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Lead vs lead free - what did you use last?
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<blockquote data-quote="Willybuck" data-source="post: 2365740" data-attributes="member: 113591"><p>I switched to Barnes all copper in 1999 after many lead core jacket separations on game. 300 Weatherby velocities were too much for the thin jackets. Recovered bullets were half the weight they started out and sometimes multiple pieces. Even my 270 Winchester was separating 130 grain jackets and cores at 3100 fps.These early Barnes were the blue coated ones before the grooves. Took the 180 grain Barnes TSX (blue coated no grooves) to Africa in 2002. Harvested many plains game including Kudu, Oryx, Blue Wildebeest and numerous springbok. They worked wonderfully great expansion, weight retention and penetration. After I came back from Africa Barnes came up with the groove idea. Tried these and WOW!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willybuck, post: 2365740, member: 113591"] I switched to Barnes all copper in 1999 after many lead core jacket separations on game. 300 Weatherby velocities were too much for the thin jackets. Recovered bullets were half the weight they started out and sometimes multiple pieces. Even my 270 Winchester was separating 130 grain jackets and cores at 3100 fps.These early Barnes were the blue coated ones before the grooves. Took the 180 grain Barnes TSX (blue coated no grooves) to Africa in 2002. Harvested many plains game including Kudu, Oryx, Blue Wildebeest and numerous springbok. They worked wonderfully great expansion, weight retention and penetration. After I came back from Africa Barnes came up with the groove idea. Tried these and WOW! [/QUOTE]
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