I am a huge fan of the TLR bullet and have had great results with the bullet. I shoot the 155gr in my suppressed 280AI right at 3000fps using Reloder16 and shoot 1/2MOA. Federal promoted this bullet for a year and a half before I actually go my hands on components to reload. So when I found components I stocked up and have 6 or 8 boxes to get me by for awhile. I also bought several boxes of 30 cal 175 and 200 gr but have not played with them yet as my Scirocco load is already dialed in and I a happy with that bullet. I also have 6.5 and 270 components to try when I get time.
I was able to pick up a couple of boxes of the new Terminal Ascent when they did the first run but I did not shoot them as it would change my dope since the bc is ~.015lower due to the extra pressure groove in the newer bullet. They look exactly the same other than 2 pressure grooves instead of 1?
I killed 3 animals with the TLR last fall and was very happy with performance. Furthest kill was at 300 yards so I cannot speak for long range performance but I do not lack any confidence that they will do the job. One of the animals was an oryx which you must shoot through the shoulder to get to the vitals and the bullets were in the hide on the offside after two 300 yard shots- textbook mushroom and rear shank.
I am attaching a couple of photos of how my rifle shoots these bullets. They bc was spot on to 800 yards and you can see my steel plate at 800. I saw an advertisement in this months edition of Huntin Fool for the new Terminal Ascent so it looks like Federal is still planning to produce this line. I would just stock up when they become available because Federal does not do a good job of keeping product on shelves when it comes to components (not just the TLR or Ascent). These bullets like a little more jump-- .040 was my sweet spot. I also have a friend who was having a "flier" issue like the gentleman that posted above but it was two in the same hole, the third 1" out so still a 1" group.
I may be willing to part with some components if someone is dying to try them? I am all set for this falls hunts and dont have the time to play with these (I cannot part with the 7mm pills-- only the others I have not tried
. I hope to in the winter when things slow down.
Good luck. I think these will be worth the wait. Just create notifications of product arrival on the websites that you shop at and be quick to order when you get the notification.
