surmined that less bearing surface meant less heat and pressure.

I am just wondering how many T's and S's next year's new and improved bullet will have?? Or how much more they will cost?? Crertainly those barrel bands cost considerably more to manufacture, so certainly the bullets are worthy of the higher cost?? Tom.

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You are talking about the upgrade from the "X" to the "TSX" per less pressure, ect.

Old news.......

The tipped TSX is supposed to provide a better flight, as is the hope of all tipped bullet designs.

Only really realized until after you get out to extreme long range..........

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How long is long though especially when it comes to hunting? Would there be any advantages gained ifthese are utilized for strictly hunting purposes? Obviouslyif someone was shooting competitively one could see an advantage however a 500 + yd shot in competition is quite a different animal than a 500 yd shot under hunting conditions. I'm sure it is a great bullet nonetheless.

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I'm the biggest Barnes fan out there and was the first to get the XLCs and the Triple Shocks. However, I can't see the big advantage of this newest bullet over the TSX. I'm going to stick with the TSX for as long as they're around.

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I have 150gr TSX for the 30-06 savage pushing them 2950fps....no issues with accuracy or fouling of my barrel. We do moly coat them along with all our bullets. Have yet to recover one from an animal as always end up with nice hole going in and nice hole going out.
Bought some 180gr for my ultra mag.....should work just as good