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Barnes 280 grain LRX low velocity expansion results.
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<blockquote data-quote="barnesuser28" data-source="post: 687447" data-attributes="member: 43468"><p>I finally got to the range to test the low end velocity expansion of the 280 grain Barnes LRX from my dads savage 338 Lapua using trail boss powder and the bullets seated to just kiss the lands.</p><p></p><p>I had 34" of wet newspaper backed by 5 milk jugs at 50yds, all bullets stopped at about the 30" mark.</p><p></p><p>The first shot had an impact velocity of approx 1400 fps, the bullet hit and angled upward so we did not recover it.</p><p></p><p>The second shot had an impact velocity of approx 1500 fps, the bullet left a wound channel about 2" wide beginning about 2" into the paper all the way to where it stopped. The frontal diameter of the bullet is .600 at its widest point and it is 1.497 long.</p><p></p><p>The third shot had an impact velocity of approx 1600 fps, the bullet left a wound channel about 2.5" wide starting from about 2" into the paper all the way to where the bullet was recovered. The frontal diameter of the bullet is .595 at its widest point and is 1.470 long.</p><p></p><p>The fourth shot had an approx impact velocity of 2650 fps, the bullet left a wound channel about 4" wide starting from the first inch if the newspapers all the way to where the bullet was recovered, you could see how wide the hydrostatic shock was and it was about 7" wide. The frontal diameter of the bullet is .739 at its widest point and is 1.075 long. With textbook expansion.</p><p></p><p>On a side note I shot a load of my 257 Roberts with the 80 grain TTSX and got an es of 0 for 3 shots and it grouped .308 CTC at 100 yds.</p><p></p><p>I will post pics tomorrow, today was the last day of summer vacation but at least it ended with a bang.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnesuser28, post: 687447, member: 43468"] I finally got to the range to test the low end velocity expansion of the 280 grain Barnes LRX from my dads savage 338 Lapua using trail boss powder and the bullets seated to just kiss the lands. I had 34" of wet newspaper backed by 5 milk jugs at 50yds, all bullets stopped at about the 30" mark. The first shot had an impact velocity of approx 1400 fps, the bullet hit and angled upward so we did not recover it. The second shot had an impact velocity of approx 1500 fps, the bullet left a wound channel about 2" wide beginning about 2" into the paper all the way to where it stopped. The frontal diameter of the bullet is .600 at its widest point and it is 1.497 long. The third shot had an impact velocity of approx 1600 fps, the bullet left a wound channel about 2.5" wide starting from about 2" into the paper all the way to where the bullet was recovered. The frontal diameter of the bullet is .595 at its widest point and is 1.470 long. The fourth shot had an approx impact velocity of 2650 fps, the bullet left a wound channel about 4" wide starting from the first inch if the newspapers all the way to where the bullet was recovered, you could see how wide the hydrostatic shock was and it was about 7" wide. The frontal diameter of the bullet is .739 at its widest point and is 1.075 long. With textbook expansion. On a side note I shot a load of my 257 Roberts with the 80 grain TTSX and got an es of 0 for 3 shots and it grouped .308 CTC at 100 yds. I will post pics tomorrow, today was the last day of summer vacation but at least it ended with a bang.:D [/QUOTE]
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