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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 1397943" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>Love Barnes bullets. I do think light for caliber is the way to go. As an example, I run the 210 TTSX in my 338 RUM. That bullet leaves the muzzle right at 3,200 fps and it kills elk and deer pretty quick without undue meat loss. The low meat loss is important to me. That load grouped 2.15" on 1st try at 600 yards and consistently groups 0.75" at 200 yards so they are plenty accurate. I don't normally go after whitetail with my 338 RUM but I did shoot a relatively small Montana doe (220 yards) just to see what it would do and the results were interesting. It did the same thing as a 6X6 bull elk (348 yards) shot earlier in the year - it hunched up, stumbled for 20 yards and went down. Both those were double lung broadside shots. Out past 600 yards I'd be concerned that expansion would drop off and I think there are better choices for true long range such as the ELD-X. I think you need a little more explosive bullet when you get way out there. But since most game is NOT shot at long range Barnes is pretty useful. Case in point, I've shot a few animals - both elk and deer - that were 1 yard away. A soft bullet in that situation would not be good as you could cut an animal in half when up close. But since I've yet to shoot anything out past 400 yards, if I had to pick just 1 bullet, Barnes would be it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 1397943, member: 63138"] Love Barnes bullets. I do think light for caliber is the way to go. As an example, I run the 210 TTSX in my 338 RUM. That bullet leaves the muzzle right at 3,200 fps and it kills elk and deer pretty quick without undue meat loss. The low meat loss is important to me. That load grouped 2.15" on 1st try at 600 yards and consistently groups 0.75" at 200 yards so they are plenty accurate. I don't normally go after whitetail with my 338 RUM but I did shoot a relatively small Montana doe (220 yards) just to see what it would do and the results were interesting. It did the same thing as a 6X6 bull elk (348 yards) shot earlier in the year - it hunched up, stumbled for 20 yards and went down. Both those were double lung broadside shots. Out past 600 yards I'd be concerned that expansion would drop off and I think there are better choices for true long range such as the ELD-X. I think you need a little more explosive bullet when you get way out there. But since most game is NOT shot at long range Barnes is pretty useful. Case in point, I've shot a few animals - both elk and deer - that were 1 yard away. A soft bullet in that situation would not be good as you could cut an animal in half when up close. But since I've yet to shoot anything out past 400 yards, if I had to pick just 1 bullet, Barnes would be it. [/QUOTE]
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