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12-21-2021, 01:23 PM
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Barnes 7mm Rem Mag TTSX BT 150gr Thoughts?!
I'm looking at changing my factory ammo for hunting. Been using Hornady Superformance SST 162gr but am tired if the damage done. Any shared thoughts on the Barnes TTSX BT 150gr would be greatly appreciated.
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12-21-2021, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by comeoutside
I'm looking at changing my factory ammo for hunting. Been using Hornady Superformance SST 162gr but am tired if the damage done. Any shared thoughts on the Barnes TTSX BT 150gr would be greatly appreciated.
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It doesn’t get much better if your gun likes them. Buy a bunch if you can find them though. I haven’t seen a new box anywhere for a long time.
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12-21-2021, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by comeoutside
I'm looking at changing my factory ammo for hunting. Been using Hornady Superformance SST 162gr but am tired if the damage done. Any shared thoughts on the Barnes TTSX BT 150gr would be greatly appreciated.
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It’s bad medicine. Myself and couple buddies use it in 7 Mags. Bad medicine. Really bad medicine. Make the change with absolute confidence.
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12-21-2021, 01:57 PM
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Both the 140and 150gr TTSX are great choices in the 7mm remmag. I usually try the 140gr, and if shoots well in the rifle, that is what I go with. If the rifle doesn't shoot the 140gr well, I try the 150gr. Cabelas has 150gr online, Northpro Sports has the 140gr.
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12-21-2021, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerry D
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Premise of the story is silly. Bear guide says that 300 win mag is good, but a 7 Rem Mag is too fast. Oh well, there was a guy who has claimed in the past to guide for bear advocating using 6mm match bullets for said species.
Shoot the 7 rem and those 150s and get your skinning knife ready.
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12-21-2021, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sns2
Premise of the story is silly. Bear guide says that 300 win mag is good, but a 7 Rem Mag is too fast. Oh well, there was a guy who has claimed in the past to guide for bear advocating using 6mm match bullets for said species.
Shoot the 7 rem and those 150s and get your skinning knife ready.
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Guide or not, the guy has no clue, I have used the 140gr TTSX at 3500fps in my 7mmstw, and my current rifle likes the 150gr TTSX at 3400fps, and the performance on elk and moose is excellent. And for the people that think that the TTSX doesn't expand on smaller game, my last pronghorn dropped at the shot, and never moved.
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12-21-2021, 02:35 PM
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The 150 gr TTSX work, my rifle likes them. Critters don't. Or they wouldn't, if they had time for an opinion.
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12-21-2021, 02:57 PM
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The 145 LRX and 150 TSX are great in the 7mm magnums.
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12-21-2021, 03:26 PM
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Cough don’t do it cough
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12-21-2021, 03:32 PM
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Cough don’t do it cough
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12-21-2021, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by chuck
The 145 LRX and 150 TSX are great in the 7mm magnums.
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They are very accurate in my 280 Rem. as well.
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12-21-2021, 03:59 PM
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I started switching my son's and my handloads to barnes TSX/TTSX about 10 years ago. The results have all been the same. Dead critters. We've shot them from a 257 Weatherby, 280 AI, 7mm Rem mag, 7mm weatherby mag, 270 Weatherby mag, 300wsm, 300 Weatherby, 340 weatherby, 338 Win mag. Not once did they fail to give good terminal performance on elk, deer or moose. I even managed to collect a few that were on the offside. All lost 1 grain of initial weight, and were fully expanded. If they're accurate in your rifle, shoot them.
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12-21-2021, 04:08 PM
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12-21-2021, 05:32 PM
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Thank you, men. I truly appreciate hearing your opinions and thoughts. I’m a Barnes man as of now! I’ve not come here for the discussion much at all in the past, mostly buy and sell. This is an incredible resource. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
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12-21-2021, 05:40 PM
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My limited experience with Barnes in my 30.06 are bang/flop. I have watched my hunting partner bang/flop two moose and a WT with 140 ttsx. If you're rifle likes them stock up.
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12-21-2021, 05:47 PM
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I listened to a podcast from Gunworks about hunting bullets. Them fellas didn't like the TTSX as they said all shot animals required a follow up shot to put them down. Maybe because of the extreme distance those boys shoot?
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12-21-2021, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JBE
I listened to a podcast from Gunworks about hunting bullets. Them fellas didn't like the TTSX as they said all shot animals required a follow up shot to put them down. Maybe because of the extreme distance those boys shoot?
