I have spent a good amount of time searching past threads for info on these, but very little is out there in the realm of real-world performance and load data.
I wanted to get opinions and any information from you guys - mostly anyone from "the long-long ago, in the before-time" who might have actually spent some time with these bullets.
The bullets in question are the Barnes MRX 180 gr .308 "Maximum Range X" with polymer tip and tungsten core. I am aware that some of the other "MRX" branded bullets were changed over to the LRX line, but none of the surviving Barnes products include the tungsten core that adds dramatically to the weight/density of these particular bullets.
Here's my dilemma.
I love the idea of these bullets in that they retain boat-loads of energy at distance and the tungsten rod/plug core helps drive the bullet through the target upon impact.
I purchased several boxes of these, for what was - even back then - a borderline obscene amount of money per round, when they first came out. Then, shortly after they were released by Barnes and before I had a chance to try them, they were discontinued. I have heard several reasons for the discontinuation of these including the fact that they were exceptionally costly for Barnes to produce and that due to their cost when released to the market, they did not sell well.
Regardless, I have had these sitting around for better than a decade now and finally got around to being motivated enough to at least figure out what I'd like to do with these.
I guess I am trying to figure out if it is worth working up a load for a bullet that has not been produced in nearly ten years and is never coming back, or if I just sell them off and be done with them.
At this point they are just expensive novelty paperweights.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions, load-data, & performance feedback.