Range Report 95g Barnes TTSX for 6.8 !

[ccoker]

crossposted from the 68 forums

there's been a push to get a 95g TTSX from Barnes for the 6.8

The Barnes lab manager, Thad was at Bill Wilson’s ranch over the weekend along with “HTR” doing some testing of the much anticipated new bullet from Barnes.
We have been clamoring for this for some time and think it’s going THE bullet for 6.8
I am a huge Barnes fan and I have yet to pull the trigger releasing a Barnes projectile and lose an animal.
They go down hard and fast.

They wacked 11 pigs and were doing more testing, getting complete pass through penetration thorough both shoulders at 325 yards on a 190lb hog. get this, out of an 11″ SBR!!

I have some coming this week and will be loading and testing
If all works out right, a buddy is going Axis deer hunting next weekend and he will borrow my Wilson Combat 6.8 Recon.
That would be very cool if he were to get one.

Bill emailed these to me over the weekend and wanted me to post the pix up as he's driving back to work...

I know HTR has some and I have some enroute
we will both be posting groups

HTR has several different barrels and I have 2, I am going to do some testing on a few other locals guns

That should be a pretty good cross sampling and we will be providing feedback to Barnes

Also, Bill told me he was getting expansion and penetration on a 190lb pig, both shoulders at 325 yards today...
and get this, out of an 11" SBR with a MV of 2600 FPS

wicked cool

 

[JSTARSZ]

Re: 95g Barnes TTSX for 6.8 !

I am starting to load for my 6.8 AR Performance Upper so this post is very timely. Last year I used 110 TTSX's and Nosler Accubonds for hunting and they did a great job. I beleive the velocity was at 2550. I am glad to see that the 95 GR TTSX are breaking 2800+ FPS. I love Barnes bullets and I am stating to use them more and more. They are expensive but worth it for my hunting needs.

thanks for the post and keep it updated. Do you know when these are coming out to the public?

 

[ccoker]

Re: 95g Barnes TTSX for 6.8 !

they got the first samnples out months before we thought they would

I am on the Barnes advisory staff and just really impressed with their willingness to expand their offerings.

I think having Bill Wilson pushing them GREATLY expedited making it happen. The Barnes guys hadn't shot anything with the 6.8 and after seeing 11 hogs get wacked in a few days, I think they are a believer now.

Obviously, the projectile is what does the real work, and the Barnes bullets are just amazing.

I think if the reports going back from us early testers are all positive with regards to accuracy from different guns, I bet we will see them very soon.

I hope to get mine in the next days and if I can get some loads worked up, my buddy is going Axis hunting next weekend and he will use my Wilson 6.8

I hope to wack a pig with the 85s tomorrow evening

like you, most of my kills have been with the 110 TTSX and it's all been text book perfect performance.

Shot 4 deer with the 85s and same thing.

I think these 95s will become THE bullet for the 68, period.

We will be doing more posts about it on tacticalhuntingreview.com

 

[JSTARSZ]

Re: 95g Barnes TTSX for 6.8 !

thanks for the information. I eagerly await the testing to see how it all works out. I am more then sure the Barnes bullets will work flawlessly. You can tell the board for me that their customers are very happy with their bullets. Barnes made a believer out of me. I have NEVER lost an animal while using Barnes Bullets. I can't say that with every bullet I have used. I have even started using them for my muzzle loading season as well.