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Quite possibly, TTSX's aren't an extreme long range bullet of choice. They need velocity to work/expand properly. Barnes doesn't tout them as an extreme long range bullet either from anything I've seen.
You would think the boys at Gunworks would know that though and wouldn't even attempt it. If that is indeed what they did.
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12-21-2021, 06:07 PM
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I’ve had one animal fairly slow to die using a Barnes tsx at long range. It would have been easy to blame the bullet but in reality he was hit around the edge.
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12-21-2021, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by JBE
I listened to a podcast from Gunworks about hunting bullets. Them fellas didn't like the TTSX as they said all shot animals required a follow up shot to put them down. Maybe because of the extreme distance those boys shoot?
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I never used the TTSX for long range hunting but have loaded a pile of XLC's and TSX's in the past for myself in the 6.5 WSM and for guys using them in the big 300 and 338 magnums.
Never was there a follow up show needed if the first one was a well placed shot .
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12-21-2021, 06:22 PM
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Barbour creek has a bunch of videos on YouTube.
For long range they recommend Berger’s and basic cup and core bullets.
A lot of the tougher bullets don’t open up properly at longer range because the impact velocity is too low from their tests.
There was a nosler ballistic tip that failed to perform in another thread because it was below or at 1800 FPS
Barnes recommends 2000 fps minimum yet everyone says drop down a size and drive them fast.
2000 FPS impact gives your standard cartridges about a 400-500yard max range.
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12-21-2021, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerry D
Barbour creek has a bunch of videos on YouTube.
For long range they recommend Berger’s and basic cup and core bullets.
A lot of the tougher bullets don’t open up properly at longer range because the impact velocity is too low from their tests.
There was a nosler ballistic tip that failed to perform in another thread because it was below or at 1800 FPS
Barnes recommends 2000 fps minimum yet everyone says drop down a size and drive them fast.
2000 FPS impact gives your standard cartridges about a 400-500yard max range.
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My 7mmstw load is still at 2400fps at 500 yards, and I really don't care what they do at 800 or 1000 yards, because I would never shoot that far at a game animal.
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12-21-2021, 06:33 PM
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145 gr LRX
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12-21-2021, 06:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JBE
I listened to a podcast from Gunworks about hunting bullets. Them fellas didn't like the TTSX as they said all shot animals required a follow up shot to put them down. Maybe because of the extreme distance those boys shoot?
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I don’t think they even shoot at those crazy distances anymore
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12-21-2021, 06:51 PM
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I don’t think they even shoot at those crazy distances anymore
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Could be possible. I don't think they mentioned how far the shots were, I just assumed long distance. 2 were elk and 2 deer if I remember right.
I have mentioned this before but a friend had a failure with ttsx from a 257 bee. Recovered the bullet after additional shots to put the buck down. The bullet was just slightly bent, but that is 1 case.
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The only 2 animals that I shot with TTSX bullets were an elk at about 100 yards and a bull moose at 150 yards, both were shot with 165gr TTSX out of my 300 RUM, never recovered a bullet, the elk went about 35 yards, great blood trail out of both side, the bull moose just rocked the first time so I slammed him again, he went back on his butt and tipped over, complete pass through, but both very dead animals, that's what it's about.
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12-21-2021, 07:27 PM
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145 gr LRX
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The LRX are supposed to expand down to 1500-1600 fps. My experience with them has all been at relatively close ranges, but excellent results. They shoot fantastic groups out of the three rifles that I have tried them in. If you hand load the 7mm 145’s are in stock at Cabela’s on line store.
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12-21-2021, 07:49 PM
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I’ve had one animal fairly slow to die using a Barnes tsx at long range. It would have been easy to blame the bullet but in reality he was hit around the edge.
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Bob, this is well said.
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12-21-2021, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by waldedw
The only 2 animals that I shot with TTSX bullets were an elk at about 100 yards and a bull moose at 150 yards, both were shot with 165gr TTSX out of my 300 RUM, never recovered a bullet, the elk went about 35 yards, great blood trail out of both side, the bull moose just rocked the first time so I slammed him again, he went back on his butt and tipped over, complete pass through, but both very dead animals, that's what it's about.
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100-150 yards would likely put you firmly in the wheelhouse for a TTSX. At that velocity they are doing what they were designed to. And you don't see a lot of people disputing their performance at those distances. 500 - 1000 yards (if that's what they were shooting at) not so much.
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12-21-2021, 11:35 PM
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I see them around a fair bit. P&D. Even Cabelas. Easier to find than AB's. Brass is a different story.
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