- Nov 4, 2004
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Looks like a nice easy load. Case life should be really good too.
JD338
JD338
Experiences with 8MM's
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8MMX57JS
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Gotta love it when your first starting load during development starts off like this. Shot two groups to confirm. 1st group was 0.6" for 3 shots, 2nd group was 0.575" for 3 shots. Velocity on the lower end for a 160gr Fox Copper.
8mm Enthusiast
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Beautiful groups just getting started!Gotta love it when your first starting load during development starts off like this. Shot two groups to confirm. 1st group was 0.6" for 3 shots, 2nd group was 0.575" for 3 shots. Velocity on the lower end for a 160gr Fox Copper.
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8MMX57JS
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Went out looking for a bear but ended up connecting with a wolf at 130 yards on the move and a coyote at 185 yards. The 8x57 170gr sst did quick work putting them down. The coyote was a hard quartering shot, bullet entered the base of the neck and exited the skull.
This wolf came out of water hole where a pack did kill two cows.....a good wolf is a dead wolf.
This wolf came out of water hole where a pack did kill two cows.....a good wolf is a dead wolf.
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gerry
Ammo Smith
- Mar 1, 2007
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Excellent work, always good to thin out the wolves and coyotes!
DrMike
Ballistician
- Nov 8, 2006
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It is always a mark of excellence when dropping a wolf and/or a coyote. A double any day is well worth the effort.
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8MMX57JS
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Big boar down with my blue thunder load, great results with the 160gr TTSX at 3000 fps. Bear squared 6'9". 75 yard broad side shot.
This is the entry from the TTSX, very explosive considering an all copper bullet. It's also larger than the exit.
Exit hole
This is the entry from the TTSX, very explosive considering an all copper bullet. It's also larger than the exit.
Exit hole
DrMike
Ballistician
- Nov 8, 2006
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The TTSX worked quite well or you. A fine specimen.
8mm Enthusiast
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The perfect load. One shot, one bear down. That's all you need right there for the vast majority if not all north American big game.Big boar down with my blue thunder load, great results with the 160gr TTSX at 3000 fps. Bear squared 6'9". 75 yard broad side shot.
This is the entry from the TTSX, very explosive considering an all copper bullet. It's also larger than the exit.
Exit hole
RL338
Handloader
- Mar 23, 2017
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I’m a big fan of the TTSX for hunting and your results back that up.
