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TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« on: August 25, 2018, 05:57:22 PM »
It’s always fun to recover a bullet used in hunting. I was fortunate to recover a 165 grain TTSX bullet from an elk I killed in Wyoming last week.

The caliber was 300 WSM. The elk was 335 yards away, mostly broadside but slightly quartering towards me. The elk turned its head to swat at a fly just as I shot, so the bullet went through its neck, then entered the rib cage and hit a rib, passed through a portion of lung and liver and embedded itself in the hide just below the backbone.
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2018, 06:05:59 PM »
Good performance

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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2018, 06:06:19 PM »
Wow. Unbelievable retention on that bullet, Bob.
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2018, 06:24:41 PM »
What was is your accuracy with the rifle? How did you decide on a 165 gr?

It seems like most commercial rates of twist for a 300 wsm are built for a 180-210 g bullet.

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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2018, 06:38:28 PM »
What was is your accuracy with the rifle? How did you decide on a 165 gr?

It seems like most commercial rates of twist for a 300 wsm are built for a 180-210 g bullet.

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They shoot a bit under 1 MOA in my Browning X Bolt. I prefer lighter bullets when using monolithics like the TTSX.
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2018, 06:42:49 PM »
My 300wsm  shoots 165gr much more accurately then 180gr, but that Bullet is what I want mine to look like!

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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2018, 07:12:46 PM »
Nicely done, Bob.

That bullet sure performed well.
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2018, 07:21:34 PM »
looks great

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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2018, 07:58:32 PM »
That’s classic Barnes performance.

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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2018, 08:08:45 PM »
looks like good expansion, got any pics of the bull?
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2018, 08:18:18 PM »
No surprise, pretty much what they do.

Congrats on the elk!


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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #11 on: August 25, 2018, 11:01:38 PM »
Great performance...

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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2018, 09:50:40 AM »
Great performance on that bullet, I haven’t recovered a Barnes bullet yet to see what the performance was.


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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #13 on: August 26, 2018, 11:40:15 AM »
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2018, 11:49:01 AM »
I have recovered both TSX and TTSX and they look just like that.

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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2018, 11:53:32 AM »
My daughter's elk managed to stop one of the 7mm 120 grain TTSX bullets in the far shoulder. I just had to slice the hide a little where the bulge was to expose the bullet.
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2018, 09:55:20 AM »
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2018, 10:07:20 AM »
Weighed it last night- 119.6 grains. I then weighed a bullet straight out of the box- 119.9 grains. Gee, I bet the plastic tip weighs about 0.3 grains.   :tup:

That's why I chose the Barnes TTSX for my daughter's elk hunt. I needed a light bullet to keep recoil as mild as possible, so I wanted a bullet that wouldn't disintegrate if she hit a shoulder.

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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #18 on: August 27, 2018, 11:21:53 AM »
My favorite bullet with excellent experiences.

Then for some strange reason when I picked up a 300 win mag this year for elk season I was talked into working it up for the 200 gr. Hornady Precision Hunter ELD-X.  I will still use the ttsx on the other 2 hunting rifles and if the ELD-X does not meet expectations I will switch it over to the Barnes ttsx like the other two.
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2018, 11:39:07 AM »
Weighed it last night- 119.6 grains. I then weighed a bullet straight out of the box- 119.9 grains. Gee, I bet the plastic tip weighs about 0.3 grains.   :tup:

That's why I chose the Barnes TTSX for my daughter's elk hunt. I needed a light bullet to keep recoil as mild as possible, so I wanted a bullet that wouldn't disintegrate if she hit a shoulder.

This is perfect performance.  Thanks for sharing, bobcat.
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Re: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2018, 11:48:06 AM »
Weighed it last night- 119.6 grains. I then weighed a bullet straight out of the box- 119.9 grains. Gee, I bet the plastic tip weighs about 0.3 grains.   :tup:

That's why I chose the Barnes TTSX for my daughter's elk hunt. I needed a light bullet to keep recoil as mild as possible, so I wanted a bullet that wouldn't disintegrate if she hit a shoulder.

So, impact vel was probably 2,200 to 2,300 fps.  :dunno:

Pretty good results. :tup:
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