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3300fps to fast for Barnes TTSX
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<blockquote data-quote="orifdoc" data-source="post: 2361801" data-attributes="member: 115070"><p>There is no bullet that is perfect for every situation. Funny things that happen once should not be used as the basis for future decisions!!! Monolithics in general, and Barnes in particular, like to be driven fast. I shoot 100 gr TTSX bullets out of my WBY 257 and 180 TTSX out of my 300 Wby. They're probably better suited to heavier game than whitetails. If you're going to be taking raking shots at whitetail, you're probalby better off with a soft bullet that will dump most of its energy quickly. For that sort of thing an accubond, partition, or whatever else would have dropped <em>that particular buck </em>better. I've killed plenty of mulies, elk, kudu, moose, eland, duiker, and just about everything in between with Barnes bullets. I've only ever recovered one, from the eland. I've failed to recover one waterbuck during since I started using them. On that one I have no idea what happened. No bullet will perform perfectly from every aspect in every situation. For the big, heavy stuff (gemsbok, zebra, eland, bear, elk) give the mono every day of the week. For light-frame, thin-skin critters, other bullets work just fine. I'm now hunting with Bergers, mostly because they're predictable at long range. They seem to work, but they also have their limitations. They all do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orifdoc, post: 2361801, member: 115070"] There is no bullet that is perfect for every situation. Funny things that happen once should not be used as the basis for future decisions!!! Monolithics in general, and Barnes in particular, like to be driven fast. I shoot 100 gr TTSX bullets out of my WBY 257 and 180 TTSX out of my 300 Wby. They're probably better suited to heavier game than whitetails. If you're going to be taking raking shots at whitetail, you're probalby better off with a soft bullet that will dump most of its energy quickly. For that sort of thing an accubond, partition, or whatever else would have dropped [I]that particular buck [/I]better. I've killed plenty of mulies, elk, kudu, moose, eland, duiker, and just about everything in between with Barnes bullets. I've only ever recovered one, from the eland. I've failed to recover one waterbuck during since I started using them. On that one I have no idea what happened. No bullet will perform perfectly from every aspect in every situation. For the big, heavy stuff (gemsbok, zebra, eland, bear, elk) give the mono every day of the week. For light-frame, thin-skin critters, other bullets work just fine. I'm now hunting with Bergers, mostly because they're predictable at long range. They seem to work, but they also have their limitations. They all do. [/QUOTE]
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