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<blockquote data-quote="Murtfree" data-source="post: 3043722" data-attributes="member: 111090"><p>I'm going on a sheep, griizzly, moose combo hunt in September and I have decided on the Barnes 180 gr TTSX at around 3225 FPS in my old 300 Weatherby; bore is starting to look a bit rough. Back in the 90's I took lots of mule deer and elk with this rifle using regular 180 gr Hornady's since it shot consistantly well under 1 MOA, never a failure. This trip I originally planned to use 180 Accubonds but for some reason they wouldn't group consistently. This may have been a godsend since I didn't have a lot of faith in the Accubonds for this trip after last years trip for Dall Sheep. Using a 140 Accubond in my 6.5-300, the sheep soaked up two shots and neither bullet exited completely; only small pieces of jacket. Don't get me wrong, it was dead within 20 yards and internally there was nothing but mush. This is great for smaller ungulates but not so much for this years hunt. I tried the 180 TTSX and was pleasantly surprised when all shots were grouping below 1 MOA. I had a bad experience with Barnes TSX bullets on whitetail years ago, a 115 grain out of my 257 Weatherby, that penciled straight through on a shot that was slightly back; I found the buck 2 weeks later. I am hoping that the Tip on the TTSX will initiate expansion and take care of that issue for this hunt.</p><p>I was also trying the 168 LRX in my 7STW. And even though they grouped into a 1 MOA group, they were surprisingly key holing. I wish Barnes made a 160 grain in a TTSX or LRX but I did buy a box of 150 TTSX to try at a future time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Murtfree, post: 3043722, member: 111090"] I'm going on a sheep, griizzly, moose combo hunt in September and I have decided on the Barnes 180 gr TTSX at around 3225 FPS in my old 300 Weatherby; bore is starting to look a bit rough. Back in the 90's I took lots of mule deer and elk with this rifle using regular 180 gr Hornady's since it shot consistantly well under 1 MOA, never a failure. This trip I originally planned to use 180 Accubonds but for some reason they wouldn't group consistently. This may have been a godsend since I didn't have a lot of faith in the Accubonds for this trip after last years trip for Dall Sheep. Using a 140 Accubond in my 6.5-300, the sheep soaked up two shots and neither bullet exited completely; only small pieces of jacket. Don't get me wrong, it was dead within 20 yards and internally there was nothing but mush. This is great for smaller ungulates but not so much for this years hunt. I tried the 180 TTSX and was pleasantly surprised when all shots were grouping below 1 MOA. I had a bad experience with Barnes TSX bullets on whitetail years ago, a 115 grain out of my 257 Weatherby, that penciled straight through on a shot that was slightly back; I found the buck 2 weeks later. I am hoping that the Tip on the TTSX will initiate expansion and take care of that issue for this hunt. I was also trying the 168 LRX in my 7STW. And even though they grouped into a 1 MOA group, they were surprisingly key holing. I wish Barnes made a 160 grain in a TTSX or LRX but I did buy a box of 150 TTSX to try at a future time. [/QUOTE]
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