Favourite copper?

[JockStalk]

TTSX I’ve found reliable and expand well with minimum meat damage. 50gr TTSX with pulled tips (to stabilise in my slow twist barrel) are awesome roe bullets.

Hasler ariete are another fantastic, if a bit more niche, bullet. I use those in 6.5 (110ish in creed and 130ish in 6.5-284) and 308.

 

[BLUEROLL]

Yes, he's making a new one

Excellent news, A fragile varmint one I hope.

 

[takbok]

Excellent news, A fragile varmint one I hope.

Yes, I understand that that's what the intention is.

 

[Rural Management Services]

Cheers for the help folks and will watch the comparison.

Does anyone feel the yew tree TLRs kill better or are too messy vs the American stuff which I feel sound like you almost want to hit a bone?

Never had a problem with TLR’s in 6.5 and .308. Sample size is now in the multiple hundreds.

 

[Acm]

rubbish - 130gn for all uk in 270, 150gn in 30cal, 140gn in 6.5 that’s about as complicated as it needs to be

Barnes don’t make a 140grn all copper 6.5, in fact I’m not sure anyone does?

 

[Acm]

Actually found one Hornady ECX 6.5mm (264) 140gr | Wildcat Moderators
But looks like a blunt pencil

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Barnes don’t make a 140grn all copper 6.5, in fact I’m not sure anyone does?

They did make 140gn ttsx I’ve used them, but you are correct they don’t make them anymore

 

[JeffreyL]

My favourite copper is without any doubt the old kettle that sits in the hearth. Has the advantage of once being useful also!!

 

[Feugh]

I use Yew Tree in 30-06 and 25-06 and have not had any problems, although the blood trail is not always great.

Anyone using Hornady CX?

 

[seedawood]

I manage mostly 'conservation' woodlands so have shot non toxic for many years. My experience with copper is 'faster is better' (for accuracy and terminal effect) I have settled on Hornady 'Superformance' 130gr in .270 and 80gr in .243. No problems with either on any species. Both are more accurate than the best factory lead loads in my Sakos and I have never felt the need to reload. I have also used Barnes TTSX 80s in the .243 with equally good results when Hornady have been unavailable.

 

[BLUEROLL]

Yes, I understand that that's what the intention is.

Lovely thanks.

 

[homer]

I use Yew Tree in 30-06 and 25-06 and have not had any problems, although the blood trail is not always great.

Anyone using Hornady CX?

Yes, any real world results from the hornady CX?

 

[takbok]

Excellent news, A fragile varmint one I hope.

 

[Scipio]

I use the 110gr TTSX in my 7mm-08 at similar velocity to what you will probably get in .270 and I find them great.

Contrary to some recent posts by others, i have never seen them shed petals although it is rare to recover one as they always pass through deer in my experience. I recently recovered one under the skin on a largish boar that had gone through A LOT of tough material to get there and had mushroomed perfectly with petals still attached.

I subscribe to slightly lighter and faster with these and know that @Norfolk Deer Search will be along again shortly to disagree!

Each to their own I just disagree

Cheers to both of you lads. We don't all have to agree, but rather, I think, share our field experiences honestly, for the betterment of the common knowledge basis.

And if we disagree? Amen. People disagree. Preferences can be different, quite simply. Even when hunting similar game in similar terrain. We are not all the same, and probably that is for the better.

The important bit is just to then put fwd your own case, civically, and then disagree with the same amount of respect that you'd like to have seen granted to yourself.
And kudos to you both, because in the quoted posts, I think we are largely seeing that.

So Well done, and Weidemannsheil!

 

[Scipio]

@Penyard , if I may ask, what exactly are your experiences of the 110 grns in the 7mm08 in terms of velocity, terminal ballistics, meat damage and so on. And what game was your quarry?

Thank you

 

[Scipio]

Yes, any real world results from the hornady CX?

No. Unfortunately not. I have heard that they are slightly harder than some of the other popular non lead options, but i can not yet say to have tried them myself.

 

[yellow belly]

@Virtus Precision UK do bloody brillant non lead bullet. Don't be afraid to reach out to them!

 

[Penyard]

@Penyard , if I may ask, what exactly are your experiences of the 110 grns in the 7mm08 in terms of velocity, terminal ballistics, meat damage and so on. And what game was your quarry?

Thank you

3,150 fps, everything from muntjac to wild boar. I wouldn’t say it was perfect for wild boar but perfectly capable with suitable shot placement. As I have already said, you hardly ever recover them so I can’t show you lots of photos of recovered bullets. At close range you can get a bit of bruising, particularly on roe if chest shooting and that is an inevitable product of velocity.

 

[Thomas Gordon]

My .270 likes the blade 120gr but have only just found Sellier & bellot do a non toxic and they are half the price so will be getting a couple boxes to try ...

 

[Scipio]

3,150 fps, everything from muntjac to wild boar. I wouldn’t say it was perfect for wild boar but perfectly capable with suitable shot placement. As I have already said, you hardly ever recover them so I can’t show you lots of photos of recovered bullets. At close range you can get a bit of bruising, particularly on roe if chest shooting and that is an inevitable product of velocity.

Thank you @Penyard - yeah, i was wondering what sort of bruising very quick copper projectiles make. A lot of hunters seem to report that non frangible monos produce less meat damage than traditional projectiles, probably because of them staying together largely, but it is only natural if there is still some consequence in the form of meat damage, when the terminal velocity is very high.