Anyone still prefer Barnes?

[Calvin45]

Hi all, just curious…it's been great to see multiple other players enter the lead-free game.

Just curious if anyone still not only shoots but prefers Barnes bullets? I don't have a ton of experienc with monos in general, just some Barnes and some Hammers just doing load work up at the moment…but
I notice they're not the fad or flavour of the month anymore.

Any die hard barnes fans still aroud or are they old news and therefore unloved at this point?

 

[del2les]

I still use several calibers and weights of Barnes. Mostly the TTSX versions.
.224 - 55-62gr
6mm - 80gr
.257 - 80, old 85's, and 100gr
.277 - 110gr
.308 - 120, 130, 150 and 180gr
.338 - 225gr
And a few more here and there.

 

[Ricky C]

Hey, I still use them:
6mm Rem, 85 TSX,
7-08, 120's TSX &TTSX, 145 LRX, finally got the 139 LRX haven't had a chance to load develop yet
300 Wby, 180's both, just started load development on the 190 & 200 LRX's
375JDJ pistol, 235 TSX
375H&H, 235 & 270 TSX, 250 TTSX
All guns and all bullets are under MOA and all critters shot died quickly, no tracking required
Take Care

 

[Lee7588]

Between Barnes and bergers that's what typically stays on my shelves

 

[Hela52]

127 and 129 LRX
180 TSX
225 TTSX

Accurate and dependable killers

 

[simo hayha]

I also use Barnes. I like them

 

[bigngreen]

I still have a good assortment but I don't know anyone shooting them anymore, so much better choices and they never evolved.

 

[slikmrc]

185 and 210 TTSX in the 338 WM. Get good speed and good performance.

 

[BillLarson]

I still use them in my 300 winmag... kill elk good....
Barnes "X" 180 gr. bullets
this was before all their tsxx,xx etc..etc... lines were invented....

 

[Laelkhunter]

It's my exclusive hunting bullets:
225 TTSX in my .340 Weatherby
168 TTSX in my 30/06
130 TTSX in my .270 Win
Excellent accuracy, and proven peformance on game.

 

[Calvin45]

I still have a good assortment but I don't know anyone shooting them anymore, so much better choices and they never evolved.

Neither did the Winchester super x power point and in my neck of the woods I suspect that bullets stacks up more game than all others combined haha.

I am actually curious though. From lead cor originals, to the x bullet, the xlc, then the tsx, then the ttsx, then the Lrx and tac tx, mrx for a while, bore riders…) …what would constitute evolution for you? Not being contentious! Just don't understand.

is it just because they're not a fracturing or fragmenting type?

 

[338 dude]

225 TTSX-BT

 

[Bret GRAVELINE Graveline]

Hi all, just curious…it's been great to see multiple other players enter the lead-free game.

Just curious if anyone still not only shoots but prefers Barnes bullets? I don't have a ton of experienc with monos in general, just some Barnes and some Hammers just doing load work up at the moment…but
I notice they're not the fad or flavour of the month anymore.

Any die hard barnes fans still aroud or are they old news and therefore unloved at this point?

Well there are a few of us out here, no need to evolve, if something ain't broke it don't need fixin, I have over 50 years of chasing big game on various continents in 7 countries and near 300 animals havrested, over 2 dozen species from steenbok and duiker on the small end to eland and coastal brown bear on the other, end I've been using Barnes in various forms now for nearly 30 years now. Over half the animals fell to the barnes, 62 gr 224 up to 225 gr 338, and a few in between, not all of the others fell to a Nosler slug but nearly all of them did, with perhaps a dozen animal collected with a Speer Sierra or Hornady bullet, at ranges from 9 feet to over over 750 ranged yards, and one even longer but the range was guessed at and I got lucky, 6 calibers in 11 weights, in the last few seasons I've shot 5 deer and 3 coyotes with a hammer bullet, 2 calibers 110 gr out of a 25-06 and 119 gr of a 260, while all the deer ended up in the freezer all three coyotes got away, 2 went down at the shot Then got up, and the 3rd one disappeared over the hill and out of sight chasing its tail never to be seen again, my next hunt i will be armed once again with barnes,

 

[Varmint Hunter]

It's just uncanny how accurate and deadly the Barnes 130 TTSX bullet is in my .308. It remains my favorite bullet for that rifle.