Best TTSX bullet weight in .270?

[sako.25/06]

Can anyone advise on the best Barnes TTSX weight for the .270?. It will be used on red hinds and the occasional stag.
Have bought some Norma 110 grain TTSX and these recoil noticeably less than the 130 grain. Is the 95 grain TTSX too light?.
I'll be using RS 60, and data suggests these could be driven at 3500 fps+. Is this too fast or should I stick with the mid range 110 grain TTSX?....Any advice please. TIA.

 

[NP435]

All will work just fine, the lighter will have a lesser bc but under 400 yards that isn't important. All you need do is the know the drop for whatever load you choose, ( do the shooting not a theoretical drop table).

 

[wytonpjs]

Using 110gr TTSX on N135 developing 3298 fps and it drops fallows and reds on the spot from my 20" Tikka T3X

 

[Dave_45]

Absolutely not what you asked but also
Consider the Hornady cx

I believe there’s 110-130 gr

 

[timbrayford]

I'm using 95gr ttsx coupled with 57gr RS 62. Only used on Fallow, Muntjac and Roe so far, getting a MV of around 2900/3000 fps lowland shooting out to around 250/300 yards maximum.Accuracy clover leaf groups at 100 off quad sticks.

 

[Leec6.5]

Can anyone advise on the best Barnes TTSX weight for the .270?. It will be used on red hinds and the occasional stag.
Have bought some Norma 110 grain TTSX and these recoil noticeably less than the 130 grain. Is the 95 grain TTSX too light?.
I'll be using RS 60, and data suggests these could be driven at 3500 fps+. Is this too fast or should I stick with the mid range 110 grain TTSX?....Any advice please. TIA.

130gn @ 2950fps is perfect

 

[Bowland blades]

Can anyone advise on the best Barnes TTSX weight for the .270?. It will be used on red hinds and the occasional stag.
Have bought some Norma 110 grain TTSX and these recoil noticeably less than the 130 grain. Is the 95 grain TTSX too light?.
I'll be using RS 60, and data suggests these could be driven at 3500 fps+. Is this too fast or should I stick with the mid range 110 grain TTSX?....Any advice please. TIA.

The 95 will be brilliant ! Forget lead weights , i have killed some Huge stags with 100 grain tTSX copper with my .260 . I am pretty sure you could find a heavier offering for your 270 in by Barnes . Lead lost a goodly amount of lead during the impact right through to the oposite flank and TTSX mostly punches out the other side in copper !

 

[Leec6.5]

The 95 will be brilliant ! Forget lead weights , i have killed some Huge stags with 100 grain tTSX copper with my .260 . I am pretty sure you could find a heavier offering for your 270 in by Barnes . Lead lost a goodly amount of lead during the impact right through to the oposite flank and TTSX mostly punches out the other side in copper !

130 for the 270 end of subject!

 

[Bowland blades]

130 for the 270 end of subject!

in lead ? Nah ! Done this one side by side as a team of two one lead one with TTSX . lead days are over and once the bullets are punching through both side we dont need any more mass

 

[Leec6.5]

in lead ? Nah ! Done this one side by side as a team of two one lead one with TTSX . lead days are over and once the bullets are punching through both side we dont need any more mass

Copper!

130gn barnes ttsx is mustard

Used that load in the 270 15 years, I shot over 100 deer before I was cock on certain it was what I was looking for, then just carried on to the point I sold it.

 

[takbok]

110gr TTSX is good for stability in the 1:10 twist. It gives about 3100-3400 FPS MV which makes for a good trajectory and performance out to reasonable ranges.

 

[Leec6.5]

You want to know about copper, you need to talk to those who have shot a lot of it!

When you can say you bought Barnes from cliffs gunsmithing in Utah, before copper was even a myth in the UK, then you can say you know what your talking about.

I used to have Barnes ttsx on a 2 week order rotation in 6.5 and 270.

They were the days

 

[Leec6.5]

110gr TTSX is good for stability in the 1:10 twist. It gives about 3100-3400 FPS MV which makes for a good trajectory and performance out to reasonable ranges.

Way tooo fast in my opinion

 

[Dunwaters]

Another vote for the 130Grain.

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Expected range?
You run any copper at MV of 32-3400 fps and you can expect severe bruising, blood clotting, sub cutaneous and intramuscular "damage" from the terminal velocity
Unless you are engaging target quarry at range where the terminal velocity has settled into the 27-2800 range

130s and engage bone on shot placement would be my preference for less carcase damage and less chance of pencilling

 

[Leec6.5]

I really don’t know what people’s fascination with driving light copper so hard is all about!

Presently I’m getting excellent results from my 7x57 with both Barnes ttsx (150gn) and fox (145gn) I’m running them at 2650-2750 with very minimal damage on the smaller deer and would have no hesitation in engaging reds or fallow with them.

Light and fast just tells me people are too bone idle to get their bullet drops worked out.

 

[Dunwaters]

I couldn’t agree more. I started out with the hot .22’s for deer shooting. They absolutely destroyed half the carcass, we’re talking about the.22/250, 5.6 x57 and couple of pops with a Vom Hoffe.
High impact velocities and expanding bullets are the perfect recipe for 30 cms of bloodshot tissue all around the wound channel.

 

[takbok]

Way tooo fast in my opinion

Each to their own. Way to many blowhards on here trying to tell people their way is the only way.

 

[timbrayford]

I really don’t know what people’s fascination with driving light copper so hard is all about!

Presently I’m getting excellent results from my 7x57 with both Barnes ttsx (150gn) and fox (145gn) I’m running them at 2650-2750 with very minimal damage on the smaller deer and would have no hesitation in engaging reds or fallow with them.

Light and fast just tells me people are too bone idle to get their bullet drops worked out.

Who needs the hassle of mucking around with ballistic turrets or guessing at points of impacts when all you need to do, once satisfied with safety, cull animal etc. is to point and shoot?

 

[timbrayford]

I couldn’t agree more. I started out with the hot .22’s for deer shooting. They absolutely destroyed half the carcass, we’re talking about the.22/250, 5.6 x57 and couple of pops with a Vom Hoffe.
High impact velocities and expanding bullets are the perfect recipe for 30 cms of bloodshot tissue all around the wound channel.

Not yet had that issue so far, on the contrary my ttsx create less bruising than the accubonds that I used to use. Instead getting a minced splintered channel of around a couple of inches or so.