Anyone tried the TSX or T-TSX 110 grain in 30.06 or 308 on roe deer, I'm not looking for opinions but concrete experience with the 110 grainer

Bjarne,

I've used the Barnes 130 gr. TTSX outa my .30/06 Sprg. on Roe Deer and brother; the results were pretty spectacular as long as you don't hit any bones; especially the off-side shoulder bone. If so, you can toss it to your Dog straight-away.

More of the same is ALWAYS a good thing, so now I've got those 130 gr. TTSX's loaded in my 300 Weatherby Magnum ..... hmmmm, never gave the 110 grainers much thought until now .....

Can't wait until 01 May!

I just looked up Roe deer and see they are pretty small. I am guessing the .308 or 30-06 is pretty stout for them and that is why you want a small bullet. Think if I was hunting them I would opt for a much smaller caliber if I wanted any meat.
That said I have shot some small yearling white tail and if shot behind the shoulder all you ruin is ribs with any caliber or bullet.

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all you ruin is ribs with any caliber or bullet.

Don,

Yup, correct.

Roe Deer are about optimum at .243 Winchester w/100 grainers or Big Game level stout 85ers.

A 7x57R w/120 grain TSX' is a good load but don't hit bones or too far back - they are simply animals where you can get alot more meat damage than you bargained for with an ill placed shot ....

and that is a shame because while "Small on the Hoof"; Roe Deer turn into some specatular culinary fare.

I got good accuracy with 110 grain FMJ's in front of H4831 or IMR 4064 out of a 30-06. Never tried the tsx's.

I used 85 TSX in my 243 with great success, but I'm converting into a one caliber setup with a 30.06 and will go for the 150 grain TSX for the bigger animals, but I should maybe give the 110 grainer a try on the roe deer

Explain your logic to me. You are shooting a small ungulate so you use a light bullet at extreme velocity such that if you don't place your shot correctly, you spoil a lot of meat?
Take my opinion with as much salt as you care to but it comes from nearly 50 years of hunting blacktail deer which are generally between 100-150lbs.
You want a bullet at moderate velocity that will expand predictably.
The sweet spot from my experience is a 308 cal bullet between 2500 and 2750fps. I load my 30-06 with 150TSX at 2750fps it gets the job done and doesn't tear up the deer. I have also shot the top of the heart off of a deer with a 30-30 and eaten the heart- very little meat destruction. I have seen deer shot many times with a 243 Win or 300 Wby and who never know that they were hit and there wasn't much left for the table. Unless you are shooting at over 300 yards, velocity only accomplishes one thing, it ruins good venison.
Sorry for the rant

In my current 300wm I use 180 grain TSX with 935 m/s - 3068 f/s and it does a very nice kill, hit a roe buck at about 100 meters right in it's spine and it was not that bad, all other bucks with the combination has only left an exit wound about 1 cm
I've tried 180 grain Interbond in my 300 wm on roe deer, 2 of 3 was a real mess, looked like a shark has taken a good bite

Sorry I'm not looking for opinions but concrete experience with the 110 grainer, that being said it's always good to have an opinion

OK my only experience with 110 TSX is shooting varmnts and I gave up on them because the 150 has superior BC (.369 vs .264) so the downrange ballistics outweighed the gains in velocity in my opinion. Also the SD gives better penetration. This is the same reason I switched form 235 to 270 TSX in the 375.

Thanks Blacktailer, I'm a bit surprised that there is not many with experience about the 110 grain TSX/TTSX, but it's probably by the reason that it's not in general recommended with light bullet, I'll for sure try it to see if I can get the good killing effect with lower recoil as it was a 25.06 or a 22-250