I'm planning to start back reloading for my .243 and I'm thinking I'll use the 80 gr TTSX or the 85 gr TSX.
Is there any advantage using one over the other or just personal or rifle preference ? What recipe has worked for you guys? Thanks.

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38.5 gns. Varget. 80 gn. Ttsx

Awesome bullet for pronghorn, whitetail, etc.

I prefer the tipped version in all calibers.

They also now make a LRX in 243, but it requires a faster twist

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I use the 80 ttsx because I think the tip helps expansion especially if no bones are hit.

Imr 4350 @ 45grs has worked in both my 243’s

That 95 LRX looks like a beast. .436 @ 3,150 in 6CM. I'd guess pretty close in a 243.

In my NULA .243 I'm using 45gr of H4350 with the Barnes 80gr TTSX with excellent accuracy and results on deer. Velocity is approx. 3230fps....

Larry

What are you doing shooting a 243?
Denny

It's a great gun and shoots/kills like a lightning bolt. Still have the 7mm-08 NULA and trade off between the two. Used the -08 on opening day on a buck then took the .243 for doe (two of them) the rest of the season.

.243 isn't just for kids and chicks..........

I shoot the 80gr ttsx at just under 3300fps. Kills stuff quick! I too like the tip to help with expansion.

I'm loading the 80 gr TTSX to about 3180fps with RL15 for my daughter's model seven. With a longer barrel and/or different powder, I'm sure 3300+ would be easily doable and would be even better, but I've been really impressed with 6 kills so far. The deer don't like them at all.

The BC actually doesn't improve with the TTSX, but the TTSX should expand better, because it has a bigger hollow into which fits the plastic tip.

I had pretty much stopped using my 243 until my kids started deer hunting. They have killed a good number of deer with the 80 gr TTSX making it a more formidable killer than I recall using 100 gr btsp. Nearly everything has need DRT on proper shots. I did shoot a sizeable Axis buck that ran about 100yds with no blood trail as the bullet didn’t exit but everything else has been impressive.

I shoot the 85 in a couple of youth rifles. I believe I am right around 38g Varget.

The 85 TSX is nothing to sneeze at either.

That's my recipe in my .243. What primers are you using?

Had a pile of the tips snap on some 120 gr 6.5's, one hanging by a thread when I unchambered a round. Little unnerving.

Try W760 powder. I reload for 4 243's, and everyone one of them loves W760 and the 85 grain Sierra HP. I'd think performance should be similar with the Barnes bullet. 45.5 grains of 760 gives 3300 fps with the Sierra.

I recently stocked up on this bullet for the .243 (1:8).
Doubt I'll have time to get them up and running for various upcoming hunts but am excited about the prospects - provided one can get enough arse behind them.

I'll be chronographing some 90gr E-Tips over RL26 today. Will let you guys know what I find out.

I also agree that the new 95 LRX looks like a solid option. 3,150 should be doable in a 22" barrel. Pretty potent big game load there.

JPro - Cool, be interested to hear your findings.

I used the older 85 xbt ( pre TSX) at almost .243 speeds from a 6x47. I got 2900fps and killed a few head of exotics in Texas with it. It did not open at all on two jack rabbits, but on Axis and oryx it did swell. I think the 80 TTSX is what I would try if I had any good 6mm today. I think the problem with the tips coming off, etc were from a bad batch. Overall, I like the results most people get with the tipped versions. Good luck to you pard.

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The 80 TTSX seems to expand a bit more aggressively than the 85 TSX.

I like the 85 TSX. I had my kids and nephews use it on quite a few critters. Caught a few too and they look just like the pictures.

If starting over again, working up a new load, I'd give the 80 tipped version a go due to JB (Muledeer) saying they opened better and with more reliability.

I could see a 243 Montana, 2.5 x 10 SWFA UL, and a stack of 80 TTSX as quite a handy package....

Been GoIng To Load Some 80TSSX For The Kimber 243AI.It Shoots The 95Gr B.T.s into a Ragged Hole.. Have About 150 Loaded With Varget..Son Shot a Small 6 Pointer Today At 206yds. I Watched Through The Binos. Bang Flop Never Moved Out Of His Tracks. Pretty Impressed With The B.T.'s . Still May Give The TSSX A Try..

Why bother Mull? Stay with what works. I switched to the 95BT after I had to shoot a deer 2x with the 80ttsx. Never had to shoot a deer twice with the 95BT.

Thanks guys for all the helpful info.
carlos

A sample of one is typically rather meaningless, when it comes to predicting future performance (statistically).

I am getting good results with 43gns in a ruger american predator, WLR primer

Don't be fooled by randomness....

I have killed more deer with a 6mm rem. and a 243 than a train car can haul. most I have shot with a sierra 85gr. gameking BTHP my wife has used a 95gr. burger hp in her 600 rem. mohawk 243 a good bit. they work fine. but for the money they coast I would rather shoot the sierra. it is just as accurate and even more deadly. last week I killed three deer with my 660 rem. in 6mm with the sierras, all was 1 shot kills like they always are. here is a couple of photos,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

+1 on 760 powder and the Sierra 85 grain HPBT (Sierra #1530, if I recall). I've also loaded for many .243's and this is a good go-to combo for any and all. This bullet kills deer deader than dead and is about half the price of Barnes.

My friends down in SE Texas used either the 100gr Corlokt in their 6mm Remingtons or that 85 Sierra HPBT. A .243 is not diff.