I haven't had much time lately but I have chronographed the combat load out of the 8" and 14.7" LWRC's. 2678 fps from the 8" and 3007 fps from the 14.7". The TSX is designed as a hunting round and I think the 85's would work well as a hunting round and a bad ass combat round. I haven't seen any ballistics tests on it yet so I don't know how far it penetrates but I imagine it will be at least 12 inches and probably alot more. At 2550fps I've tested the 110gr TSX and they expanded to an average of .60". Just imagine that bullet design at 3000 fps. After running the numbers on the JBM program, 3000 fps muzzle velocity gives it a performance envelope of 500 yards (if the hollow point opens at 1900 fps). Since it is a solid copper bullet it will be good for intermediate barriers. I think this may be the best round yet for the 6.8 for general use. I haven't tried accuracy testing yet but I don't have any reason to believe it won't be accurate enough for combat use.
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I have a couple of boxes at the house, I only got to shoot 10 rounds I think and I believe it was out of the upper I was having some issues with so I cant comment on accuracy, but they did shoot a lot higher then the normal loads so those things must be screaming 
I have already slammed two hogs with the 85 grain TSX, using my Cardinal Armory 12.5" barrel. I haven't chronographed them yet, because I spent most of that day shooting the Tubbs Final Finish series through the new barrel. After the treatment, I went pig hunting in a stand near a deer feeder that they had knocked over. :x I WAS PISSED
So, I snuck in at dusk, and about an hour after sunset, here they came. They sniffed the air at the end of the sendero, but I was scent - free....I actually took a shower in scent soap, as if bow hunting, because they are no so wary of any human scent. They didn't smell me....little bastards :evil:
So, here they came, under the feeder and just as a big sow was starting to nudge the legs of the feeder, I plugged her right through the ribs with an 85 grainer, using my D-740....all I wanted to do was put a hole in her and let her run off from the feeder. Instead, she dropped in her tracks!! She just kinda wiggled around a little.....DAMN.
Since I am always ready for the rest of them to run, I re-oriented the rifle toward another running pig, and shot it right in the side, and it, too flopped right over. I had forgotten the camera at home that night
The TSX's are performing just about like I had imagined....and they do it at just under 3000 FPS from the 12.5 inch barrel. Yeah, baby, yeah.
:x I WAS PISSEDSo, I snuck in at dusk, and about an hour after sunset, here they came. They sniffed the air at the end of the sendero, but I was scent - free....I actually took a shower in scent soap, as if bow hunting, because they are no so wary of any human scent. They didn't smell me....little bastards :evil:
So, here they came, under the feeder and just as a big sow was starting to nudge the legs of the feeder, I plugged her right through the ribs with an 85 grainer, using my D-740....all I wanted to do was put a hole in her and let her run off from the feeder. Instead, she dropped in her tracks!! She just kinda wiggled around a little.....DAMN.
Since I am always ready for the rest of them to run, I re-oriented the rifle toward another running pig, and shot it right in the side, and it, too flopped right over. I had forgotten the camera at home that night
The TSX's are performing just about like I had imagined....and they do it at just under 3000 FPS from the 12.5 inch barrel. Yeah, baby, yeah.
Did the bullets pass through? The more I hear about this round the more I like it. Art at SSA told me this round in the combat load was still pushing 2800 fps from a 10.3" barrel so out of a 12.5" it should be around 2900 fps. With that bullet that is scary!HTR said:I have already slammed two hogs with the 85 grain TSX, using my Cardinal Armory 12.5" barrel. I haven't chronographed them yet, because I spent most of that day shooting the Tubbs Final Finish series through the new barrel. After the treatment, I went pig hunting in a stand near a deer feeder that they had knocked over.
So, I snuck in at dusk, and about an hour after sunset, here they came. They sniffed the air at the end of the sendero, but I was scent - free....I actually took a shower in scent soap, as if bow hunting, because they are no so wary of any human scent. They didn't smell me....little bastards :evil:
So, here they came, under the feeder and just as a big sow was starting to nudge the legs of the feeder, I plugged her right through the ribs with an 85 grainer, using my D-740....all I wanted to do was put a hole in her and let her run off from the feeder. Instead, she dropped in her tracks!! She just kinda wiggled around a little.....DAMN.
