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Recovered Barnes bullet
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<blockquote data-quote="toddc" data-source="post: 1259217" data-attributes="member: 4566"><p>Everything in life is a compromise. ESPECIALLY BULLETS. BC, SD, WEIGHT, STABILITY. So many factors to consider and NO IDEA exactly what a bullet will encounter when launched. </p><p>In general the Barnes idea is lighter weight, hard construction for a balance of penetration and expansion. Most would go with the lighter TTSX in a 308. Also would kick less.</p><p>HOWEVER, if the 130 had hit the hip bone in that critter and not made it past the diaphragm, this thread could be about a lost animal. </p><p>Every bullet has a PERFECT niche. I think about how a bullet is going to perform WHEN I am making the shot. </p><p>For example, Deer is standing at 300 yds at dark in a small opening surrounded by dense cover and its fixing to rain. With ANY bullet I am going for the high shoulder. Same deer in short grass in the morning? With a Swift A-frame I'm going after the shoulder, a Berger? Ribs.</p><p>I take a second and consider PROBABLE bullet performance BEFORE I shoot. That's a MUCH BETTER time than afterwards on a forum</p><p>Back in the day when Elmer Keith was writing, there were no SUPER BULLETS. He leaned heavily towards long for caliber, high SD bullets. With conventional stuff I shoot the longest heaviest VLD I can and call it good. I let the SD do the work, not the construction. That is PHYSICS beating CONSTRUCTION.</p><p>With super bullets I would pull the weight back and let the CONSTRUCTION do the work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toddc, post: 1259217, member: 4566"] Everything in life is a compromise. ESPECIALLY BULLETS. BC, SD, WEIGHT, STABILITY. So many factors to consider and NO IDEA exactly what a bullet will encounter when launched. In general the Barnes idea is lighter weight, hard construction for a balance of penetration and expansion. Most would go with the lighter TTSX in a 308. Also would kick less. HOWEVER, if the 130 had hit the hip bone in that critter and not made it past the diaphragm, this thread could be about a lost animal. Every bullet has a PERFECT niche. I think about how a bullet is going to perform WHEN I am making the shot. For example, Deer is standing at 300 yds at dark in a small opening surrounded by dense cover and its fixing to rain. With ANY bullet I am going for the high shoulder. Same deer in short grass in the morning? With a Swift A-frame I'm going after the shoulder, a Berger? Ribs. I take a second and consider PROBABLE bullet performance BEFORE I shoot. That's a MUCH BETTER time than afterwards on a forum Back in the day when Elmer Keith was writing, there were no SUPER BULLETS. He leaned heavily towards long for caliber, high SD bullets. With conventional stuff I shoot the longest heaviest VLD I can and call it good. I let the SD do the work, not the construction. That is PHYSICS beating CONSTRUCTION. With super bullets I would pull the weight back and let the CONSTRUCTION do the work. [/QUOTE]
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