reggiegun Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Anyone tried Nielsen Sonic lead free bullets. I shoot 150 grain soft points in my 308 currently, what do you recommend going down in weight? Anyone’s views please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Saw a write up about these the other day on Facebook. Apparently they've got good low speed expansion at extended ranges and good overall performance. Instead of mushrooming they have petals that open, people were worried about petals snapping off and either getting lost in meat or rupturing the stomach and other juicy bits. Cant say any more than that although I think they're relatively pricey but I think that's a non lead thing at the minute anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Barnes TTSX nothing better. TSX are also good and do the job if you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sako7mm Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 I don't like the extra wound channels caused by the petals separating from the shank of the bullet on expansion. I'd try the 130 grain Fox bullets if non-lead is a must for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 11/01/2021 at 14:34, Walker570 said: Barnes TTSX nothing better. TSX are also good and do the job if you do. Yep. 130 or 150gr in .308 very effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 14 hours ago, Sako7mm said: I don't like the extra wound channels caused by the petals separating from the shank of the bullet on expansion. I'd try the 130 grain Fox bullets if non-lead is a must for you. I have now shot a fair number of seriously large animals (wild boar) with the TTSX out of a 375JDJ and also a 8x47JRS, and on one or two occasions actually recovered the bullet and have never seen one of the 'petals' tear off. The TSX I use in my 22 Bench Rest for foxing and an occasional roe and Muntie and again never seen any extraordinary damage. I probably have sufficient bullets of other makes for my other calibres but if I need renewals then I will be using Barnes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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