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<blockquote data-quote="cabelasken" data-source="post: 2527947" data-attributes="member: 117774"><p>I have used Barnes TSX or TTSX or LRX bullets for the past 15 years and have loaded them for friends that don't handload. In 10 different calibers, and maybe 20 different rifles, accuracy has been superb. Performance on game has been very good with the exception of a bull elk that I shot from above. The bullet glanced off the spine and traveled diagonally heel first and lodged in the far shoulder blade. The bull was first hit by another in our hunting party 3/4 of a mile away with a 338 Lapua just under the spine and was making its way out of the country. The tip of the TTSX bullet was bent and the polymer part was gone, but the bullet didn't expand at all. However, the bull never took another step but did require a finishing shot when we approached it. I'm not sure another bullet would have performed any better tho. All other 40+ kills have been perfect. This year, after reading about the design and performance of the Hammer line of bullets, I decided to try them out in a couple of my rifles - a 6.5 CM and a 280 AI, both with fast twist barrels. Although accuracy has been good, it has not surpassed the accuracy I've obtained using the TTSX or LRX Barnes bullets. I have not yet given up on them tho and will experiment some more this summer. Almost everyone has a favorite bullet and nowadays there are many that will do an acceptable job on game. like they say one man's tea is another's poison. I have seen enough failures that I will never use a factory load on game again. I want to know what I am shooting and what to expect from</p><p>it and have a predictable outcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cabelasken, post: 2527947, member: 117774"] I have used Barnes TSX or TTSX or LRX bullets for the past 15 years and have loaded them for friends that don't handload. In 10 different calibers, and maybe 20 different rifles, accuracy has been superb. Performance on game has been very good with the exception of a bull elk that I shot from above. The bullet glanced off the spine and traveled diagonally heel first and lodged in the far shoulder blade. The bull was first hit by another in our hunting party 3/4 of a mile away with a 338 Lapua just under the spine and was making its way out of the country. The tip of the TTSX bullet was bent and the polymer part was gone, but the bullet didn't expand at all. However, the bull never took another step but did require a finishing shot when we approached it. I'm not sure another bullet would have performed any better tho. All other 40+ kills have been perfect. This year, after reading about the design and performance of the Hammer line of bullets, I decided to try them out in a couple of my rifles - a 6.5 CM and a 280 AI, both with fast twist barrels. Although accuracy has been good, it has not surpassed the accuracy I've obtained using the TTSX or LRX Barnes bullets. I have not yet given up on them tho and will experiment some more this summer. Almost everyone has a favorite bullet and nowadays there are many that will do an acceptable job on game. like they say one man's tea is another's poison. I have seen enough failures that I will never use a factory load on game again. I want to know what I am shooting and what to expect from it and have a predictable outcome. [/QUOTE]
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