The reason I switched bullets and looking for a new topic in the off season.
Caliber: .25 (.25-06 rifle)
Velocity: 2850 fps
Bullet: 115 gr Barnes TSX (non-tipped)
Bullet on the left was recovered out of a mule deer?s skull. My son hit his mule deer 4 times in the kill zone and he wouldn't go down. The skull shot did the job. Didn?t even know he hit him in the head the last shot until we took the deer to the taxidermist. Distance was 350 ? 375 yards. I believe the 4 shots just blew threw him like full metal jacketed bullets.
Bullet on the right was recovered out of my 2013 Coues deer. He was lying down and I hit him right in the kill zone across a canyon at 192 yards. Not sure why it didn't just punch threw other than maybe it was because it hit solid ground on the back side.
After seeing these results I sold all my non-tipped Barnes TSX to JFRWC. I lost all confidence with the non-tipped bullets after these two experiences. What I was told is that the non-tipped bullets are for heavy hided animals and just blow threw thin hided animals and that is the reason Barnes came out with the tipped triple shock bullets.
I switched to Nosler 110 gr Accubonds in this gun but the only game animal I got this year was a Coues deer shot in the head at 450 yards. Wasn?t shooting for head but that's what I got. I tend to get a little excited. It shattered his skull and skull plate and I really didn't want to go digging to recover the bullet. On a side note I didn't ruin any meat.
Also, I still use the Barnes Tipped Triple Shock bullets in lot of different calibers. Excellent bullet.
This is only my opinion and experience using Barnes TSX (non-tipped) bullets.
Let's see your results and opinions.
Caliber: .25 (.25-06 rifle)
Velocity: 2850 fps
Bullet: 115 gr Barnes TSX (non-tipped)
Bullet on the left was recovered out of a mule deer?s skull. My son hit his mule deer 4 times in the kill zone and he wouldn't go down. The skull shot did the job. Didn?t even know he hit him in the head the last shot until we took the deer to the taxidermist. Distance was 350 ? 375 yards. I believe the 4 shots just blew threw him like full metal jacketed bullets.
Bullet on the right was recovered out of my 2013 Coues deer. He was lying down and I hit him right in the kill zone across a canyon at 192 yards. Not sure why it didn't just punch threw other than maybe it was because it hit solid ground on the back side.
After seeing these results I sold all my non-tipped Barnes TSX to JFRWC. I lost all confidence with the non-tipped bullets after these two experiences. What I was told is that the non-tipped bullets are for heavy hided animals and just blow threw thin hided animals and that is the reason Barnes came out with the tipped triple shock bullets.
I switched to Nosler 110 gr Accubonds in this gun but the only game animal I got this year was a Coues deer shot in the head at 450 yards. Wasn?t shooting for head but that's what I got. I tend to get a little excited. It shattered his skull and skull plate and I really didn't want to go digging to recover the bullet. On a side note I didn't ruin any meat.
Also, I still use the Barnes Tipped Triple Shock bullets in lot of different calibers. Excellent bullet.
This is only my opinion and experience using Barnes TSX (non-tipped) bullets.
Let's see your results and opinions.