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<blockquote data-quote="bigngreen" data-source="post: 1604621" data-attributes="member: 13632"><p>The failure is from not being able to run a heavy enough bullet fast enough to overcome the frontal area that is normal function for a Barnes, their copper alloy is very resistant to shearing petals of which means a huge amount of resistance to penetration and they over turn and change direction. The 165 and 168 weights in 30 cal magnums are what I've shot most with though I've ran 6.5 and 270's also. I've had them come out of elk all different directions! It's important to keep the RPM's up to try to keep them tracking true so if I use weights that are marginal stability I saw worse issues. It's just a momentum vs resistance issue, that's where the Hammers have absolutely been awesome, the front will shed if needed so the shank can keep tracking through and the large frag from the front often times exits as well behind the shank leaving a shot gun pattern through the lungs and exit, so much more lethal a wound channel than a bullet that won't shed weight!!! I would not have seen what was happening in the mountains because the elk are gone at the shot, not evidence is left, on the fields you can see everything that happens and it was eye opening in a big way!!</p><p>A relative shoots a 375 and and I had to shoot several elk for him because while they blew through they did not create a large enough wound channel unless crushing both shoulders and getting bone frag everywhere, I chucked up the bullets in my lathe and modified them and then they started flattening elk!! </p><p>I think many times different bullets work for different guys, our rifles, terrain, game animals and shot placement is different so finding that bullet that delivers the results in one shot per animal is the best for a given individual, I have friends who have a bad time with Bergers while I pole axe everything I look at with them, it's all good as long as guys are open to trying to find better tools all the time!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigngreen, post: 1604621, member: 13632"] The failure is from not being able to run a heavy enough bullet fast enough to overcome the frontal area that is normal function for a Barnes, their copper alloy is very resistant to shearing petals of which means a huge amount of resistance to penetration and they over turn and change direction. The 165 and 168 weights in 30 cal magnums are what I've shot most with though I've ran 6.5 and 270's also. I've had them come out of elk all different directions! It's important to keep the RPM's up to try to keep them tracking true so if I use weights that are marginal stability I saw worse issues. It's just a momentum vs resistance issue, that's where the Hammers have absolutely been awesome, the front will shed if needed so the shank can keep tracking through and the large frag from the front often times exits as well behind the shank leaving a shot gun pattern through the lungs and exit, so much more lethal a wound channel than a bullet that won't shed weight!!! I would not have seen what was happening in the mountains because the elk are gone at the shot, not evidence is left, on the fields you can see everything that happens and it was eye opening in a big way!! A relative shoots a 375 and and I had to shoot several elk for him because while they blew through they did not create a large enough wound channel unless crushing both shoulders and getting bone frag everywhere, I chucked up the bullets in my lathe and modified them and then they started flattening elk!! I think many times different bullets work for different guys, our rifles, terrain, game animals and shot placement is different so finding that bullet that delivers the results in one shot per animal is the best for a given individual, I have friends who have a bad time with Bergers while I pole axe everything I look at with them, it's all good as long as guys are open to trying to find better tools all the time! [/QUOTE]
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