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Barnes 130 gr XLC in 300 win mag
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<blockquote data-quote="kraky2" data-source="post: 92723" data-attributes="member: 3532"><p>I can confirm what Whapiti is saying. I called barnes and got much the same answer. They said you should try and match the bullet to impact speed. Try and keep the impact speed under 2800 fps for best performance. I do believe the new tsx's are better at holding their pedals but even barnes can't guarantee perfect performance from the new super mags. (130's are for .308, 150 and 165 for '06, bigger for the mags) I don't understand how a flat blunt bullet will do more damage than one with good frontal diameter. If so I would think that everyone would be making a bullet with a "wipe away" front end. But I do believe that there is still lots of damage that can be done by a high speed blunt bullet. </p><p>All that being said I wouldn't be afraid to take on a deer with a 130 barnes out of a magnum....I just wouldn't want to be shooting an elk with the same combo when a bigger bullet is available...and will most likely shoot just as flat because of ballistic efficiency.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kraky2, post: 92723, member: 3532"] I can confirm what Whapiti is saying. I called barnes and got much the same answer. They said you should try and match the bullet to impact speed. Try and keep the impact speed under 2800 fps for best performance. I do believe the new tsx's are better at holding their pedals but even barnes can't guarantee perfect performance from the new super mags. (130's are for .308, 150 and 165 for '06, bigger for the mags) I don't understand how a flat blunt bullet will do more damage than one with good frontal diameter. If so I would think that everyone would be making a bullet with a "wipe away" front end. But I do believe that there is still lots of damage that can be done by a high speed blunt bullet. All that being said I wouldn't be afraid to take on a deer with a 130 barnes out of a magnum....I just wouldn't want to be shooting an elk with the same combo when a bigger bullet is available...and will most likely shoot just as flat because of ballistic efficiency. [/QUOTE]
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