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Thoughts on Barnes TSX, TTSX, and other copper bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 2800272" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>For me it's all about matching projectile design to anticipated velocity windows and expected target resistance </p><p></p><p>Long range, acknowledging that hammers and bulldozers do perform much lower velocity than Barnes, you're not going to convince me that lead core isn't king. 225 eld m in my .300 win is my fave. </p><p></p><p>But for inside 400-500 yards I loooooove the superior performance of lightweight monometals going fast - just worked up a load with rl17 in my 257 wby shooting a 75 grain hammer hunter at around 4150 fps and it's a laser beam and a killer. I suspect the 90 grain absolute hammer might be a more useful bullet and there's no flies on the boring old 100 grain Barnes tsx load I have either. </p><p></p><p>For expected close in work both my 8mm mauser with plain old 196 ppu soft points and my .358 Norma with either 250 hdy soft points, 270 grain round noses, or 280 a frames offers a level of "thumpy insurance" that in my opinion no monometal or match bullet can touch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 2800272, member: 109862"] For me it’s all about matching projectile design to anticipated velocity windows and expected target resistance Long range, acknowledging that hammers and bulldozers do perform much lower velocity than Barnes, you’re not going to convince me that lead core isn’t king. 225 eld m in my .300 win is my fave. But for inside 400-500 yards I loooooove the superior performance of lightweight monometals going fast - just worked up a load with rl17 in my 257 wby shooting a 75 grain hammer hunter at around 4150 fps and it’s a laser beam and a killer. I suspect the 90 grain absolute hammer might be a more useful bullet and there’s no flies on the boring old 100 grain Barnes tsx load I have either. For expected close in work both my 8mm mauser with plain old 196 ppu soft points and my .358 Norma with either 250 hdy soft points, 270 grain round noses, or 280 a frames offers a level of “thumpy insurance” that in my opinion no monometal or match bullet can touch. [/QUOTE]
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