Since I am always ready for the rest of them to run, I re-oriented the rifle toward another running pig, and shot it right in the side, and it, too flopped right over. I had forgotten the camera at home that night
The TSX's are performing just about like I had imagined....and they do it at just under 3000 FPS from the 12.5 inch barrel. Yeah, baby, yeah.
Both of them went right through. I have never yet recovered a single Barnes bullet from any pig I have shot with them, neither the TSX or the TTSX. That's somewhere around 70 hogs.rcrandall said:Did the bullets pass through? The more I hear about this round the more I like it. Art at SSA told me this round in the combat load was still pushing 2800 fps from a 10.3" barrel so out of a 12.5" it should be around 2900 fps. With that bullet that is scary!HTR said:I have already slammed two hogs with the 85 grain TSX, using my Cardinal Armory 12.5" barrel. I haven't chronographed them yet, because I spent most of that day shooting the Tubbs Final Finish series through the new barrel. After the treatment, I went pig hunting in a stand near a deer feeder that they had knocked over.
So, I snuck in at dusk, and about an hour after sunset, here they came. They sniffed the air
at the end of the sendero, but I was scent - free....I actually took a shower in scent soap, as if bow hunting, because they are no so wary of any human scent. They didn't smell me....little bastards :evil:
So, here they came, under the feeder and just as a big sow was starting to nudge the legs of the feeder, I plugged her right through the ribs with an 85 grainer, using my D-740....all I wanted to do was put a hole in her and let her run off from the feeder. Instead, she dropped in her tracks!! She just kinda wiggled around a little.....DAMN.
Since I am always ready for the rest of them to run, I re-oriented the rifle toward another running pig, and shot it right in the side, and it, too flopped right over. I had forgotten the camera at home that night
The TSX's are performing just about like I had imagined....and they do it at just under 3000 FPS from the 12.5 inch barrel. Yeah, baby, yeah.
And yes, I fully expect to get 2900 FPS form the 12.5" Cardinal barrel. That is pretty amazing when you think about it. As soon as I get back from Laredo, I am going back in for the next pig shoot, but, I have a party from NY coming in for trophy deer Saturday.
However, they have already said that hey want to try the "night vision hog hunting," so I might have another kill to report, and pics this time for sure.
BTW, I just got my PRI gasBuster charge handle, and Young NM chrome carrier, and I installed them into the Spike's / Cardinal SBR tonight. This lil' gun is getting better and better all the time.
That's good to hear since I've been concentrating on the V-Max so far. Just got a couple hundred rounds of the Urban Tactical in. I'm now up to 600 rounds of ammo without a rifle.rcrandall said:
I'm months away especially after the wave of Class 3 registrations hits from the Obama Onslaught of sales.
WOW! This thread has really come alive since I checked it yesterday. Thanks to all who have responded so far with their reports and stories.
HTR- great story about the TSX and the pigs! Funny as [email protected]@ too. :lol: :lol: Sounds like they're the trick for pigs and if they'll put down a pig they'll certainly do the job on a deer. I was beginning to think that nobody had tried them. You sure proved me wrong on that.
Looks like I'm going to have to call SSA and get some ordered for deer season. Man, I better get on the stick, our rifle season starts on the 22nd!
We're allowed 6 deer total which includes two bucks. Hopefully I'll get to take a deer or two using the TSX.
There's one little buck that I won't be shooting at though. A 4-pointer was hit and killed by a pickup right near my front yard the other night.
Crap!
HTR- great story about the TSX and the pigs! Funny as [email protected]@ too. :lol: :lol: Sounds like they're the trick for pigs and if they'll put down a pig they'll certainly do the job on a deer. I was beginning to think that nobody had tried them. You sure proved me wrong on that.
Looks like I'm going to have to call SSA and get some ordered for deer season. Man, I better get on the stick, our rifle season starts on the 22nd!
We're allowed 6 deer total which includes two bucks. Hopefully I'll get to take a deer or two using the TSX.
There's one little buck that I won't be shooting at though. A 4-pointer was hit and killed by a pickup right near my front yard the other night.
Crap!
Thanks for the heads up.rcrandall said:
A day late and a dollar short. Crap!
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