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The bullet on the left (70gr tsx) hit a deer in the chest at 100m. It was recovered in his rear thigh, as video a few posts up shows. The bullet on the right, hit 5 one gallon water jugs and then the sheet double draped behind them. 11.5" barrel, MV 2545fps.

Barnes says it works down to 1800fps, but I personally would prefer to keep it at 2K+. My experiments with the bullet show about 10% better expansion in water than in game, and it still deforms down to 1800 in water, but it's reasonably robust at 2000.

I have friends that use this ammunition (70gr TSX) out to about 300m from 10.3" guns. It still expands and works fine, but that's about the limit. It's loaded hot and you're getting around 2500 from a 10.3" gun at the muzzle if it's a "fast" barrel. High 2400's if she's a bit slow/higher round...

Damage to deer caused by MK318 SOST at approximately 2400fps impact (deer at roughly 95m). Impact R to L: Damage caused to deer by 70gr TSX, impact roughly 2400fps (deer at 74m): Impact L to R: Video of recovering Barnes 70gr TSX from a different deer, which was shot at roughly 100m...

My recovered Barnes TSX show swept petals due to rotational velocity. Also note that higher rotational velocity assists in opening up the projectile better, especially in monos as you get into 1-5 to 1-8 twist rates (bullet and velocity depending)

If the temporary stretch cavity intersects the spine, you get that shut down due to spinal trauma. Ive personally seen it numerous times on game, even when the spine was not hit, and have indeed seen game recover, especially when the bullet did not hit vitals (coyote moving when I fired. Dropped...

I have not read the thread fully, but have shot white tail deer here in the midwest (80-160#) with 5.56 for some years now, each year evaluating a different bullet. 70gr GMX, 75gr Gold Dot, 70gr TSX, Nosler 64gr Bonded, MK318 SOST MOD 0, and even 12ga slug (LEB127DPRS). Each deer, I field dress...