110gr "Black Tip" TSX Performance

[TriggerTX]

Jon,

I'll be moving to Houston when I return from AFG in a few months. I know that Houston is not equal to Corpus, but do you have any recommendations on where I need to go to find some hogs? I've been trying to get into hunting them for a few years, but have not lived in a location where there were very many piggies.

Thanks!

--David

David,
I know I wasn’t asked but I could give you a pointer or two since I'm from near houston and have been hunting hogs out on my farms and ranches since day one.

First, make some buddies that have land there that will take you out. Next, get to know some farmers around there who will yet you go out and try and take some pigs, the hogs devastate the crops like milo, rice, ext. and would love to slow down their pig population. Some farmers won’t allow the hunting or just being on their property for liability purposes. Out in the Garwood-Columbus area where I'm from, about 100 miles west of Houston we hunt those hogs with dogs. There are places you can pay to hunt them as well; I'm just not sure as I've never done so.

If you think about getting on a hunting lease, most do it for the deer, then hog hunting will just be a perk for the rest of the year.

I'll be back home blastin piggies when I get home from AFG as well.

Josh

[jonconsiglio]

I'll PM you guys today. Stay safe.

[drh2687]

Good advice Josh, thanks. I just wasn't sure if the farmland south of Houston (which is the most convenient to where I'm headed) had hog problems.

Where are you at in AFG? Stay safe, regardless.

Happy New Year to everyone!

--David

[TriggerTX]

Good advice Josh, thanks. I just wasn't sure if the farmland south of Houston (which is the most convenient to where I'm headed) had hog problems.

Where are you at in AFG? Stay safe, regardless.

Happy New Year to everyone!

--David

So, David,
I ride a Polaris Ranger every day pretty much. What kind of Rangers do you ride? Avitar, kidding...
Where exactly are you heading to in Tejas?

[Beendare]

To the OP,
Thx for posting those pics......great performance from that cartridge. I got a 6.8 upper for my son to hunt hogs here in Ca [.223 is not legal] and it does a good job on them. I sure wish I would have seen your pics before I bought it though.

[drh2687]

Jon,

I was finally able to get your pics to load (our army-internet is finicky about photos) - Impressive performance. I've got a good supply of the black tips and it's good to know they perform as advertised.

I also picked up a few boxes of those Lehigh Defense controlled fracture subsonics (after selling a kidney in order to do so). Have you had the opportunity to experiment with them? I liked to looks of them in my water jug testing, but I have not seen any real-world data back to back it up. Generally I'm wary of terminal performance out of subs, but it looks like they might have bridged the gap.

Sent you a PM back.

--David

[TriggerTX]

Jon,

I was finally able to get your pics to load (our army-internet is finicky about photos) - Impressive performance. I've got a good supply of the black tips and it's good to know they perform as advertised.

David,
How did you get the photos to load?

Also, Jon,
I dont think I thanked you for the write-up, thanks.
I have purchased a 9in AAC upper, sitting back home in Texas right now with all the other firearms related goodies I have ordere while away on vacation. I've also purchase a couple of cans, one for that AAC in particular, and SBR'd a few lowers. This will be my first 300blk and I'm picking up all the info and knowledge I can and putting it in my kitbag before I start shooting and reloadig this new cartridge.

Josh

[drh2687]

I wrote on my hand so I could remember to look at them on my laptop/non-army internet in my hooch... I know, I know - Brilliant.

[TriggerTX]

I wrote on my hand so I could remember to look at them on my laptop/non-army internet in my hooch... I know, I know - Brilliant.

I was affraid of that. Edge city and sniper hill cost too damn much, I havent purchased any internet in an effort to save some cash for all the things I really want like firearms accessories, another Beneli, some new seats form my Jeep, and so on. It wont be much longer till I'll be at mi casa to look this stuff up.

Thanks,

Josh

[jonconsiglio]

To the OP,
Thx for posting those pics......great performance from that cartridge. I got a 6.8 upper for my son to hunt hogs here in Ca [.223 is not legal] and it does a good job on them. I sure wish I would have seen your pics before I bought it though.

I had an 8" 6.8. It was a really nice rifle but it was pretty violent compared to 300blk. Not a problem, just something I noticed.

If I was buying a rifle strictly for hunting that was 14.5" to 16" and not 5.56, I'd likely pick up a 6.8. The 6.8 is flatter shooting at distance and performs very well. The 300blk will also perform very well, but trajectory is more of an issue.

Personally though, I really can't see taking a shot beyond 200 yards. At 200 yards, the drop is about 6" depending on the weather. Using a T1, this is within the size of the dot. Using mil dot, that's a .8 adjustment or holding at the top edge of the 1st dot.

Hunting is not the primary role of this rifle. I took a chance on the 300blk and initially wrote it off due to all the talk you hear on the forums and I figured it didn't offer much over 5.56. Well, the opportunity came up so I got it. The first thing I noticed was how little blast and concussion there was from a 9" barrel when compared to my 11.5" 5.56. Almost no blast and recoil was hardly anymore than 5.56, just slightly more push.

Then I started comparing ballistics. From a 9" 300, the Black Tip has an expansion threshold of over 300 yards. I didn't have to worry about new mags and could grab a spare bolt should I need a replacement (not really a big issue. Just convenient).

If I hunted faster moving game in more open areas where I might not have time to make adjustments or was using a red dot, the 6.8 might be my better choice. For the areas I hunt, anything in excess of 150 yards is very rare, plus we often hunt from a truck or Polaris type vehicle, so a smaller, more maneuverable rifle made the most sense for me.

I'm content with 5.56, 6.8, 308 or 300blk. I wish I would have kept my SCAR H and if I had the money, I'd have a 6.8 as well.

Jon,

I was finally able to get your pics to load (our army-internet is finicky about photos) - Impressive performance. I've got a good supply of the black tips and it's good to know they perform as advertised.

I also picked up a few boxes of those Lehigh Defense controlled fracture subsonics (after selling a kidney in order to do so). Have you had the opportunity to experiment with them? I liked to looks of them in my water jug testing, but I have not seen any real-world data back to back it up. Generally I'm wary of terminal performance out of subs, but it looks like they might have bridged the gap.

Sent you a PM back.

--David

The Black Tip is my first choice. I have a few rounds of pink tip and VMAX left, but I like black tip for hunting. I shot a jackrabbit from 120 yards with VMAX and just destroyed it. Is there an better way for me to post pics that you can view them? Direct link instead of posting them in the thread maybe?



Here's the direct link for the pic above.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7341/1...249380db_c.jpg

I don't know enough about the subsonic ammo to say. I'll see what I can find on them and will post back later. I hope you found some good stuff. I've heard of a number of guys hunting with the subs you can normally find and as long as you make a good hit, the results are consistent and effective.

jon,
I dont think I thanked you for the write-up, thanks.
I have purchased a 9in AAC upper, sitting back home in Texas right now with all the other firearms related goodies I have ordere while away on vacation. I've also purchase a couple of cans, one for that AAC in particular, and SBR'd a few lowers. This will be my first 300blk and I'm picking up all the info and knowledge I can and putting it in my kitbag before I start shooting and reloadig this new cartridge.

Josh

Thanks. Let me know what kind of info you're looking for and I can pass it along. I have a good bit of info on trajectory and holdovers.

One of these days I'll start reloading. I've been putting it off for years, but with the blackout, it really makes sense.