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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 1744619" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>Willoughby, I'm surprised that you couldn't get the Barnes' to group well. Yes, it happens....but, is fairly rare. I'm sure that you are aware that for most folks, backing them way off the lands (.030" to .050") seems to work.</p><p></p><p> Back a decade or two, I was loading Partitions in a .270. It wasn't exactly "match accuracy", around 1 1/4" 5 shot groups, but acceptable for "bigger" big game out to perhaps 400.</p><p></p><p> We're (wife and I) using Barnes, and have since the early '90's, and wouldn't consider anything else. Using her "box-stock" Win. Model 70, with TTSX's, it's capable of 3 shots at or under 2" @ 300 yards. My rifle a bit better, but it's not quite stock.</p><p></p><p> With the Barnes', unless pushed very hard, you will not get the "explosive" expansion as seen with conventional cup and core. If you're only shooting "small" big game.....maybe cup and core is the answer. If you are like us, where game can run from antelope/ whitetail type game, to elk, moose, or the unlikely event an aggressive grizzly, at ranges from feet to 600+ yards....the Barnes Bullets are pretty darn hard to beat. </p><p></p><p> Don't give up on the Barnes' without giving them a good effort. memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 1744619, member: 75451"] Willoughby, I’m surprised that you couldn’t get the Barnes’ to group well. Yes, it happens....but, is fairly rare. I’m sure that you are aware that for most folks, backing them way off the lands (.030” to .050”) seems to work. Back a decade or two, I was loading Partitions in a .270. It wasn’t exactly “match accuracy”, around 1 1/4” 5 shot groups, but acceptable for “bigger” big game out to perhaps 400. We’re (wife and I) using Barnes, and have since the early ‘90’s, and wouldn’t consider anything else. Using her “box-stock” Win. Model 70, with TTSX’s, it’s capable of 3 shots at or under 2” @ 300 yards. My rifle a bit better, but it’s not quite stock. With the Barnes’, unless pushed very hard, you will not get the “explosive” expansion as seen with conventional cup and core. If you’re only shooting “small” big game.....maybe cup and core is the answer. If you are like us, where game can run from antelope/ whitetail type game, to elk, moose, or the unlikely event an aggressive grizzly, at ranges from feet to 600+ yards....the Barnes Bullets are pretty darn hard to beat. Don’t give up on the Barnes’ without giving them a good effort. memtb [/QUOTE]
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