tsx for maine deer

14 September 2008, 16:34

brian simmons

tsx for maine deer

thinking abt using 180 tsx for maine deer/bear. dont think bt will give enough penetration. other option is tto stick with corelocks. using 300 wm thanks brian

14 September 2008, 18:00

Dr. Lou

I think anything out of a 300WM for Maine deer will work just fine, including TSX and Ballistic Tips. Lou

14 September 2008, 20:43

D99

I have never shot a deer size animal with a Ballistic tip that didn't fall over like I hit it with a lighting bolt.

The TSX is a good bullet, but the damn thing will pass through and kill another deer behind it if your not careful.

For deer I really like the ballistic tip.

14 September 2008, 23:54

tasunkawitko

maine or not, it's a deer, not a tank. you want someting that you know will open up; penetration won't be a problem with a 180 grain out of a .300WM.

15 September 2008, 04:06

TJAY

I shot a deer in Mn last fall with a 300 saum using a 180 cup and core bullet.. It was DRT but I hit it a little far forward and lost a lot of meat. Wished I had used something a little less destructive. I have shot them with 150 barns tsx in a 30-06 and also had DRT with a lot less damage.

15 September 2008, 06:34

Bobby Tomek

tasunkawitko wrote:

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maine or not, it's a deer, not a tank. you want someting that you know will open up; penetration won't be a problem with a 180 grain out of a .300WM.

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I couldn't agree more. Below is a hog I dropped less than a week ago with a 150 grain Sierra Pro Hunter spitzer launched from a 28" .308 WCF. The bullet took the hog tight behind the onside shoulder and exited the off-side shoulder.

Most of the game I take is with standard bullets. Matched to both the game and velocity window you are operating at and then placed properly, good ol' "standard" bullets still work just fine for deer.

Sometimes, I think we all are a bit guilty of trying to overanalyze bullet selection a bit much.

15 September 2008, 06:41

Bobby Tomek

I forgot to add: If I must use a premium, then the Accubonds and Partitions still head the top of my list as the performance of both is so predictably-excellent that it is almost boring.

But nothing I have shot with 'em ever complained about that...

15 September 2008, 07:41

brian simmons

thanks guys. i will probably stick with the old standbuy remmington corelock . would use something lighter but dont own anything but 30-30 . i always take it with me.
looking into a short barrled 308 for maine. lighter and eaiser to handle in the brush. brian

17 September 2008, 16:28

jsl3170

Brian,

Being from Maine I don't get the whole "lighter and easier to handle in the brush" thing - the only time I see such a rifle as a benefit here is if you are actually a tracker. Lots of people think they are/can but damn few know how to do it. For example, read RG Bernier's "On The Track". If you can do what he does then you are a tracker and a short barrelled rifle may fit your needs.

Other than that, if you are pounding brush you're a walker on a drive and not likely to shoot or you're wasting your time because the game hears you coming from a long way off. Stick to the swamp edges/ridge lines or choppings.

17 September 2008, 20:09

The Slug

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Originally posted by jsl3170:
Brian,

Being from Maine I don't get the whole "lighter and easier to handle in the brush" thing - the only time I see such a rifle as a benefit here is if you are actually a tracker. Lots of people think they are/can but damn few know how to do it. For example, read RG Bernier's "On The Track". If you can do what he does then you are a tracker and a short barrelled rifle may fit your needs.

Other than that, if you are pounding brush you're a walker on a drive and not likely to shoot or you're wasting your time because the game hears you coming from a long way off. Stick to the swamp edges/ridge lines or choppings.

That's some sage advice! It took me lots of years to learn the patience it takes to hunt the thick woods here.