for 9.3x62 barnes bullet 250 gr tsx or ttsx

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hello,

it is time to reload for the fall season starting in one month and wondered what are your experiences and thought on it.

grizzly and caribou can be on the menu as well.
 
Disclaimer: I don't own a 9.3x62, so I have no personal experience with it. That said, I have lots of experience handloading the 375H&H with Barnes 270gr TSX's and taking many Alaska moose and several grizzlies with it. I'm pushing around 2800fps with that load. Also, I prefer calling moose close to me, so nearly all of the moose have been taken within a hundred yards, as well as the grizzlies...one grizzly was within ten yards.

That said, I have recovered very few bullets. All entered, expended and exited the other side, very effectively putting the animal down...exactly as I prefer. An image of a recovered 270 TSX from a moose is below. Notice that the bullet is fully intact without missing any petals. This bullet was a neck shot quartering towards me...it traveled several inches of cervical vertebrae and was under the hide on the far side. BTW...the few recovered bullets that I have are all exactly similar to the image.

It appears that your velocities/energies with the 9.3 are somewhat less than the 375H&H, and I'm not sure your preferences for shot distances. I would suspect that if you are taking longer shots, then you may want to go the TTSX route to help facilitate expansion and penetration. The question becomes will it hold together well with closer shots and greater velocities/energies.

Hopefully someone with direct 9.3 experience will give you better first hand information. Bottom line...I'd take the one that shot best out of your rifle.

The best to you this fall!

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Disclaimer: I don't own a 9.3x62, so I have no personal experience with it. That said, I have lots of experience handloading the 375H&H with Barnes 270gr TSX's and taking many Alaska moose and several grizzlies with it. I'm pushing around 2800fps with that load. Also, I prefer calling moose close to me, so nearly all of the moose have been taken within a hundred yards, as well as the grizzlies...one grizzly was within ten yards.

That said, I have recovered very few bullets. All entered, expended and exited the other side, very effectively putting the animal down...exactly as I prefer. An image of a recovered 270 TSX from a moose is below. Notice that the bullet is fully intact without missing any petals. This bullet was a neck shot quartering towards me...it traveled several inches of cervical vertebrae and was under the hide on the far side. BTW...the few recovered bullets that I have are all exactly similar to the image.

It appears that your velocities/energies with the 9.3 are somewhat less than the 375H&H, and I'm not sure your preferences for shot distances. I would suspect that if you are taking longer shots, then you may want to go the TTSX route to help facilitate expansion and penetration. The question becomes will it hold together well with closer shots and greater velocities/energies.

Hopefully someone with direct 9.3 experience will give you better first hand information. Bottom line...I'd take the one that shot best out of your rifle.

The best to you this fall!

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i used a lot the 270tsx in my 375 ruger and like you i prefer to shoot moose way closer than too far ... i reloaded the 250gr tsx but never shot one with this new rifle and was wondering about feedback from other users. i might add that while i never used the ttsx in the 9.3x62 i ve seen working but i preferred the tsx even for moose or grizzly.
 
The Speer 9.3mm 270-grain bullet is an excellent choice for any soft-skinned game. I have some TTSX, but I haven’t used them on anything yet.


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I have tested the 250TTSX and it is a terrific penetrator and expands quite rapidly. That would be my choice. I load it to 2600fps using CFE223. Yes this above SAMMI but has been printed in handloader magazine.

The bullet on the left is a 258gr hammer the bullet on the right is 250TTSX after going through gel and wet print at 110yds the gel block is 6” tall by 8” long. IMG_1780.jpegIMG_1777.jpeg
 
I have tested the 250TTSX and it is a terrific penetrator and expands quite rapidly. That would be my choice. I load it to 2600fps using CFE223. Yes this above SAMMI but has been printed in handloader magazine.

The bullet on the left is a 258gr hammer the bullet on the right is 250TTSX after going through gel and wet print at 110yds the gel block is 6” tall by 8” long. View attachment 901794View attachment 901795
i ve done my share of bullets test for the 9.3x62 and i did not find that much differences between the tsx and the ttsx but again not in the actual rifle im using.

the whole bullet test can be found on nosler relading forum. i can post the thread and the link if it is not against the forum rules here.
 
I hate that this will probably sound rude, but if you’ve tested both bullets before and found little difference, why are you asking on a forum?
 
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I hate that this will probably sound rude, but if you’ve tested both bullets before and found little difference, why are you asking on a forum?
no worries and i wont feel offended ... it was my initial question:

hello,

it is time to reload for the fall season starting in one month and wondered what are your experiences and thought on it.

grizzly and caribou can be on the menu as well.

and a forum is a place where someone can share, exchange or ask or at least in my world.

take care.
 
no worries and i wont feel offended ... it was my initial question:

hello,

it is time to reload for the fall season starting in one month and wondered what are your experiences and thought on it.

grizzly and caribou can be on the menu as well.

and a forum is a place where someone can share, exchange or ask or at least in my world.

take care.
Well, my suggestion would be for the soft skinned game you’re planning on hunting, the increase in BC and the increase in expansion due to the larger HP would mean the TTSX would be my pick over the TSX. The 250 TTSX penetrated better than the 286 A-frame or the 258 hammer during my testing and it expanded quite quickly in the gel.
 
no 9.3 experience personally but the ttsx is going to better retain velocity, expand faster and still penetrate very well compared to tsx. This has been my experience in 6.5, 270, 30, 33 and 35 cal
 
250gr barnes ttsx found after two shots same shape for both 6th jugs found against the 7th perfect mushroom speed 2277fps at 12 feet 6 paces 2345 fps shot by Barnes 270 249 and 248.6 grains
250gr Barnes TSX found in the 7th jug 250.4 grains

i used water filled canadian milk jugs. 4 liters.
 

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This is a 300 gr tsx recovered from a cape buffalo from a 375. Only time had an issue with a tsx is if they hit huge bone, they may lose a petal
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Here’s a 250gr TTSX from my .375 Ruger recovered from a bull moose shot straight in the shoulder knuckle and recovered on the far side against the hide. Shot at a bit over 300 yds.
 
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Here’s a 250gr TTSX from my .375 Ruger recovered from a bull moose shot straight in the shoulder knuckle and recovered on the far side against the hide. Shot at a bit over 300 yds.
remember this is your fault if i did created the 9,3 bullet tests ... thank you for posting your result as well.
 
Got a box of 250 ttsx in for my 9.3. Going to shoot a few 250 accubonds first. I did have excellent accuracy with the 286 TSX bullets in mine but not sure minimum expansion velocity on those. Is the sweet spot in Barnes the 250 or has anyone had good luck with the 286? I have plenty of time for a future booked hunt to try a few things.
 
Got a box of 250 ttsx in for my 9.3. Going to shoot a few 250 accubonds first. I did have excellent accuracy with the 286 TSX bullets in mine but not sure minimum expansion velocity on those. Is the sweet spot in Barnes the 250 or has anyone had good luck with the 286? I have plenty of time for a future booked hunt to try a few things.
in my previous experience with my previous rifle the 286 tsx are taking too much space to be used on longer ranger but they are working great and i ve seen and recovered only one bullet in wood/table but honestly the copper 250 gr can even be used on the largest cape buffalo with success ... it is the revolution on the 9.3s i will say.
 
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