barnes x bullet
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HighPlainsDrifter
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In my experience a very accurate bullet that has perhaps the best terminal performance on big game of any bullet on the market right now. Very consistant performer. Just one mans opinion.
I have shot the Barnes Tripple shock in:
243-85g
25- 100g
7mm-140g
The tripple shock bullets are a much more accurate bullet over the standard "X" bullet. Also, the Tripple shock bullets copper foul in my Rem 700's less than a Nosler Ballistic tip or Hornady bullets, those 3 rings on the Barnes Tripple shock bullet are doing something very special.
Terminal performance is spectacular on deer with all bullets with EXTREME massive damage internally.
In reloading the Tripple shock bullets, Barnes says to jump the bullet .050 from the lands, which I came to find about right. I have one 7 Mag that likes .030 and the rest of the guns like about .050.
A 243 with the 85g barnes tripple shock will turn the insides of a deer into jello and give the penetration of a 150g 270 bullet....makes you wonder why a guy would need anything much else on deer. The speed of the 85g bullet is the key. My rifle liked a hot load of R#19 at a little over 3300 fps.
Something unique about the Barnes bullet is that you can use a lighter bullet than you would usually think of using. For instance, when shooting a 30/06, you would normally think of shooting a 150 or higher grain bullet because you know that on impact, normal cup and core bullets will loose perhaps 20-50% of their weight from deformation. Well, the barnes tripple shock bullet will maiintaiin 99% of it's weight, so you can take advantage of the speed from the lighter bullet.
243-85g
25- 100g
7mm-140g
The tripple shock bullets are a much more accurate bullet over the standard "X" bullet. Also, the Tripple shock bullets copper foul in my Rem 700's less than a Nosler Ballistic tip or Hornady bullets, those 3 rings on the Barnes Tripple shock bullet are doing something very special.
Terminal performance is spectacular on deer with all bullets with EXTREME massive damage internally.
In reloading the Tripple shock bullets, Barnes says to jump the bullet .050 from the lands, which I came to find about right. I have one 7 Mag that likes .030 and the rest of the guns like about .050.
A 243 with the 85g barnes tripple shock will turn the insides of a deer into jello and give the penetration of a 150g 270 bullet....makes you wonder why a guy would need anything much else on deer. The speed of the 85g bullet is the key. My rifle liked a hot load of R#19 at a little over 3300 fps.
Something unique about the Barnes bullet is that you can use a lighter bullet than you would usually think of using. For instance, when shooting a 30/06, you would normally think of shooting a 150 or higher grain bullet because you know that on impact, normal cup and core bullets will loose perhaps 20-50% of their weight from deformation. Well, the barnes tripple shock bullet will maiintaiin 99% of it's weight, so you can take advantage of the speed from the lighter bullet.
Squeeze
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That 75 gr. .257 caliber bullet sounds like an obsolete
X bullet. I shoot 25-06, with Barnes, and as I recall
when I started, there were only 100 gr. and 115, or 120, gr.
offerings, that I saw available. Or at least that is my
recollection. You might consult an older Barnes load data
manual, or give Barnes a call.
On the topic of Triple Shocks, to add to the previous post,
I shoot 130 gr. TSX's in my 308 Win chambered Savage
Striker(bolt action pistol), and it blows big holes through
northern Whitetails. I drive these at 2800 fps, out of a
14" barrel(chrony'ed average), and they are lightning in
a 130 gr. dose. According to my old uncle, that visited
while I was processing a doe, shot quartering towards, with
one, it is too much gun/bullet for whitetail. He was
making that comment, looking at a 4" entrance hole on
the front side shoulder. He didn't see the exit side /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I use to shoot 150 gr. soft points, and yes they kill deer,
but these TSX's do it with so much more shock and awe, that
I can't help but pay the extra for them /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Squeeze
X bullet. I shoot 25-06, with Barnes, and as I recall
when I started, there were only 100 gr. and 115, or 120, gr.
offerings, that I saw available. Or at least that is my
recollection. You might consult an older Barnes load data
manual, or give Barnes a call.
On the topic of Triple Shocks, to add to the previous post,
I shoot 130 gr. TSX's in my 308 Win chambered Savage
Striker(bolt action pistol), and it blows big holes through
northern Whitetails. I drive these at 2800 fps, out of a
14" barrel(chrony'ed average), and they are lightning in
a 130 gr. dose. According to my old uncle, that visited
while I was processing a doe, shot quartering towards, with
one, it is too much gun/bullet for whitetail. He was
making that comment, looking at a 4" entrance hole on
the front side shoulder. He didn't see the exit side /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I use to shoot 150 gr. soft points, and yes they kill deer,
but these TSX's do it with so much more shock and awe, that
I can't help but pay the extra for them /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Squeeze
CV32
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I used a 140 gr Barnes XLC bullet this year for moose, from my Remington 700 Classic chambered in 6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser. I was very happy with its performance. Here's a couple of pics of the recovered bullet. After cleaning and soaking, the bullet still weighed 139.9 gr, so virtually 100% weight retention. A BC of .522 ain't too shabby either.
Okoyote, I had a friend for a long time that had been a game warden in Wyoming. He shot a 6x47 (222 Mag necked up to 6mm) with the 75g Barnes x bullet, and killed all deer and antelope in one shot. He really made fun of me for shooting a 270, he said it was way overkill for a deer!
I went to the barnesbullets and could not find the 75g bullets listed anymore.
I went to the barnesbullets and could not find the 75g bullets listed anymore.
AWS
Custom Accessory Maker & Retired PM Staff
A few months ago I purchased 500 of the 75 gr X bullets in .257. Go to the Barnes sight and click on their close outs. The 75gr X's are $14.50 / 50. I bought them for my 25-204 and am moving them about 3150fps. Haven't used them on critters yet. I pulled the 25-204 barrel off the action to play with the 22-204, headed out tomorrow for a week of pheasants, ducks, walleyes and a few coyote stands thrown in . Hope to blood the 22-204.
AWS
AWS
striker
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These 75 grainers you aquired will work wonders on those whitetails! I found with my 25-06 (100 Grn) and my 7 Mag(140 grn) that they liked the bullets best loaded at max data for the original X Bullet. Keep em a ways off the lands like ackleyman said and you will not find a better choice.
P.S. The new Barnes reloading manual will be out for 08
P.S. The new Barnes reloading manual will be out for 08