.308 130ttsx

[black dawg]

Anybody have experience with this bullet on deer/elk? I have heard a couple locals talk about it having good results with it. I have been having issues with recoil and my shoulder, and have considered another rifle, but maybe this would reduce recoil enough that I could continue with this same rifle. Never shoot past 400 and looks like this bullet loaded fast shoots pretty flat to 300.

 

[JFK]

I shoot 110gr ttsx out of my 270 and it works well for me. I didn’t notice a huge reduction in recoil with the lighter bullet though because I’m close to max charge. Good performance on game and very flat shooter.

 

[RMajors]

Probably a bit light for elk, but lethal on deer. My buddy killed a couple whitetails with them last year, broadside shoulder shots on both, drt and pass-throughs on both. They were the vor-tx factory ammo in 308. I've had surprisingly good luck with accuracy from their factory ammo.

 

[Upstate SC]

I haven’t shot anything with it yet, but I have 130 grain ttsx in 308 loaded for this whitetail season. I’m getting 3100 fps out of a 22” barrel.

 

[AkMtnRunner]

I’ve done a caribou and a 5’ grizzly with it, short range. Both were dead within seconds, though the caribou had more meat damage than I would have liked. For that reason, I prefer to keep impacts around 2200-2800 FPS.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’ve used the 150g on caribou and deer from
My 308, I’d use that on elk too. No experience with the 130 though so no help at all really.

 

[Upstate SC]

I’ve done a caribou and a 5’ grizzly with it, short range. Both were dead within seconds, though the caribou had more meat damage than I would have liked. For that reason, I prefer to keep impacts around 2200-2800 FPS.

Just curious, about what was the “short range?”

Short range is Alaska might be long range to a guy in South Carolina

 

[AkMtnRunner]

Just curious, about what was the “short range?”

Short range is Alaska might be long range to a guy in South Carolina

30 yards

 

[tdot]

Can't help you with that specific bullet, but I worked up a load for a 124g solid copper in the summer and I was surprised how noticeable the reduction in recoil from the heavier 150g, 160g and 180g bullets I'd previously shot in my 308.