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Barnes Triple Shock, another opinion
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<blockquote data-quote="Jon A" data-source="post: 34610" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>I agree, an instant drop <em>can</em> mean a misplaced shot (horn, grazed spine, etc)--especially if you were aiming for the lungs at long range with an X bullet and didn't expect an instant drop. However, <em>almost always</em> is way off the mark in my experience.</p><p></p><p>I prefer to put an animal down. Now. I usually take out one or both shoulders on the way to or from the heart/lung area. At relatively close ranges, this <em>usually</em> drops a deer in his tracks, even using X-Bullets (light ones at high velocity).</p><p></p><p>Jeff, what's the farthest you've shot an animal clean through the lungs with an X? How far did you have to apply your "lost art" of tracking it?</p><p></p><p>I haven't tested the TSX and they are <em>supposed</em> to open up more quickly, but given my experience with older X's they sure wouldn't be my choice for a lung shot beyond 500 or 600 yards. They may open up more quickly in reduced velocity penetration tests, but the revised hollow point makes their BC even lower which will reduce the impact velocity even more compared with the older XBT's.</p><p></p><p>I also don't agree that BC doesn't matter much. The more wind drift you have, the harder the bullet will be to hit with. And the lower the impact velocity will be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon A, post: 34610, member: 319"] I agree, an instant drop [I]can[/I] mean a misplaced shot (horn, grazed spine, etc)--especially if you were aiming for the lungs at long range with an X bullet and didn't expect an instant drop. However, [I]almost always[/I] is way off the mark in my experience. I prefer to put an animal down. Now. I usually take out one or both shoulders on the way to or from the heart/lung area. At relatively close ranges, this [I]usually[/I] drops a deer in his tracks, even using X-Bullets (light ones at high velocity). Jeff, what's the farthest you've shot an animal clean through the lungs with an X? How far did you have to apply your "lost art" of tracking it? I haven't tested the TSX and they are [I]supposed[/I] to open up more quickly, but given my experience with older X's they sure wouldn't be my choice for a lung shot beyond 500 or 600 yards. They may open up more quickly in reduced velocity penetration tests, but the revised hollow point makes their BC even lower which will reduce the impact velocity even more compared with the older XBT's. I also don't agree that BC doesn't matter much. The more wind drift you have, the harder the bullet will be to hit with. And the lower the impact velocity will be. [/QUOTE]
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