Just curious - Is anyone out there reloading and shooting deer with these bullets? I thought I might load some up and try them .
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Just curious - Is anyone out there reloading and shooting deer with these bullets? I thought I might load some up and try them .
I tried going that route with my 17" tikka. Was getting 3000fps with 2206h. I went away from them as i wasn't very impressed with performance on game, and it limited me on distance too. they were accurate though, easy to load for. I located a stack of 162 amax and run those now and am very pleased.
Were you shooting reds or sika with them ?Quote:
Originally Posted by keengunNic
Mixture of both. Ill be fair, if it collected solid bone on the way in or out it really worked well. But often thats not the case, front on shots id be skeptical itd do enough to be able to recover the animal. Switching to the amax has been the best thing i did for that gun. Even a 139interlok would go well id say. Or a 150 gameking if your into a more traditional hunting bullet, however i know youve had plenty of experience with match bullets on game
Yeah im using 140 BT's at the moment and to be fair ive had very few issues with them and shot a fair amount of reds with them. Im just considering a little more speed thats all .
Use the Nosler 120 B Tips they work bloody well
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I read somewhere that the 120gr bt uses the same jacket as the 140gr but shortened in the process, hence it is a bit beefier through the ogive which is why its so good especially when driven fast. End of the day, ive moved away from looking for the fasest node and gone towards running everything at moderate speeds, but i run eldm or amax, which will expand well all the way out with moderate velocities. The 139sst is very popular too. Belmont might have some loaded rounds available if you wanted to try some on game without full commitmentQuote:
Originally Posted by 25/08IMP
I've rolled plenty of pigs with thoseQuote:
Originally Posted by 25/08IMP
I used 139sst in front of 2206h
Happy with that
What issues out of curiosityQuote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
None really apart from poor shot placement the odd time. Generally kill very well. I only have a 16” barrel hence why I’m considering a lighter pill.Quote:
Originally Posted by superdiver
I have a short barrel on my newest project and a slow heavy for caliber pill still beats a light fast one imo I have do e a lot of number crunching and unless the recoil bothers you I would suggest you have a good think before fixing what ain't broke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
Not saying a light fast bullet wont work but it will make shot placement even more critical than with the 140gn pills.
But hey I love to tutu as well so do as you please this is just my 2 cents :thumbsup:
Keep us posted either way
I hear ya @dannyb :thumbsup:
I shot a spiker with one, my daughter shot one as well. Mine was a 70yd(?) shoulder hit, dropped it right there. My daughters was a quartering on shot. Hit infront of the shoulder exited behind the opposite shoulder, deer ran about 100-150yd.
My spiker
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I tried them with 2208, go plenty of speed an reasonably accurate but rather poor performance on the first couple of animals so didn't persevere with them
Did you take not of any difference of internals? Ie, the one that dropped on the spot, did that take shoulder bone in or out with it? Same with the one that ran, any bone? I feel thats the monolithic bullet downfall, requires something solid to open the petals up . Perhaps the original tsx with the hollow point would work better as it should have more surface area to expand early on?Quote:
Originally Posted by stug
I don’t gut the animals, the one one that dropped on the spot was a side on shoulder shot so probably broke something. The one that one did not break any bones.
I shot a few deer with them when I had a 7-08, they killed well.
used the 110grn in270...yip they work ok..but wont do anything that a cup n core cant do better EXCEPT penertrate ,yip they make less mess but you want mess,mess kills stuff.
I have used the 110grain ttsx in 308 quite a bit as I like the lessened recoil. Providing you have time and the angles to break shoulders they work very well in my experience. However, you don’t always have time or the ideal angles when hunting in the bush and there are definitely far more forgiving choices in those situations. I have had two very disappointing results with them. Both animals were shot at very close range so nice high impact velocity and yet despite good hits they required very long tracking jobs (many hours). One went nearly 100 meters in thick bush and there was no blood until the last 25meters. I probably would have given up and called it a miss if it wasn’t for a big clump of lung tissue on the ground where the deer had been standing.
I've tried the 140 TTSX in my 7mm08 and at the time the only two animals that had ever got away from that gun were with them. Also, the 140gr is quite a long bullet and the loads were compressed. I gave the idea away and continued with 140 gr NBT which disintegrate and perform very well with about 90% one shot kills (excepting steel targets).
