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<blockquote data-quote="azmetalman" data-source="post: 802300" data-attributes="member: 47027"><p>Jason I have killed Coues with a high shoulder shot using the 130 gr. Barnes TSX in my .270. The meat damage is minimal. The same bullet with a heart/lung shot has no meat loss unless you count the heart. I switched from the very accurate 130 Sierra BT bullet which I used for more than 20 years. When I made a less than perfect shot with that bullet there was a lot of meat damage and bullet fragments. I have had the exact same experience with antelope. The Barnes doesn't seem to destroy as much meat unless it encounters a larger bone like a hip. Then the damage seems to be from hydraulic pressure and bone fragments. I have used the 180 gr. Barnes TSX ,in my .300 Win Mag, for mule deer and elk. The same results apply.</p><p>Shot placement is the answer in most cases......but you know that already. How often do any of us draw an antelope permit? You aren't hunting antelope for the meat. Use that hard to get permit for a trophy and stay with the bullet and load you have confidence in. Concentrate on the "spot" just like you do every time you stick a Coues with an arrow. Good on you for the antelope permit and kill a big one.</p><p>Just my 2 cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azmetalman, post: 802300, member: 47027"] Jason I have killed Coues with a high shoulder shot using the 130 gr. Barnes TSX in my .270. The meat damage is minimal. The same bullet with a heart/lung shot has no meat loss unless you count the heart. I switched from the very accurate 130 Sierra BT bullet which I used for more than 20 years. When I made a less than perfect shot with that bullet there was a lot of meat damage and bullet fragments. I have had the exact same experience with antelope. The Barnes doesn't seem to destroy as much meat unless it encounters a larger bone like a hip. Then the damage seems to be from hydraulic pressure and bone fragments. I have used the 180 gr. Barnes TSX ,in my .300 Win Mag, for mule deer and elk. The same results apply. Shot placement is the answer in most cases......but you know that already. How often do any of us draw an antelope permit? You aren't hunting antelope for the meat. Use that hard to get permit for a trophy and stay with the bullet and load you have confidence in. Concentrate on the "spot" just like you do every time you stick a Coues with an arrow. Good on you for the antelope permit and kill a big one. Just my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]
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