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<blockquote data-quote="joe406" data-source="post: 1582705" data-attributes="member: 92440"><p>I used to shoot Barnes a lot but don't much anymore. IMO, plusses and minuses.</p><p>Plus:</p><p>- It is copper, not lead. Less toxic.</p><p>- Great penetration.</p><p>- Great weight retention. Below pic, 180 grain TTSX after pulled from elk. Straight on shot, close range.</p><p>Minuses:</p><p>- It is copper, so it is harder than lead. Sometimes doesn't mushroom much if it doesn't hit something solid. Sometimes a lethal shot will punch though like a field point on an arrow, still lethal but expect tracking.</p><p>- It is less dense meaning a longer and less stable bullet for the same weight. Could result in more difficulty getting good groups. Sometimes a tipped bullet or LR style bullet will actually increase this problem because of increased length.</p><p>- They are not as slippery (BC) as conventional bullets. They need grooves to reduce extra pressure from the harder bullet.</p><p>- Fouling. It can be a little more work cleaning with more specific solutions.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck,</p><p></p><p>Joe</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]123961[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joe406, post: 1582705, member: 92440"] I used to shoot Barnes a lot but don't much anymore. IMO, plusses and minuses. Plus: - It is copper, not lead. Less toxic. - Great penetration. - Great weight retention. Below pic, 180 grain TTSX after pulled from elk. Straight on shot, close range. Minuses: - It is copper, so it is harder than lead. Sometimes doesn't mushroom much if it doesn't hit something solid. Sometimes a lethal shot will punch though like a field point on an arrow, still lethal but expect tracking. - It is less dense meaning a longer and less stable bullet for the same weight. Could result in more difficulty getting good groups. Sometimes a tipped bullet or LR style bullet will actually increase this problem because of increased length. - They are not as slippery (BC) as conventional bullets. They need grooves to reduce extra pressure from the harder bullet. - Fouling. It can be a little more work cleaning with more specific solutions. Best of luck, Joe [ATTACH=full]123961[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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