Is Barnes still king of that hill? How about the Nosler E-Tip or the Hornady GMX.
I am thnking of trying
Barnes TSX
Barnes TTSX
Hornady GMX
Nosler E-Tip
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Is Barnes still king of that hill? How about the Nosler E-Tip or the Hornady GMX.
I am thnking of trying
Barnes TSX
Barnes TTSX
Hornady GMX
Nosler E-Tip
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And one more time before this thread dies a slow death.
338 at a elk. 80 yards
bullet went thru elk, thru a 6 inch tree and then buried itself in the dirt
elk just stood there. 2nd shot hit the spine as it was going uphill.
I use remington coreloks now
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Originally Posted by henpecked
I use winchester ballistic silvertips. pretty good expansion from my .243. just took a deer last week at 250 yards no problem.
I haven't used any full copper bullets.
I hunted elk with a guy who uses only tsx and ttsx bullets from his 338 mag.
the ttsx performed better at the closer ranges and gave better expansion. the tsx struggled at short range but excelled at the long range.
guess it just depends on what kind of hunting you are planning on. maybe have a few rounds of each ready to go.
.300 Win Mag for Elk. Flat Tops area 1st season rifle.Quote:
Originally Posted by sniper7
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Originally Posted by henpecked
Sorry my mistake it was a partition bullet at 80 yards.
I use berger bullets in my .243. There tripple shock hollow points and get the job done quick. I believe there a match grade bullet and fly damn straight. 88grn FMJ HP's. Projectiles are long enough that they wont work in auto loaders, but great in bolt guns.
flat tops can be some tough country. I would go with the TTSX. you still are going to have and easy 500 yard range if you do your part and practice but your closer range shots under 150 yards aren't going to blow through the bull and do little damage either. once that polymer tip hits the tougher skin you are good to go. if it hits a rib then you will really do some serious damage.
Barnes TSX?? the wife hit a bull at 350 yrd w a 277 dia any if it did not hit a bone these will blow clean thur. 2 other holes found found ,the bullet in the shoulder about 80% retention only if you get bone ,my best bullet siera spbt or if you can find the silver tip bt there is the hornady 165gr hpbt hard hitting and all ways dinner on the table .trusty 30-06 for the price of solid bullets why spend 2x the money for 50
I have used the Barnes 168gr match TTSX in 308. It did a number on a pronghorn I shot at almost 200 yards. Stopped him dead in his tracks. While butchering him, I could really see the damage. Hit him high shoulder at an away quartering shot and the bullet exited his neck. Big hole. I will continue to use the TTSX's
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Unless it's required by regulation, I just haven't seen the benefit of using a solid copper bullet over a lead core bullet for hunting. I've played with them a little, and have been far from impressed with their accuracy and their ease of loading. Unimpressive enough to not switch from other tried and true lead core bullets. If you are looking for a very accurate long distance hunting bullet, try the Berger VLD hunting bullets. I have gotten very good accuracy from just about any of the high end Horandy bullets and believe ot not Nosler partitions and their core bonded ballistic tips. I shoot below MOA out of my 7mm mag with 160 gr partitions. Why spend more.
Talking with Steve Hornady he thinks the GMX is one of the best bullets they ever made. My 300 didn't like them too well so I never have used them in the field.
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I think I need a decoder ring....