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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 511951" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Thanks for sharing your experiences with all those different bullets. I had a box of Barnes original X bullets that I wanted to use up, so my son and I took them to Kodiak Island and shot a number of blacktail deer in the early 2000s. Eight if I recall correctly. These were .284 160 grain X bullets being fired from a 280 RCBS Improved. Ranges were all less than 175 yards. I wanted to minimize meat damage and I knew these bullets would bore through the deer without the splash effect of many other bullets. They performed just about as I expected. The deer didn't drop in their tracks unless they were front shouldered or spined - accidentally. What was very evident was the lack of physiological shock imparted to the deer that were double lunged. One buck walked off about 175 yards before dropping over from blood loss. Three other bucks needed follow-up shots. But I do believe that every single bullet expanded within the animals.</p><p></p><p>From what I hear and have experienced, the new Barnes TSX bullets seem to open a little faster and seem to shock the animals a bit better. I haven't used the Barnes TTSX bullets, but I would expect the tip to promote the mushroom of the petals even more quickly. So they might be the way to go. For now, I still have some TXSs that need used up. Then maybe I'll try some of the TTSX for my 'bear' and 'camp' loads in the 7mm Rem Mags and 300 Win Mag.</p><p></p><p>BTW, I shot a bull moose in 1994 at 630 yards with the Barnes 210 grain xlc bt's using a .338-378 Wthby. Two shots, although the first had done the job. First hit was broadside through the middle of the ribs. The second shot was into one of the ball sockets in the butt as the bull trotted directly away from me. Both bullets performed very well. Strange thing was, the bullet through the ribs lost three petals, retaining only one. While the bullet that crushed the hip socket retained 3 petals. Go figure?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 511951, member: 4191"] Thanks for sharing your experiences with all those different bullets. I had a box of Barnes original X bullets that I wanted to use up, so my son and I took them to Kodiak Island and shot a number of blacktail deer in the early 2000s. Eight if I recall correctly. These were .284 160 grain X bullets being fired from a 280 RCBS Improved. Ranges were all less than 175 yards. I wanted to minimize meat damage and I knew these bullets would bore through the deer without the splash effect of many other bullets. They performed just about as I expected. The deer didn't drop in their tracks unless they were front shouldered or spined - accidentally. What was very evident was the lack of physiological shock imparted to the deer that were double lunged. One buck walked off about 175 yards before dropping over from blood loss. Three other bucks needed follow-up shots. But I do believe that every single bullet expanded within the animals. From what I hear and have experienced, the new Barnes TSX bullets seem to open a little faster and seem to shock the animals a bit better. I haven't used the Barnes TTSX bullets, but I would expect the tip to promote the mushroom of the petals even more quickly. So they might be the way to go. For now, I still have some TXSs that need used up. Then maybe I'll try some of the TTSX for my 'bear' and 'camp' loads in the 7mm Rem Mags and 300 Win Mag. BTW, I shot a bull moose in 1994 at 630 yards with the Barnes 210 grain xlc bt's using a .338-378 Wthby. Two shots, although the first had done the job. First hit was broadside through the middle of the ribs. The second shot was into one of the ball sockets in the butt as the bull trotted directly away from me. Both bullets performed very well. Strange thing was, the bullet through the ribs lost three petals, retaining only one. While the bullet that crushed the hip socket retained 3 petals. Go figure? [/QUOTE]
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