Who has loaded for a 130 Barnes Tipped TSX in a 308 Winchester?

xphunter · Nov 15, 2023

I plan on starting with TAC or H-335 with the 130 grain Tipped TSX's.
This will be for my Blaser Pistol (308 Winchester), which dropped a doe yesterday on the spot with a 155 A-Max, in the 225ish range.
If you tried either of these powders what did you end up with MV (List your barrel length please).

SJB358 · Nov 15, 2023

Wow! Now that is one pretty pistol! Congrats on the hunt!

No experience with the short barreled guns, but using 125 BT's and Sierra's, I used H4895 and some Varget for reduced loads running about 2800. Wished I could help you more, but TAC and H335 should be great.

I used 14" for the barrel length, but you can see what it will do roughly.

Cartridge : .308 Win. (SAAMI)
Bullet : .308, 130, Barnes 'TTSX'BT 30364
Useable Case Capaci: 48.973 grain H2O = 3.180 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.800 inch = 71.12 mm
Barrel Length : 14.0 inch = 355.6 mm
Powder : Ramshot TAC *C

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 1.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-10.0 92 45.00 2398 1659 43450 11945 82.5 0.860
-09.0 93 45.50 2428 1701 44929 12141 83.2 0.846
-08.0 94 46.00 2458 1744 46463 12335 83.8 0.832
-07.0 96 46.50 2488 1787 48052 12527 84.5 0.819
-06.0 97 47.00 2518 1831 49700 12719 85.2 0.806
-05.0 98 47.50 2549 1875 51410 12908 85.8 0.793
-04.0 99 48.00 2579 1920 53184 13096 86.5 0.780 ! Near Maximum !
-03.0 100 48.50 2610 1967 55025 13282 87.1 0.767 ! Near Maximum !
-02.0 101 49.00 2641 2014 56937 13466 87.7 0.755 ! Near Maximum !
-01.0 102 49.50 2672 2061 58922 13647 88.3 0.743 ! Near Maximum !
+00.0 103 50.00 2703 2110 60985 13826 88.9 0.731 ! Near Maximum !
+01.0 104 50.50 2735 2159 63128 14002 89.5 0.719 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+02.0 105 51.00 2766 2209 65357 14175 90.1 0.707 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+03.0 106 51.50 2798 2260 67675 14346 90.7 0.696 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+04.0 107 52.00 2830 2312 70088 14513 91.2 0.685 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+05.0 108 52.50 2862 2364 72600 14677 91.8 0.674 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 103 50.00 2863 2366 72111 14503 95.2 0.676 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 103 50.00 2514 1824 50329 12677 80.2 0.800

Cartridge : .308 Win. (SAAMI)
Bullet : .308, 130, Barnes 'TTSX'BT 30364
Useable Case Capaci: 48.973 grain H2O = 3.180 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.800 inch = 71.12 mm
Barrel Length : 14.0 inch = 355.6 mm
Powder : Hodgdon H335

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 1.053% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-10.5 86 42.50 2454 1739 43313 12493 92.6 0.856
-09.5 87 43.00 2485 1783 44864 12673 93.2 0.842
-08.4 88 43.50 2516 1827 46470 12850 93.7 0.828
-07.4 89 44.00 2547 1872 48128 13023 94.3 0.814
-06.3 90 44.50 2577 1918 49840 13193 94.8 0.800
-05.3 91 45.00 2608 1964 51611 13358 95.3 0.787
-04.2 92 45.50 2639 2011 53447 13518 95.8 0.774 ! Near Maximum !
-03.2 93 46.00 2670 2058 55352 13674 96.2 0.762 ! Near Maximum !
-02.1 94 46.50 2701 2106 57328 13825 96.7 0.749 ! Near Maximum !
-01.1 95 47.00 2732 2155 59379 13970 97.1 0.737 ! Near Maximum !
+00.0 96 47.50 2763 2204 61508 14111 97.4 0.725 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+01.1 97 48.00 2794 2254 63719 14245 97.8 0.713 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+02.1 98 48.50 2826 2305 66015 14374 98.1 0.702 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+03.2 99 49.00 2857 2356 68400 14497 98.4 0.690 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+04.2 100 49.50 2888 2407 70880 14614 98.7 0.679 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
+05.3 101 50.00 2919 2460 73459 14724 98.9 0.668 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!

Results caused by ± 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge
Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value:
+Ba 96 47.50 2900 2428 73419 14029 100.0 0.671 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!
Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value:
-Ba 96 47.50 2584 1927 49954 13486 90.8 0.795

RL338 · Nov 15, 2023

I thinks those 155 worked well for you

I have 3 rifles that shoot the 130s but no short barrels.
My VS2 I use 52grs of W748 @ 3130fps - 24”
My daughters VS 50grs of BL-C2 @ 3025fps - 20”
My Dad’s 742 49.3grs of BL-C2 @ 2920fps - 22”