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<blockquote data-quote="Shortmagman" data-source="post: 434922" data-attributes="member: 10723"><p>RR</p><p></p><p>I understand what you are saying. I have not had that much experience shooting deer with Barnes TSX bullets since I have shot only one deer and that convinced me that the Barnes TSX bullets were too hard for deer. </p><p></p><p>My experience was a small buck in Nebraska that I shot with my 7mm Rem Mag loaded with 160 grain TSX bullets at about 2950 ft/sec.. I had loaded these rounds for an elk hunt and I wanted to try them since that were very accurate out on that gun. I put two bullets into the deer(under 75 yards) without the deer reacting. A third bullet through both shoulders finished him off. Neither bullet was recovered and the exit holes were very small. I will admit that the first two shot were too far back on the deer but they both just flew right through him with little damage. </p><p></p><p>I have seem my son shoot deer with 140 Accubonds and the deer reacted much differently. My hunting buddy shots deer with a 7-08 using Hornday Interlock bullets and they do a number on deer.</p><p></p><p>So this deer season my 270WSM is loaded with 140 Accubonds. My grandson will shoot my 260 Rem loaded with 120 Nosler BT, and my son will shoot 140 Accubonds out of his 280 Rem.. I think that most premium bullets are not needed for deer unless the velocity exceeds 3000 ft/sec.. I also know that my son's 280 does not quite get to 3000 ft/sec., but he has had great luck shooting big Nebrasks corn fed deer with his 280 Rem using 140 Accubond bullets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shortmagman, post: 434922, member: 10723"] RR I understand what you are saying. I have not had that much experience shooting deer with Barnes TSX bullets since I have shot only one deer and that convinced me that the Barnes TSX bullets were too hard for deer. My experience was a small buck in Nebraska that I shot with my 7mm Rem Mag loaded with 160 grain TSX bullets at about 2950 ft/sec.. I had loaded these rounds for an elk hunt and I wanted to try them since that were very accurate out on that gun. I put two bullets into the deer(under 75 yards) without the deer reacting. A third bullet through both shoulders finished him off. Neither bullet was recovered and the exit holes were very small. I will admit that the first two shot were too far back on the deer but they both just flew right through him with little damage. I have seem my son shoot deer with 140 Accubonds and the deer reacted much differently. My hunting buddy shots deer with a 7-08 using Hornday Interlock bullets and they do a number on deer. So this deer season my 270WSM is loaded with 140 Accubonds. My grandson will shoot my 260 Rem loaded with 120 Nosler BT, and my son will shoot 140 Accubonds out of his 280 Rem.. I think that most premium bullets are not needed for deer unless the velocity exceeds 3000 ft/sec.. I also know that my son's 280 does not quite get to 3000 ft/sec., but he has had great luck shooting big Nebrasks corn fed deer with his 280 Rem using 140 Accubond bullets. [/QUOTE]
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