TTSX Black Bear Ammo

[JS3]

I am hunting black bears in SE Alaska for the first time this spring and would like to hear from those that use the Barnes TTSX bullets. I plan to shoot a 165 gr TTSX out of a 300 WSM. I have searched for related threads and found several that mention black bear calipers and bullets, , but none specifically addressing my caliper and round. I would really be interested to hear opinions from much more experienced hunters regarding my ammo selection. Thanks in advance, and I would appreciate any feedback you might offer.

 

[BuckSmasher]

I am hunting black bears in SE Alaska for the first time this spring and would like to hear from those that use the Barnes TTSX bullets. I plan to shoot a 165 gr TTSX out of a 300 WSM. I have searched for related threads and found several that mention black bear calipers and bullets, , but none specifically addressing my caliper and round. I would really be interested to hear opinions from much more experienced hunters regarding my ammo selection. Thanks in advance, and I would appreciate any feedback you might offer.

Last couple of elk I’ve shot have been with 168 ttsx. Flawless performance.

Planning on going bear hunting later this week or next weekend. Will be loaded with ttsx.

 

[Tmac]

We’ve taken small WT does, mature WT bucks, mature MD bucks, cow elk, mature bull elk and Canadian moose with the 130 TTSX out of a 270 Win. You will be fine as long as you keep impact velocity up. 2k or more is my minimum, I prefer 2.2k.

The 168 was a better choice than the 165, at least it used to be, for better low velocity performance. The 168 was designed for lower velocity impacts, last I looked some years back, for 308\30~06 and the like. You really can’t push them too fast.