Thanks for the quick responses guys.
Around here and in the places I hunt, shots past 300 yards are pretty rare. I'd say the majority of my shots are inside of 200 yards, but naturally I'd like to be prepared for that longer range opportunity. That's largely why I'm looking at 120grs. I do like the 100gr bullets, but if I was going to stay in that weight range I think I'd just stick with the Nosler BTs. They're working well and I'm getting good accuracy results. My thought was just that maybe I should move to a larger bullet.
On the Barnes TTSX bullet, I actually did hunt a couple years with 100gr TTSX bullets but didn't care for them. I think I only ever shot one deer with a TTSX and it seemed to really mess up a lot of meat, but maybe it was just a fluke or shot placement because I know a lot of people love them. Still, I never had results quite like that before. My bigger issue with them was they wouldn't expand if used on smaller game. I used them with a fox once because that's what I had in the gun; they were blowing through it like a laser. No expansion at all, it kept getting back up and trying to run. I hit it three times before it seemed it was going to stop.
So I guess I'm looking to maintain versatility too. One bullet that will work on something as small as a fox or a groundhog or raccoon, up to an eastern whitetail.
Also, good to know on the AMAX being replaced by the ELD-M. I haven't bought match bullets in years now. I liked the 100gr AMAX and at one point bought up a bunch of them. I bet I still have 500+.
Around here and in the places I hunt, shots past 300 yards are pretty rare. I'd say the majority of my shots are inside of 200 yards, but naturally I'd like to be prepared for that longer range opportunity. That's largely why I'm looking at 120grs. I do like the 100gr bullets, but if I was going to stay in that weight range I think I'd just stick with the Nosler BTs. They're working well and I'm getting good accuracy results. My thought was just that maybe I should move to a larger bullet.
On the Barnes TTSX bullet, I actually did hunt a couple years with 100gr TTSX bullets but didn't care for them. I think I only ever shot one deer with a TTSX and it seemed to really mess up a lot of meat, but maybe it was just a fluke or shot placement because I know a lot of people love them. Still, I never had results quite like that before. My bigger issue with them was they wouldn't expand if used on smaller game. I used them with a fox once because that's what I had in the gun; they were blowing through it like a laser. No expansion at all, it kept getting back up and trying to run. I hit it three times before it seemed it was going to stop.
So I guess I'm looking to maintain versatility too. One bullet that will work on something as small as a fox or a groundhog or raccoon, up to an eastern whitetail.
Also, good to know on the AMAX being replaced by the ELD-M. I haven't bought match bullets in years now. I liked the 100gr AMAX and at one point bought up a bunch of them. I bet I still have 500+.