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Barnes Bullets, Are they missing the LR hunting boat?
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<blockquote data-quote="feelinducky" data-source="post: 920820" data-attributes="member: 27274"><p>I like Barnes. Everything that I've shot has died with very little meat loss and no tracking issues, no shots have been over 450 yds, with most under 200. However a couple of years ago they changed the .277 130g TSX bullet. The old style had a bc of .431, and they shot great out of my .270. They changed the design of the bullet and lowered the bc to its new bc of .374. I was preparing for an antelope hunt in Wyoming and had to buy some more bullets. When I got home and started to reload I noticed that they changed the ogive. I called Barnes Barnes said it had been changed "awhile back". This was about 6 months to a year before the release of the LRX 129g. </p><p>After the LRX came out I decided to buy a couple of boxes and try them out in my 270wsm. I couldn't get them to shoot, they are longer(129g LRX 1.3440") than a 140g Berger VLD (1.267") hunting. I can't get them seated out further due to magazine length restrictions and in the 270 WSM most of the bullet is seated into the case.</p><p>My frustration with Barnes is, if the original 130g tsx worked great with no problems why would a company change bullet design to lower the bc? I think it was for marketing of their new LRX129g with a bc of .463 to make it look better and nothing else. Only my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="feelinducky, post: 920820, member: 27274"] I like Barnes. Everything that I've shot has died with very little meat loss and no tracking issues, no shots have been over 450 yds, with most under 200. However a couple of years ago they changed the .277 130g TSX bullet. The old style had a bc of .431, and they shot great out of my .270. They changed the design of the bullet and lowered the bc to its new bc of .374. I was preparing for an antelope hunt in Wyoming and had to buy some more bullets. When I got home and started to reload I noticed that they changed the ogive. I called Barnes Barnes said it had been changed "awhile back". This was about 6 months to a year before the release of the LRX 129g. After the LRX came out I decided to buy a couple of boxes and try them out in my 270wsm. I couldn't get them to shoot, they are longer(129g LRX 1.3440") than a 140g Berger VLD (1.267") hunting. I can't get them seated out further due to magazine length restrictions and in the 270 WSM most of the bullet is seated into the case. My frustration with Barnes is, if the original 130g tsx worked great with no problems why would a company change bullet design to lower the bc? I think it was for marketing of their new LRX129g with a bc of .463 to make it look better and nothing else. Only my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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