ObiWanKannoli
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Anyone have any experience this season with the new Hornady CX compared to the Barnes TTSX in terms of terminal performance?
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Barnes TTSX vs. Hornady CX?
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choprzrul
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I fired 4 shots at 4 deer in 2 states this season with 100% success. None went over 30 yards. This was my first experience using Hammers on game.
3 with 25-06 shooting a 90gr Absolute Hammer and 1 with 6.5 Creedmoor shooting 85gr Hammer Hunter.
Remarkably little amount of bloodshot meat on all of them.
3 with 25-06 shooting a 90gr Absolute Hammer and 1 with 6.5 Creedmoor shooting 85gr Hammer Hunter.
Remarkably little amount of bloodshot meat on all of them.
Another Casual
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I'm very curious to try the new CX but need to shoot through my remaining stock of GMX first. Hoping this thread will get some responses from people who have used both TTSX and CX. Very curious about game performance and which is easier to load with.
General RE LEE
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I thought he was asking about TTSX or Hornady CX?
Yes, as clearly stated.
Tagging, just got some 190 gr CX and struggling a bit to find load data for .300 RUM.
Outlaw6.0
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I'd be curious to see a SXS comparison of say, 30cal 190 CX vs 190 LRX. OAL, Bearing Surface ect. Just apples to apples.
I've shot enough critters with the 168TTSX out of my Lazzeroni Patriot at OMG speed that it would take something pretty special to replace the faith I have in that bullet.
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I've shot enough critters with the 168TTSX out of my Lazzeroni Patriot at OMG speed that it would take something pretty special to replace the faith I have in that bullet.
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NorthernShot
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Not much info, but if this thread gets any extra hits from anyone with experience with the CX and its terminal performance, I'd love to read it. I have a 6.5-300 Wby Mag that LOVES the 127 gr Barnes LRX, but as it's gone up in price in Canada to an unbelievable level, I bought 200 of the 130 gr CX to try out.
If anyone with a 6.5-300 has any load data, that would be great too! otherwise I'll be using the Barnes and starting from the low end and working my way up.
Moving to British Columbia, so hopefully I can use the 130's on Mountain Caribou, some thinhorn sheep, and some coastal elk!
If anyone with a 6.5-300 has any load data, that would be great too! otherwise I'll be using the Barnes and starting from the low end and working my way up.
Moving to British Columbia, so hopefully I can use the 130's on Mountain Caribou, some thinhorn sheep, and some coastal elk!
Taylorsgc
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I've had great success with the 180 gn CX's on elk and WT deer out of a 300 win mag and my 30-06 on WT deer with them.
Haven't found the best recipe with them as of yet with the 300 wby.
Haven't found the best recipe with them as of yet with the 300 wby.
Sharpshhoter284
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I knkw it's an old thread but I just got back from a "field test" of the CX. My wife took a red deer hind with a 6.5 creedmoor with 130 CX and I took a axis doe woth a 300 prc with 190 cx. Meat damage was minimal even with the 300. If I was after a whitetail size critter with the 6.5, I think would go with a more traditional bullet that expands a little more and a little faster. However on red deer it performed great. Double lung taking the major vessels at the top of the heart. Good exit. Red deer went maybe 15 yards. 60ish yard shot.
Axis does are comparable, size wise, to southern whitetail. Double lung with a 300 prc. Had more angle than I thought and did some damage to the offside shoulder. Considering the size of the cartridge vs the size of the game, I'd say minimal meat damage with good damage to vitals.
I'd recommend CX for faster cartridges. I do shoot ttsx in a 338 federal, 7mm mag and 25-06. They seem to have more hydrostatic shock than the cx. As far as accuracy, I haven't played with the cx enough to say yet. They do fine but as far as one is better than the other, I'm not sire
Axis does are comparable, size wise, to southern whitetail. Double lung with a 300 prc. Had more angle than I thought and did some damage to the offside shoulder. Considering the size of the cartridge vs the size of the game, I'd say minimal meat damage with good damage to vitals.
I'd recommend CX for faster cartridges. I do shoot ttsx in a 338 federal, 7mm mag and 25-06. They seem to have more hydrostatic shock than the cx. As far as accuracy, I haven't played with the cx enough to say yet. They do fine but as far as one is better than the other, I'm not sire
I am in the process to figure this out with a 7mm08. Witch copper mono preforms best. Seems the 6.5 would be more like my 7mm08 than the 300.
How far was the 6.5 shot ? Hand loaded or off the shelf?
