Barnes TTSX – .308″ – 130gr – Bullet test

THE BULLET

• Bullet : Barnes TTSX 130gr (8,42g)
• Ballistic Coefficient (G1) : 0.350
• Lenght (measured) : 1,172″ / 29,77mm
• Weight (measured) : 130,16gr (8,43g)
• Material : Copper
• Part # : 30364
• Manufacturer : Barnes Bullets, LLC, USA

EXPANSION

Tested by reloading bullets to .308″ Winchester. If muzzle velocity is 3068 fps – 935 m/s, the slower velocity of 2477 fps – 755 m/s simulates the impact at the distance of 224 yards – 205 meters.

IMPACT VELOCITY	MAX WIDTH	RETAINED WEIGHT
3068 fps – 935 m/s	0,62″ – 15,72mm	129,44gr – 99,4%
2477 fps – 755 m/s	0,54″ – 13,75mm	129,18gr – 99,2%

WOUND CHANNELS & PENETRATION

Test targets were the wet newspapers.

IMPACT VELOCITY	PENETRATION
3068 fps – 935 m/s	17,72″ – 45cm
2477 fps – 755 m/s	21,65″ – 55cm

SUMMA SUMMARUM

Light 30cal bullet, that is made for high velocity impacts!

Every now and then you see light 30cal bullets that are made for small 30cal cartridges and for their slow impact velocities. Usually those kind of bullets cannot handle the higher velocity impacts, without breaking up. Barnes Tipped-TSX .308″ 130gr bullets are not like those!

If you have a 308win or 30-06 Springfield rifle and you want to achieve really high velocities with the non-lead hunting bullet, for example to establish the shorter leads for the shooting, at the fast situations of the driven hunting. This bullet might be a really good choice for that!

This small 130 grain bullet handled the higher velocity impact (3068 fps – 935 m/s) without losing a single petal, but it still opened nicely with the lower (2477 fps – 755 m/s) velocity! With the higher impact velocity, the bullet opened almost to the end of the expansion chamber and it might be able handle even little higher impact velocity than what we had on this test. The overall lenght of the expanded bullet is reasonable short compared to the width, which will give the good directional stability for the bullet during the penetration.

A great bullet choice for example to a white-tailed deer driven hunting or a hunting where you need that extra punch to drop your target down with the high velocity impact.

Easy to recommend!

Sincerely yours – The Hard-Hitting Shooting Lab