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Barnes LRX/TTSX Success and Failure...
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<blockquote data-quote="frankinaustin" data-source="post: 1124612" data-attributes="member: 71931"><p>My 7mm-08 LOVES that Barnes LRX 145 (42.6 gr Varg) at 2.199 CBTO. It will shot sub 1/2 MOA out of a red hot dirty barrel all day long. Great bullet and so forgiving with respect to accuracy.</p><p></p><p>However, I'm a bit of a skeptic on Barnes for dropping smaller bodied animals. A year ago I shot an antelope and it dropped. Great shot through both lungs. However, when I was field dressing the animal, there was minimal organ damage. I was lucky. And so was the land owner, because he got a great liver and heart to eat!</p><p></p><p>I shot a small Texas doe head into the chest on last Nov. She jumped and ran. Never found her. Shot a turkey too and it was obliterated by the Barnes - nothing to eat afterword. A hunting buddy shot a small Texas buck with a 270 Win loaded with Barnes and it ran about 150 yards and then stopped in an open field. Two more shots finally took it down.</p><p></p><p>If I'm shooting a Barnes bullet, I'm aiming at the head or right below. That way if I miss, its a clean miss with no wounding. I should be a better shot, but I get the shakes when I see an animal and I just need a wider margin of error with bullets. Going forward, I am hunting with Noslers. They shoot good enough and they are the only bullet that consistently produce a bang/flop.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="frankinaustin, post: 1124612, member: 71931"] My 7mm-08 LOVES that Barnes LRX 145 (42.6 gr Varg) at 2.199 CBTO. It will shot sub 1/2 MOA out of a red hot dirty barrel all day long. Great bullet and so forgiving with respect to accuracy. However, I'm a bit of a skeptic on Barnes for dropping smaller bodied animals. A year ago I shot an antelope and it dropped. Great shot through both lungs. However, when I was field dressing the animal, there was minimal organ damage. I was lucky. And so was the land owner, because he got a great liver and heart to eat! I shot a small Texas doe head into the chest on last Nov. She jumped and ran. Never found her. Shot a turkey too and it was obliterated by the Barnes - nothing to eat afterword. A hunting buddy shot a small Texas buck with a 270 Win loaded with Barnes and it ran about 150 yards and then stopped in an open field. Two more shots finally took it down. If I'm shooting a Barnes bullet, I'm aiming at the head or right below. That way if I miss, its a clean miss with no wounding. I should be a better shot, but I get the shakes when I see an animal and I just need a wider margin of error with bullets. Going forward, I am hunting with Noslers. They shoot good enough and they are the only bullet that consistently produce a bang/flop. [/QUOTE]
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