Barnes bullets??

[littlebighorn]

I was a die hard Barnes guy for 20 years. They performed very well for me in multiple cartridges and bullet weights and I imagine they still do. I think they are a great hunting projectile.
That said, a few years ago I came across Hammers Bullets, which are also mono copper bullets and I decided to try them. They were so easy to work up and more accurate than my experience with Barnes that I have switched in all my hunting rifles. While I never experienced it with Barnes, I had heard stories of them "penciling" through an animal with little expansion. Hammers have a fragmenting tip and that gives me more confidence that I won't experience a penciled hit. The last few years I have had great success with Hammers.
I shoot the 124g HH in my 6.5x284 and the 99g HH in my 6.5 Creedmoor for what that's worth.

 

[remdriver]

I shoot the 105 Match Burners in my 6br and my 6gt. Both shoot in to mid to low 3s with very little work up.

 

[WYO300RUM]

I have had good results with my .270wsm and the 110TTSX @ 3400fps. Good, flat shooting round. Whacked over a dozen critters with them.
Personally I think copper needs to be going fast to get the most out of it so I tend to shoot light for caliber bullets.

Welcome back .

 

[WYO300RUM]

I was a die hard Barnes guy for 20 years. They performed very well for me in multiple cartridges and bullet weights and I imagine they still do. I think they are a great hunting projectile.
That said, a few years ago I came across Hammers Bullets, which are also mono copper bullets and I decided to try them. They were so easy to work up and more accurate than my experience with Barnes that I have switched in all my hunting rifles. While I never experienced it with Barnes, I had heard stories of them "penciling" through an animal with little expansion. Hammers have a fragmenting tip and that gives me more confidence that I won't experience a penciled hit. The last few years I have had great success with Hammers.
I shoot the 124g HH in my 6.5x284 and the 99g HH in my 6.5 Creedmoor for what that's worth.

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[Varmint Hunter]

The only Barnes bullet that I'm still using is the 130TTSX in my .308Win. At 3,150 fps it is extremely accurate and whitetail bucks hate it.

 

[WYO300RUM]

Never hunted with them, but 180TSX shoots 0.4" at 200 yards in one of my Weatherby MKV.

I've killed a lot of deer and a few elk with 180 TSX and TTSX in my 300 RUM. It was a bone busting accurate bullet out to at least 550 yards for me. New barrel and new bullet/load now. Would like to someday try my old 180 TTSX load in the new barrel.

 

[VinceMule]

 

[shinbone]

Barnes are great bullets, but does it have to be a Barnes bullet? Another mono bullet which people are reporting good results are the Hammer Bullets. Here's an example thread:

Hammer Bullets

Always been. fan of Barnes and Lehigh Defense bullets. How do the Hammers compare. Anyone have any field experience and input on there lethality.

www.longrangehunting.com

 

[VinceMule]

I and others never meant this thread to be a Hammer bash'en thread as it would not make much sense with all the positive results we are reading about with Hammer bullets.

 

[WYO300RUM]

I and others never meant this thread to be a Hammer bash'en thread as it would not make much sense with all the positive results we are reading about with Hammer bullets.

I use both . Barnes long before Hammers . Have had great success and accuracy with both but I like that I can drive Hammers faster.

 

[lwink]

Great Info here - thanks all! Am picking up a few hundred 140 match burners to try out in a creedmoor and 6.5 saum… and might just have to try some ttsx in the 7mag or 300rum.