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Sheep & 7mm-08
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 98731" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I have loaded Barnes TSX bullets with the case mouth on the bands, centered on the grooves and everywhere in between. I have yet to notice any difference. If given the choice, I prefer to have a band under the case mouth just to prevent the possibility of getting a dent in the case mouth.</p><p></p><p>Look for the most accurate seating depth and go with it. Here are a few tips that have worked for me when using Barnes X bullets:</p><p></p><p>1. Always strip your bore <strong>clean</strong> of all previous fouling before starting with Barnes bullets. I'd suggest using regular solvent followed by a good cleaning with JB compound. Wipe Out would also be a good choice for an over night soak.</p><p></p><p>2. Follow Barnes's suggestion by starting with bullets .050" off the rifling. Some rifles shoot X bullets .100" off. Very few seem to shoot best with X bullets snuggled right up to the rifling.</p><p></p><p>3. In my experience, X bullets <strong>seem</strong> to perform better with powders which are not the slowest within the recommended powders for a given cartrifde and bullet weight. A slightly faster powder often (not always) produces tighter groups with Barnes bullets.</p><p></p><p>These are my personal observations after shooting many different X bullets over many years. Like everything else in the world of handloading, nothing is cast in stone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 98731, member: 313"] I have loaded Barnes TSX bullets with the case mouth on the bands, centered on the grooves and everywhere in between. I have yet to notice any difference. If given the choice, I prefer to have a band under the case mouth just to prevent the possibility of getting a dent in the case mouth. Look for the most accurate seating depth and go with it. Here are a few tips that have worked for me when using Barnes X bullets: 1. Always strip your bore [b]clean[/b] of all previous fouling before starting with Barnes bullets. I'd suggest using regular solvent followed by a good cleaning with JB compound. Wipe Out would also be a good choice for an over night soak. 2. Follow Barnes's suggestion by starting with bullets .050" off the rifling. Some rifles shoot X bullets .100" off. Very few seem to shoot best with X bullets snuggled right up to the rifling. 3. In my experience, X bullets [b]seem[/b] to perform better with powders which are not the slowest within the recommended powders for a given cartrifde and bullet weight. A slightly faster powder often (not always) produces tighter groups with Barnes bullets. These are my personal observations after shooting many different X bullets over many years. Like everything else in the world of handloading, nothing is cast in stone. [/QUOTE]
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