Anyone used the Barnes Vortex 243 80 grain factory ammunition ?

[bcraig]

Even though I reload i am still extremely interested in this ammo for when either I dont have the time or dont want to reload but still want the performance of the 80 grain TTSX Bullet.

Craig

[Val]

All you can do is buy a box and see how it shoots in your rifle. I use use the Barnes 85 grain TSX in my 243 with very accurate results. I load my own using IMR 4831 powder. I've dropped two blacktails in the Condor range with it. Commercial ammo is pretty expensive but if you're not going to shoot too many of them it maybe worthwhile to use the commercial ammo.

[bcraig]

I picked up a box tody and will report when I get a chance to try it out in my Remington 7600 243 Winchester.

[emsemt911]

i am trying these out  any more iformation?

[bcraig]

I used the ammo last year . I have a A ARemington 7600 (pump) 243 Winchester. I have a Leupold M-8 4x mounted on the rifle in Weaver low rings and the rifle and ammo will shoot 3 shots into an inch at a hundred yards !
I took a small(60-75 pound does with it at about 50 yards and she was almost facing me ,hit her in point of near shoulder and bullet penetrated fully coming out righ in front of her opposite ham. Near shoulder where impact was at was broken with about a 2 inch hole of sorts in bone. exit hole was about half dollar size with nice large wound channel in between. I was impressed with both the accuracy and terminal performance.


Craig

[emsemt911]

I bought a box, shot it out of my son's H&R .243.  The gun LOVED it,  it shoots about 1.25 inch groups at 100.
The hornady i was shooting was giving me 3 inch groups at a 100 yds, maybe larger groups.
We are going hog hunting soon, so we jaust have to wait and see on its killing performance.