Barnes TSX 223

mitranoc · November 17, 2012, 04:02 PM

My next pig hunt, I am going to try out the TSX rounds. Not sure whether to go with the 62gr (2,900 FPS/1,160 FT LBS) or 70gr (2,800 FPS/1,225 FT LBS)? The bullet on the 70gr seems pretty long. I'm using a 1:7 twist.

RT · November 17, 2012, 04:26 PM

Either should be good with a 1:7. Barnes Vor-TX is my favorite bullet

mitranoc · November 17, 2012, 05:01 PM

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Either should be good with a 1:7. Barnes Vor-TX is my favorite bullet

Does the VOR-TX offer an advantage over the standard TSX?

Bartholomew Roberts · November 17, 2012, 06:08 PM

If the lighter bullet has enough weight to penetrate as deep as you want, go with that and take advantage of the extra velocity. If you think you'll need more penetration, take the heavier bullet and greater penetration.

jmr40 · November 17, 2012, 09:00 PM

Here is what Barnes recommends as far as bullet weight and twist.

http://www.barnesbullets.com/wp-cont.../5.56-Nato.pdf

With Barnes I'd be tempted to go as light as 55 gr.

mitranoc · November 17, 2012, 09:17 PM

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Here is what Barnes recommends as far as bullet weight and twist.

http://www.barnesbullets.com/wp-cont.../5.56-Nato.pdf

With Barnes I'd be tempted to go as light as 55 gr.

The chart was helpful, thanks. I think I'll split the difference and go with the 62 gr.

mitranoc · November 18, 2012, 11:42 AM

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If the lighter bullet has enough weight to penetrate as deep as you want, go with that and take advantage of the extra velocity. If you think you'll need more penetration, take the heavier bullet and greater penetration.

That's a tough one to decide? Sometimes were shooting small pigs, and other times shooting some sizely boar. Which would you use?

K1500 · November 18, 2012, 02:57 PM

I think lighter may be better with the TSX. I would hunt pigs with the 55's, so either of your choices should work fine.

Gary L. Griffiths · November 18, 2012, 08:03 PM

I have some .223s loaded up with 55-gr TTSXs, but for serious hunting or defense, I load the 60-gr Nosler Partition. It's scary accurate out of both of my ARs - one-hole groups at 25 yds. I shoot 12-ga hulls off of target stands at 100 yds with them. (Too bad they're $$$!)

mitranoc · November 18, 2012, 08:35 PM

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I have some .223s loaded up with 55-gr TTSXs, but for serious hunting or defense, I load the 60-gr Nosler Partition. It's scary accurate out of both of my ARs - one-hole groups at 25 yds. I shoot 12-ga hulls off of target stands at 100 yds with them. (Too bad they're $$$!)

I did originally consider the 60gr Nosler Partition's. It's now looking like that's the route I'm going, because most other places the TSX is back ordered. I found one company (Trajectory Technologies, Inc.) that has both 62 & 70gr TSX, but I'm kind of skeptical....don't know anything about the company? Also, Cheaper than Dirt has 62gr TSX as well.

ripnbst · November 18, 2012, 09:00 PM

I'd go 62 gr regardless of what bullet you end up deciding on. Should be plenty accurate in your 1:7 barrel and still fit in a mag without a problem.

mitranoc · November 18, 2012, 09:05 PM

That is definitely my plan now. Thanks

rickyrick · November 18, 2012, 10:39 PM

Any .223 hunting bullet will work....

This one was shot with an hollow point bullet weight I can't remember. It was less than 62gr I know for sure.

The wound on the neck is the exit.

mitranoc · November 18, 2012, 10:57 PM

Nice! Was it a single shot kill?

rickyrick · November 18, 2012, 11:10 PM

Yes, if shot in the neck less than 100yds they will drop in place with a .223. The neck is a large target area on a pig compared to attempting a heart shot.

The .223's velocity will impart hydrostatic shock and incapacitate if hit in the neck.

mitranoc · November 18, 2012, 11:29 PM

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The .223's velocity will impart hydrostatic shock and incapacitate if hit in the neck.

Good to know.

November 17, 2012, 04:02 PM	#1
mitranoc Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2011 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 299	Barnes TSX 223 My next pig hunt, I am going to try out the TSX rounds. Not sure whether to go with the 62gr (2,900 FPS/1,160 FT LBS) or 70gr (2,800 FPS/1,225 FT LBS)? The bullet on the 70gr seems pretty long. I'm using a 1:7 twist.

November 18, 2012, 08:03 PM	#9
Gary L. Griffiths Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2000 Location: On The Road, somewhere in the good ol' US of A. Posts: 1,109	I have some .223s loaded up with 55-gr TTSXs, but for serious hunting or defense, I load the 60-gr Nosler Partition. It's scary accurate out of both of my ARs - one-hole groups at 25 yds. I shoot 12-ga hulls off of target stands at 100 yds with them. (Too bad they're $$$!) __________________ Violence is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and valorous feeling which believes that nothing is worth violence is much worse. Those who have nothing for which they are willing to fight; nothing they care about more than their own personal safety; are miserable creatures who have no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of those better than themselves. Gary L. Griffiths, Chief Instructor, Advanced Force Tactics, Inc. (Paraphrasing John Stuart Mill)

November 18, 2012, 10:39 PM	#13
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Location: Mesquite Jungle Desert, West Texas, USA Posts: 2,278	Any .223 hunting bullet will work.... This one was shot with an hollow point bullet weight I can't remember. It was less than 62gr I know for sure. The wound on the neck is the exit. __________________ *Navin R. Johnson*: "He hates these cans!!!! Stay away from the cans!!!!"

November 18, 2012, 11:10 PM	#15
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Location: Mesquite Jungle Desert, West Texas, USA Posts: 2,278	Yes, if shot in the neck less than 100yds they will drop in place with a .223. The neck is a large target area on a pig compared to attempting a heart shot. The .223's velocity will impart hydrostatic shock and incapacitate if hit in the neck. __________________ *Navin R. Johnson*: "He hates these cans!!!! Stay away from the cans!!!!"

November 17, 2012, 04:26 PM	#2
RT Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 2000 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,188	Either should be good with a 1:7. Barnes Vor-TX is my favorite bullet

November 17, 2012, 06:08 PM	#4
Bartholomew Roberts Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 5,386	If the lighter bullet has enough weight to penetrate as deep as you want, go with that and take advantage of the extra velocity. If you think you'll need more penetration, take the heavier bullet and greater penetration.

November 17, 2012, 09:00 PM	#5
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,492	Here is what Barnes recommends as far as bullet weight and twist. http://www.barnesbullets.com/wp-cont.../5.56-Nato.pdf With Barnes I'd be tempted to go as light as 55 gr.

November 18, 2012, 02:57 PM	#8
K1500 Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2011 Posts: 132	I think lighter may be better with the TSX. I would hunt pigs with the 55's, so either of your choices should work fine.

November 18, 2012, 09:00 PM	#11
ripnbst Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2010 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,038	I'd go 62 gr regardless of what bullet you end up deciding on. Should be plenty accurate in your 1:7 barrel and still fit in a mag without a problem.

November 18, 2012, 09:05 PM	#12
mitranoc Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2011 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 299	That is definitely my plan now. Thanks

November 18, 2012, 10:57 PM	#14
mitranoc Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2011 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 299	Nice! Was it a single shot kill?