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<blockquote data-quote="T-Money" data-source="post: 1412865" data-attributes="member: 13621"><p>Hi Dennis,</p><p></p><p>This may be coming late but I thought I might offer some information. I live in California where we have to use non-lead ammo. I use the Barnes T-TSX 168 gr. exclusively in my .308 win. for hunting. Here are a few things I know/noticed about these bullets:</p><p></p><p>-They are quiet a bit longer than other bullets</p><p>-They do tend to like a jump into the lands and not be jammed </p><p>-Because they are longer, they seat deeper and cause more pressure</p><p>-They are very accurate (I get .5 MOA groups to 300 yards)</p><p>-They seem to like higher velocities</p><p>-I send mine down range with 44.1 gr. of Varget at about 2700 fps.</p><p>-They are devastating on game</p><p>-They tend to leave small entrance and exit wounds (my experince)</p><p>-The damage and energy transfer to vitals and tissue is tremendous</p><p></p><p>In August I dropped a 300 lb. boar with this load. I had to pop him twice. The first shot hit behind the rib cage about 4" on the left side (it was a hard quartering away shot). That bullet traveled about 32" through the torso before coming to a rest under the armor plate in the front right shoulder. It destroyed the liver and lungs. The second shot was in the neck below the ear. This left such a small exit hole that I didn't even see it. The damage was brutal. It destroyed the spine, fractued the skull, and ruptured blood vessels in the brain. DRT!</p><p></p><p>I also dropped a small buck and doe with this load in the 2009 gun season in Haskell county. I travel back to OK every year for Thanksgiving to visit the family and do some deer hunting (got skunked this year). Both shots were double lung at about 90-100 yards. Each deer ran about 50 yards before they expired.</p><p></p><p>Here is a picture of the pig and the recovered bullet. The expanded diameter is .601" and the recovered weight is 167.0 gr. I think maybe the plastic tip might weigh about 1 gr. Nevertheless, near 100% weight retention. 99.4% to be exact.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]84379[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]84380[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]84381[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T-Money, post: 1412865, member: 13621"] Hi Dennis, This may be coming late but I thought I might offer some information. I live in California where we have to use non-lead ammo. I use the Barnes T-TSX 168 gr. exclusively in my .308 win. for hunting. Here are a few things I know/noticed about these bullets: -They are quiet a bit longer than other bullets -They do tend to like a jump into the lands and not be jammed -Because they are longer, they seat deeper and cause more pressure -They are very accurate (I get .5 MOA groups to 300 yards) -They seem to like higher velocities -I send mine down range with 44.1 gr. of Varget at about 2700 fps. -They are devastating on game -They tend to leave small entrance and exit wounds (my experince) -The damage and energy transfer to vitals and tissue is tremendous In August I dropped a 300 lb. boar with this load. I had to pop him twice. The first shot hit behind the rib cage about 4" on the left side (it was a hard quartering away shot). That bullet traveled about 32" through the torso before coming to a rest under the armor plate in the front right shoulder. It destroyed the liver and lungs. The second shot was in the neck below the ear. This left such a small exit hole that I didn't even see it. The damage was brutal. It destroyed the spine, fractued the skull, and ruptured blood vessels in the brain. DRT! I also dropped a small buck and doe with this load in the 2009 gun season in Haskell county. I travel back to OK every year for Thanksgiving to visit the family and do some deer hunting (got skunked this year). Both shots were double lung at about 90-100 yards. Each deer ran about 50 yards before they expired. Here is a picture of the pig and the recovered bullet. The expanded diameter is .601" and the recovered weight is 167.0 gr. I think maybe the plastic tip might weigh about 1 gr. Nevertheless, near 100% weight retention. 99.4% to be exact. [attach=full]84379[/attach] [attach=full]84380[/attach] [attach=full]84381[/attach] [/QUOTE]
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