TIPPED TSX® 25 CAL (.257") BOAT TAIL RIFLE BULLETS Reviews & Ratings

I’d previously used the Barnes TSX in my 6.5 rifles. I loaded the 80 gr TTSX in my 257 Robert’s P+ loads with 54 gr Superformance. Powder. Very accurate in my Model 70 Featherweight. 3610 fps. First pronghorn buck was 318 yards on Rangefinder , went down 4 seconds after the heart/ lung hit. Subsequent use confirms initial results. The Barnes TTSX punches above it’s weight!

i have a 1 in 12 twist 257 wtby these work great in it powder is hard to find yet

When California went to lead free bullets, I had to scramble to find a suitable bullet for my .257 Roberts Ackley Improved rifle. Barnes TTSX 80 grain bullet was the only thing available. I worked up a load with H 380 powder that resulted in 10 shot groups that hovered around .5 MOA at 100 yards. This load devastated ground squirrels, completely contrary to expectations. Next I built a modified Remington 783 using a custom .25-06 drop-in barrel and tricked out Boyd Stock, with very satisfactory results. I wouldn't hesitate to use this bullet for deer or similar sized game. The best accuracy came when the bullet was seated 0.050" off the lands in both rifles. The only down side to the TTSX is cost for varmint hunting, but no one makes a lead free Varmint Grenade type bullet in .257 caliber. Considering the overall cost of a hunt, these bullets are a good way of insuring success, with .257 caliber rifles.

This is an idea bullet for the .35 Whelen cartridge. It has unparalled performance against any thin skinned animals. It's bullet weight retention is almost 100%. For "primitive weapons" hunting in the deep South there is no better bullet when properly loaded.

Bullet has great knock down power. Expands great and goes where you aim. Have used in all our rifles and use nothing else when reloading.

I have never used Barnes bullets before due to the price... I decided to take a leap of faith after building my 6.5 Grendel and I was not disappointed. I loaded them to factory recommendation, under a full load of RL-15 (my favorite powder, check with Barnes recommendation for what I loaded) and used a Wolf LR primer (all I can find around my area) with PPU once fired brass (not the best, but works decent enough). Surprisingly, this load fell DIRECTLY where my 123 A-Max (factory Hornady) load shoots, so zeroing the rifle was easy... I got this bullet for shooting Kansas Whitetail, where distance is not uncommon. My chrono was 2580fps out of a 24" barrel, AR-15 platform (Barnes calls for over 2700fps...) These rounds, without any tweaking, fell within a half inch circle at 100 yards (5 shots). I took them out this weekend and finally found a white tail I was able to get broadside. It was a 120lb deer, running parallel with me. I lead the deer just a shade too much and fired. Distance was about 100 yards, bullet entered JUST in front of the right shoulder, missing the bone, entered the body, shredded half the heart and smashed directly into the middle of the left shoulder blade. You can see that even after 2-3" of penetration (before hitting the heart) the bullet had expanded. After exiting the left shoulder, the exit hole was about the size of a silver dollar, and the bone was turned to dust, literally looked like sand in the wound. The deer limped another 50 yards and dropped where it expired. I will purchase more of these so I don't have to worry about finding another bullet in the future, as I found my hunting bullet. This is coming from a die hard Hornady guy, but they don't offer a 6.5 in 100gn... hint hint. Barnes filled that spot and they did an EXCELLENT job of it.

Excellent deer bullet for the 7.62x39 round