.223 Barnes 70 Grain TSX Performance

[.46caliber]

ag08, what you're looking for is in the thread. Entry and exits, recovered bullet weight and load data, all around the 70 TSX, are in the thread. Start from the top if you haven't.

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[ag08]

ag08, what you're looking for is in the thread. Entry and exits, recovered bullet weight and load data, all around the 70 TSX, are in the thread. Start from the top if you haven't.

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Copy, thanks.

[SkyPup]

Skypup, do you prefer hunting with 5.56 or 308? Taking into consideration weight of the weapons etc.

For sniper long range kills off a stationary stand out past 300 yards, the .308s cannot be beat, especially with the handloaded Barnes 130 grain TSXs. That setup covers allot of lethal territory!

However when we are hiking around 5-6 miles in a night and shooting off IR lasers fast action style under 200 yards the 556s with the Barnes 70 grain TSX handloads work extremely well.

It is mostly a matter of weight and being able to recover quickly for a follow up shot that makes the 556 best for moving around when carrying extra ammo, water, GPS, phone, and a back up SIG P-239 in .357SIG and hiking many miles in the dark.

[SkyPup]

Copy, thanks.

There is tons of data on TSX destructiveness and reloading data earlier on in this thread for reference use in both 5.56mm and 7.62mm, just start reading early on from the beginning, it is a good reference to get started answering any questions, plenty of them have been answered here.

[Quick Draw]

AG08 you are missing a real treat by not reading this thread from the beginning.

I have learned quite a bit from this thread and have enjoyed the data provided as well the thermal and nv info that I would not have been exposed to without SkyPup sharing.

[RedXd]

Can't believe what a informative thread this is. Thanks for everyone's input and work

[Paradis1142]

Good performance

[SkyPup]

We had a great time last night, got setup before dark and nailed a nice hog before sundown:





Lights Out with an earshot:





Then after it got dark I used my FoxPro Prairie Blaster on Baby Cottontail to call and shoot this coyote @ 200 yards:










Then this big boar hog showed up on the FLIR LS-64 and took him down at 200 yards with the FLIR T-70:












Been wacking and stacking 'em high!

[RedXd]

That's good stuff!

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[Hot Holster]

I'm surprised there are animals still alive the way you've been whacking them.