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Need help with non-lead solid copper bullets
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<blockquote data-quote="RandySch" data-source="post: 1372667" data-attributes="member: 66730"><p>I live in California, by marriage not by choice, although I did choose to get married. I will stay away from the politics of the condor, that's a sore subject. I reload for two rifles in .270 win. One is a Weatherby with a 24" barrel and the other is a Savage with 20" barrel. Having experimented with many bullets I have found the Barnes 140gr TSX to be the most accurate in these rifles. The best load for the Weatherby is the 140gr TSX in front of 61.6gr of H4831sc, MV 3100+. The Savage likes the 140gr TSX in front of 55.2gr of RL17, MV 3060+. Both rifles shoot under ½ MOA. When I am doing load development with other bullets, including lead, I use the Barnes as a reference. When I have shot what I think is a good group with a new load I will follow with two TSX's for comparison. So far nothing can match them. With monolithic bullets good terminal performance comes down to the bullet having enough energy on impact and how much resistance the bullet meets to initiate good expansion. The less resistance met the more energy required. Consistent precision and accuracy allow for better shot placement. On a recent hunting trip to Oklahoma I harvested a doe under challenging conditions. Using my Weatherby with its pet TSX load I was able shoot, just less than 100 yards, through a very small opening in the brush. She was DRT. Judging by the exit wound the bullet achieved max expansion. See the photo below. [ATTACH=full]85683[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RandySch, post: 1372667, member: 66730"] I live in California, by marriage not by choice, although I did choose to get married. I will stay away from the politics of the condor, that’s a sore subject. I reload for two rifles in .270 win. One is a Weatherby with a 24” barrel and the other is a Savage with 20” barrel. Having experimented with many bullets I have found the Barnes 140gr TSX to be the most accurate in these rifles. The best load for the Weatherby is the 140gr TSX in front of 61.6gr of H4831sc, MV 3100+. The Savage likes the 140gr TSX in front of 55.2gr of RL17, MV 3060+. Both rifles shoot under ½ MOA. When I am doing load development with other bullets, including lead, I use the Barnes as a reference. When I have shot what I think is a good group with a new load I will follow with two TSX’s for comparison. So far nothing can match them. With monolithic bullets good terminal performance comes down to the bullet having enough energy on impact and how much resistance the bullet meets to initiate good expansion. The less resistance met the more energy required. Consistent precision and accuracy allow for better shot placement. On a recent hunting trip to Oklahoma I harvested a doe under challenging conditions. Using my Weatherby with its pet TSX load I was able shoot, just less than 100 yards, through a very small opening in the brush. She was DRT. Judging by the exit wound the bullet achieved max expansion. See the photo below. [ATTACH=full]85683[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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