Thread: Mushroom bullets

I have been using the 130ttsx for 5+ years and is a great bullet for close range sub 200m. I would not use it over that because it will not expand at lower velocity.

Originally Posted by Trout

This what Hornady308 165ssts look like after going thru the sholder of a red shot at 318yds MV 2760ft/s.Mushroomed ok,deer fell over.
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thats pretty normal mate, even the 165 softpoint interlock in my 308 does exactly the same even on large fallow. interlock is the same bullet as SST less the plastic tip

Originally Posted by Bobba

I have been using the 130ttsx for 5+ years and is a great bullet for close range sub 200m. I would not use it over that because it will not expand at lower velocity.

I use both 165gn and 180gn TTSX ( 30.06 and 300 Win Mag ) out to 400 yds and get good kills. The bullets expand but noticeably less expansion at 400 yds compared to closer shots. Degree of expansion is velocity related and the faster they're driven the more they expand.
Have also shot a few 130gn TTSX but only closer shots so far so unsure of effectiveness further out.
Overall though TTSX are great bullets IMHO. My current favourites anyway

Originally Posted by Trout

I dont reload,so name a high performance308 150-165gr bullet that has a Barnes TTSX projectile in it i could buy in a shop.Nearist shop with sst 165gr is 230ks from where i live.

@Trout You probably have a point. I'm not really up to date with these sorts of things, sorry. Did a quick online search and couldn't find anything factory made with TTSX projectiles. I know there used to be ( I bought some Sako a few years ago ) but maybe no recent supplies with the shortages etc.....
I did find the offerings below. Not Barnes but same principal and maybe (?) similar performance if you really are wanting to try mono-metals.

https://www.guncity.com/sako-308-pow...-rounds-377263

https://www.huntingandfishing.co.nz/...-copper-impact

Originally Posted by 30.06king

@Trout You probably have a point. I'm not really up to date with these sorts of things, sorry. Did a quick online search and couldn't find anything factory made with TTSX projectiles. I know there used to be ( I bought some Sako a few years ago ) but maybe no recent supplies with the shortages etc.....
I did find the offerings below. Not Barnes but same principal and maybe (?) similar performance if you really are wanting to try mono-metals.

https://www.guncity.com/sako-308-pow...-rounds-377263

https://www.huntingandfishing.co.nz/...-copper-impact

Thanks for looking for me,but i will stick with what i know.The tikka is very accurate,so dont need to change ammo and rezero.
Cheers,

Originally Posted by Trout

Thanks for looking for me,but i will stick with what i know.The tikka is very accurate,so dont need to change ammo and rezero.
Cheers,

No need to change something thats working.

My thoughts:
-Great result, dead deer. Stick with it, avoid the shoulder meat.
-Im switching to barnes ttsx because they are lead free, super accurate in my .308, and I love shoulder and neck meat.
-listening to podcasts whilst cutting up venison is my second favorite recreational activity

I wont bother with podcast things,been with out them the last 70yrs.I manage ok with what iv got to listen too.

Good performance if you ask me iv being using the sako 165 seirra gamechanger factory ammo goes darn well just $$$ luckily
It shoots the same poi as the soft point cheaper 150gn so I switch between the 2 depending on the situation probably a 5 to 1 ratio at present

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

At what stage of successfully killing the deer would you consider that the bullet failed?

When the same combination is poked in to a tough animal close up, more speed will fragment the projectile sooner and it may not reach the vitals.
Soft projectiles kill great...... Until they don't. Then they leave a horrible mess.

Originally Posted by Trout

I dont reload,so name a high performance 308 150-165 gr bullet with a bonded projectile in it.

A basic Hornady spire point would perform better than that. As would a Remington Corelokt.
Here is a selection of Hornady Spire points, 150 and 165 grains recovered from reds, at about the same speed.

Originally Posted by Trout

I wont bother with podcast things,been with out them the last 70yrs.I manage ok with what iv got to listen too.

A bit of advice, if you ever hunt dangerous game, don't be to cocky to get some advice on projectiles.

Was going to say that, interlock 165gr seems to hang together - never seen one of those end up with a fully separated jacket like the first photo. A lot of the name commentators writing articles overseas go on about projectile retained weight, and have tests where they shoot a string into gelatin and weigh whats left but at the end of it, if it hits where you aim, kills every time, you can get the damn things (topical at the moment) and you have confidence in them then???

150 sst, same MV (2750). Get the odd core separation but some hold together okay. I like a soft bullet for the type of hunting I do & these seem to work pretty well

https://broncos.co.nz/ammunition/cen...gr-barnes-ttsx