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Offline jackD

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Questions on Barnes bullets
« on: March 15, 2010, 03:08:31 PM »
  I have just started loading the Barnes, and in comparing them to other bulles of the same weight, why does he barnes book usually show them being  100- 200 fps slower? Also, I have been working on the ttsx, I have heard mixed reviews on this bullet for long range, I am looking in the 350-400 yard range, would this bullet expand like it is supposed to? Thanks
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Re: Questions on Barnes bullets
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2010, 03:37:18 PM »
"...why does he barnes book usually show them being  100- 200 fps slower?"

They used different rifles to work up the data.  Your's is still different from theirs.  I believe you can count on it to expand as well or better than any others at simular impact speeds.
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Re: Questions on Barnes bullets
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2010, 08:51:12 PM »
Buy Nosler Partitions THEY WILL EXPAND and they will shoot well. There just not the new wizz bang stuff with the Purtee adds.
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Re: Questions on Barnes bullets
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2010, 02:57:21 AM »
To be honest I've not paid that much attention to velocities in the latest Barnes manual but in all previous ones when I compare velocities for their bullets to same weight in other manuals I find Barnes claiming more velocity and also generally using more powder even tho most everyone says/said that the original X bullets demanded less powder due to the higher pressures they developed.
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Re: Questions on Barnes bullets
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2010, 05:02:35 AM »
As Graybeard mentioned, published Barnes loads for the stuff I reload for are generally faster than loads for the same weight bullet of other manufacturers.  Part of this was because the loads in the older Barnes manual were a bit too hot but that's not the whole reason.  I use Barnes bullets for only 2 or 3 cartridges and generally with the same powder charges as used with other bullets of the same weight and Barnes bullet velocity has always been faster by at least a little bit.

The idea of the TTSX is that the plastic tip will help them expand at longer ranges.  I wouldn't know if they do from personal experience however.  Unless you're in an area that requires lead free bullets, there are cheaper bullets that will be just as accurate and work just as well as Barnes bullets on the more common game species hunted like deer.
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