Federal 180 Grain TSX 338 Win Mag

[Vince2]

Looking at maybe using this on northern whitetail.

Anyone have experience with this bullet? I’m thinking shoulder shots to break them down and put them down quickly. What do y’all think?

Thank you in advance and I look forward to reading your replies.

Vince

 

[Guy Miner]

I haven't used that combo - but I'd think you'll have plenty of gun & bullet for whitetail.

Guy

 

[DrMike]

Oh, yeah, a 180 grain pill launched from a 338 WM might just do the trick for bringing down a northern whitetail. Then, again, they are mighty tough critters!

 

[nhenry]

I think you maybe will have enough gun, but TSX are a tough bullet that don't always expand the best on thin skinned game like whitetail. It'll sometimes pencil its way through.

I'd consider something a little less tough, but that's just my $0.02.

 

[JD338]

Vince,
I don't have any experience with the TSX but I can tell you that the 250 gr AB from my 338 RUM has never disappointed. I've always had ample expansion, even through the slats both near and far.
Hope this helps.

JD338

 

[RL338]

I have had great results with the TTSX bullets in multiple calibers on whitetail. The only TSX bullets I have loaded now are the 500gr. , but no deer has stepped out and tried one. Make sure the tip is open and you should be fine.

 

[CEG17]

I loaded some 160 grain TTSX bullets for my .338 Win Mag but have not had an opportunity to shoot them. I think the key to bullet expansion with TTSX and TSX bullets is high impact velocity. I would imagine the 180's would do a great job on whitetail.

 

[RL338]

I think the key to bullet expansion with TTSX and TSX bullets is high impact velocity.

My thinking also. I run an 165gr TTSX in my 300WBY for that reason. Also working on 130gr TTSX in the 308 Win. , 150gr TTSX in my 30-06 , and finally 100gr TTSX in 257 WBY.

 

[noslerpartition]

What speed do you get with them?
I used the 168 TTSX in a 30-06 way back on our small roe deer.
Looking back I should have taken the 150 gr variant.
But still, they usually went down quickly and expanded. You white tails are way bigger and I don't expect them to pencil through on reasonable distances.

 

[RL338]

What speed do you get with them?

They’re average is in the 3360s out the 300 WBY.

 

[noslerpartition]

Sorry - I meant the 338 from the original post.
I'd never doubt getting enough speed from the 300 WBy

 

[CEG17]

Sorry - I meant the 338 from the original post.
I'd never doubt getting enough speed from the 300 WBy

Just a shade over 3,100 fps using 63.0 grains of IMR-3031.

 

[noslerpartition]

Within reasonable distances, the TTSX will open without having to hit the shoulder.
At closer distances,you might loose a petal or two, if you hit hard bone with that speed. These might take a strange path and ruin a bit more meat.

 

[Vince2]

I keep bidding on ammo and getting outbid.

Might be God’s way of telling me something.

 

[RL338]

Might be God’s way of telling me something.

Maybe to start rolling your own.

 

[Vince2]

Maybe to start rolling your own.

I can roll my own but really don’t care to at this time.

The appeal of loading, and working up loads, has lost it’s appeal to me.

Vince