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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Bob33 on August 25, 2018, 05:57:22 PM

Title: TTSX bullet recovered from elk
Post by: Bob33 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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Post by: Taco280AI on August 25, 2018, 06:05:59 PM: Good performance
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Post by: Timberstalker on August 25, 2018, 06:06:19 PM: Wow. Unbelievable retention on that bullet, Bob.
Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: X-Force 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.

Stellar performance
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Post by: Bob33 on August 25, 2018, 06:38:28 PM: Quote from: X-Force 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.

Stellar performance
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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Post by: RockChuck 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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Post by: Dan-o on August 25, 2018, 07:12:46 PM: Nicely done, Bob.

That bullet sure performed well.
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Post by: kisfish on August 25, 2018, 07:21:34 PM: looks great
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Post by: meatwhack on August 25, 2018, 07:58:32 PM: That’s classic Barnes performance.
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Post by: flyfishWA on August 25, 2018, 08:08:45 PM: looks like good expansion, got any pics of the bull?
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Post by: Stein on August 25, 2018, 08:18:18 PM: No surprise, pretty much what they do.

Congrats on the elk!

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Post by: Whitpirate on August 25, 2018, 11:01:38 PM: Great performance...
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Post by: kevinlisa06 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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Post by: bearpaw on August 26, 2018, 11:40:15 AM: :tup: congrats on the successful hunt
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Post by: WSU 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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Post by: bobcat 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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Post by: Curly on August 27, 2018, 09:55:20 AM: 8)
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Post by: bobcat 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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Post by: dscubame 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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Post by: Timberstalker on August 27, 2018, 11:39:07 AM: Quote from: bobcat 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.

This is perfect performance. Thanks for sharing, bobcat.
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Post by: Curly on August 27, 2018, 11:48:06 AM: Quote from: bobcat 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.

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

Pretty good results. :tup: