I seat this bullet .050 off of the lands. Win 748 is 3200 fps in the accuracy charge with cci 200, with Varget not being too far behind. If you pull the front rest back, grip the forearm, pulling down and back at a 45* angle, your group will improve substantially. We shoot incredible groups with Win and Rem brass with this bullet. Approximately the same loads work well with the 125g Sierra's, which kill big deer like a bolt of lightening!

Love the Starline brass and I think it’s hard to beat at the price point. That being said, the new brass is certainly short on H2O volume. My 30-06 cases were 3 grains below SAAMI spec

I've got a jigsaw with broken blade holder. Made a small box of plywood......jigsaw running. Loading block on top. Just enough vibration to make powder settle. Less crunching, seating compressed loads. 308, 130ttsx basically a 260rem

My favourite load. Settled at 53gr for same reasons with 5-8 SD. Very quick at 3000fps in 16" tube

That little 130 gr Barnes TTSX is a cool bullet.

I shoot 150 grain E-tip and TTSX bullets in my 308. They group around a half inch at 100 yards and are doing right 3000FPS.

One of my loads this past deer season! Well, don't know what powder you used, if you said, I missed it. I tagged a few deer on my dad's place last season. 130 Barnes TTSX, Winchester brass, Fed210M primer, near max load TAC, 3200fps, Factory Tikka T3x. But mine never shot as well as yours which is why I changed barrels and stock. Much better now. When I get my 30.06 back I might test that same bullet in it

This same 130 grain bullet achieves 3,400 ft/s with 3,336 ft-lbs out of a 26 inch barrel!

Good groups and shooting, ive never personally had any issues with compressed loads in rifle or pistol, try a drop tube to help settle the powder better in the case, I have also seen a loss of velocity at max as opposed to a grain or two below max with various powders and bullet combos

I had this issue before with ZQI mil-spec once fired brass (my brass). Same exact 130grn ttsx. I emailed Barnes and they said with military brass reduce charge by 10% Your brass looks exactly how mine did.

I called Barnes about using their 130 grain TTSX in .270 Winchester yesterday because the powder I have - H4831SC - shows as a compressed load in the Barnes data for the maximum load. I’ve never loaded with compressed powder, but the Barnes tech pretty much told me “don’t worry - be happy.” I asked about using a drop tube and he told me that definitely would help and recommended a specific one (Forster).

I suppose one could argue that the 130gr TTSX is superior to the 150gr TTSX in 308WIN for WT deer and antelope hunting inside of 400yd… there is a conversation to be had there. You don’t need a high sectional density for these smaller animals. The higher velocity of the lighter bullet will provide a much flatter trajectory and more rapid expansion. Hmm…

I have loaded these 130gn Barnes TTSX with 46.7gn Lovex D073.5 and get 3021ft/s out of my 20 inch Barrel thats plenty enough for me max load would be around 47.9gn casefill is around 92% with Bullet inside so not nearly as full as yours, out of a 23-24 inch Barrel it would be around your numbers. They work great on Roe, Red- Fallowdeer and Wildboar

2.845 OAL, 48.5gr Varget, Norma Brass, 3044 fps, ~0.7 MOA out of my axis II with a 22” barrel. Never used it to hunt because I burned through them due to some scope issues and switched to hammer bullets before taking that rifle out. I wouldn’t doubt it to be a very effective performer on whitetails at typical ranges.

I think you found the peak of the speed your barrel was able to provide you. With a longer barrel I bet you would have seen a more significant jump in velocity.

I've been wanting to see videos like this!

Pretty good results IMO. Decent velocity. Good stuff. Thank you.

Try 308 175g 45c gr.....you will get better groups and out to 800m - 1000m.....i stack them bulleyes at 600m. Howa M1500 APC 24" barrel 2 stage trigger.

Nothing wrong with those results. Starline brass is good brass....but, I have found the life of the brass is significantly less than higher end brass (lapua, alpha 1, peterson). The primer pockets will be the first to go, maybe 3 to 4 reloads. Compressed loads are fine. My only caution on compressed loads, especially when shooting mono's, is make sure you are not jamming the bullets in the land. Mono's will create a very dangerous pressure spike if to close to the lands. Like said earlier, 0.050 is my starting point for distance to lands. When compressing loads, you can get some bullets that don't seat as deep as they should. I would be measuring each bullet to confirm. If you like Mono's, you should look at Hammer Hunter bullets. Extremely accurate and deadly on game. Also very easy to load for. I'm switching all my rifles to mono's in anticipation my state will ban lead bullets.

3150 fps with a 308 is incredible. Try a magnum primer.

Glad to see it worked out for ya! I was pretty apprehensive when i was doing this load as well 😂

Just got a browning x bolt micro in 308. 20” barrel. Been trying to load up a lighter recoil load. Have been using 125 ssts. Turns out that they don’t like much speed before they act like a varmint bullet. Probably will do fine on deer. The next thing I want to try is 130 ttsx. I’m starting to believe more in the high speed large diameter copper bullets. My buddy drew a moose tax and he’s going to use a 30-06 150 CX superformance. Can’t wait to see what it does compared to 180 bonded bear claws and 220 round nose that I usually use. Now I gotta get some of those 130 ttsx bullets to try.

That’s a really good start Happy hunting

We loaded ours with TAC powder at 0.7grs below the Mac and it was still compressed. We got 3216 out of a Springfield m1a... 3150 out of my 18" ar10

I'm glad the Barnes shot well for you. We tried and tried to load for my 7mm-08 and couldn't make them happen.

Let’s see the 30-06!! I have some makers in 130 I wanna try! So this is really helpful

Lotsa loads are compressed on certain calibers. Not a concern if you work up the loads. Varget and tac are poss better modern choice powder. But 748 is great in my brother 308.

My 1st thought was you may have used 30-06 data in a 308 case as full as that case was .

I’ve been loading this bullet too. Getting 2850fps with Varget with an 18” barrel. It Is ACCURATE too. So very pleased. Did you say what propellant you were using? I may have missed it. I truly think this bullet is about perfect for whitetail and mule deer. Id be fine to shoot a big elk with it at the bullet expanding range. I really like this bullet so far. Seems to be devastating. Do you mind sharing your C.O.A.L?

I’m not a fan of compressed loads because it limits the seating depth to tune it in. If you find a bullet that doesn’t like to jump a lot there shouldn’t be an issue though.

My experience with compressed loads is very limited, 22 hornet and possibly the 243. Different case brands have different capacities which seems odd. Only issue was this summer my hornet's bolt stuck a few times. 243 compressed kicked enough that i don't load them anymore.

Winchester brass will give you more room.

Sweet load and good shooting. ID just go with the first one.

Try it with rl 15 or hybrid v 100

Use all copper Cavity Back bullets. Best of the best for compressed loads and I've gotten great performance out of their bullets on game.

The Barnes bullets are longer than lead bullets you will always compress loads unless you seat to the lans or use less than the minimum powder charge. I suggest using a ball powder you can get more in the case.

☹ If I could ever find the primers that I need, the 110 TTSX bullet can be pushed 3,500 ft/s out of my 270 Winchester - Which would be a "Great Deer Load"! 🦌

Barnes suggests an coal of 2.735 for the 130gr ttsx 308win. But yet their factory load measures 2.710,some even a little shorter. Wonder why that is?

Good shooting

Great video

Only times ive had primer issues is with virgin starline brass, with srp too lol! Im wondering how it worked out in your tests in the 30-06sprg now. I also load for that as well as 308. Found some 130gr TSXBT local for like $53 so I wanna try them out. My 308 likes the 150gr TSX BT over Varget so my fingers are crossed. This would be a good load in either rifle for caribou for my step son.

So now that you shot the brass and it’s fire formed the case capacity will be hired so I would shoot your group agin to double check your groups and fps. And looking for to the 30-06!

Pissin hot tree oh ate gobbless brother

Thanks for the video 😊. I’ve been curious about 130 gn Barnes but my rifle doesn’t shoot 150 gn well, so I’m not sure it will shoot 130 gn well. I’ve got 1:10 twist barrel.

My only information is from 30/06 Don't know speed U will not catch one in a thitetail Ime guessing 3100 velocity

W748. Got it. Pardon me.

300wsm with that bullet, AWESOME!! Stick to 2.5 to 3 grains under max for no pressure.😂😂😂

I want to know what you kill with them! .300winmag getting 3600+

I just bought some TTSX in 130 grain for my .308. What powder are you using?

what powder were you using? and have you tested any others?

What powder did you use? Great video, thank you

C.O.A.L?

Can you use a different powder ?

Nice shooting.. what model is that rifle I seen the flag safety or am I wrong

What velocity were you trying to reach?

What rifle are you shooting?

Dem rascals look long. What OAL?

What’s your barrel twist

Is a 308 cal, a 30cal bullet. I know a 30-30 is a 30 cal bullet, and a 30-06 is a 30 cal bullet. A 308 cal, is a 308 cal, no ??.😊😊.

What powder are using?

Way too much powder you were asking for serious serious problems

Looks like someone doesn't know anything about reloading.