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Old 05-19-2014, 07:46 AM
Pathfinder76 Pathfinder76 is offline
 
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Default Recovering Barnes TSX/TTSX's?

I see a lot of comments about the lack of recovery of the above bullets. Some saying that they have yet to recover one. This baffles me a bit. Now I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but four family members, including myself, hunt with them quite a bit and without fail we usually recover a couple each year. Most all of them are up against the hide on the far side, many have gone through most of the animal more lengthways than sideways, many have encountered big bone, and many have been shot into fairly large animals.

IMO they still penetrate like no other but I get the feeling that if you are seeing them pass through everything you shoot that they might not be necessary. IE, your hunting style, cartridge, or quary might do just as well with a bullet that might not be known for as much penetration.

Thoughts?
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