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Originally Posted by Kurt505
The shot that haunts me, the one specific shot that makes me wonder about caliber and bullet construction was taken with a 300wsm using a 165gr ttsx. It was on a whitetail and hit the front shoulder broadside.
Long story short, never did recover the deer.
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That combination should have killed the deer no problem.
Is it a possibility you maybe pulled the shot and hit it marginally.
I use 150 gr TTSX in my 30-06 and shot a wildebeest through one shoulder through the spine then through the other shoulder and lodged in the hide on the other side that thing hit the dirt hard.
Was it a real far shot?
Because for optimal performance you want to keep the TTSX above 2000 fps
Barnes TTSX retains weight very well.