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TSX v. Etip V. GMX
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<blockquote data-quote="jpeaston" data-source="post: 514781" data-attributes="member: 22493"><p>First off, I have never shot the etip or gmx. The major majority of my experience is with .243, .257, .270, and .284 with first and tipped generation barnes bullets.</p><p> </p><p>I live in the lead free zone in CA, and have had to deal with copper bullets for couple of years. Because of the drought of shelf ammo, I sort of became to nighborhood reloader so guys around me could hunt legally here. Here are some tips that I would personally recommend to someone starting in with these.</p><p> </p><p>1. Don't use them if you don't have too for most hunting situations discussed on this particular forum.</p><p>2. Use the tipped version, they seem to expand better.</p><p>3. with most factory twists, use a lighter bullet than your current lead set up.</p><p>4. dont believe the perfect little mushrooms you see in the magazines at 2000fps.</p><p>5. when shooting under 200 yards in the vitals at 2600fpsplus, you are good to go, and there may not be a better bullet available.</p><p>6. when bullet-animal contact will be at less than 2600fps, I prefer to hit bone(pin shoulders) to get them to open up.</p><p>7. confirm drops, BC seems a bit high at sea level.</p><p>8. most of the combinations that I have reloaded for, would have no problem gettin .5 to .75 moa at 300yds, but would really open up fast past that.</p><p> </p><p>I did try some Cutting Edge Bullets in a 25-06, and did not have any luck with them in the accuracy department, but admit that the barrel was at the end of it life. The packaging and appearance of the bullets and uniformity were A++, and I suspect they would shoot accurately with a good set up. </p><p>I am not an expert by any means, and alot of reputable guys on here have had success, in the .308 and .338 calibers, I have no experience with those. Maybe the larger diameter would help expansion, which is my biggest reason why I don't like them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpeaston, post: 514781, member: 22493"] First off, I have never shot the etip or gmx. The major majority of my experience is with .243, .257, .270, and .284 with first and tipped generation barnes bullets. I live in the lead free zone in CA, and have had to deal with copper bullets for couple of years. Because of the drought of shelf ammo, I sort of became to nighborhood reloader so guys around me could hunt legally here. Here are some tips that I would personally recommend to someone starting in with these. 1. Don't use them if you don't have too for most hunting situations discussed on this particular forum. 2. Use the tipped version, they seem to expand better. 3. with most factory twists, use a lighter bullet than your current lead set up. 4. dont believe the perfect little mushrooms you see in the magazines at 2000fps. 5. when shooting under 200 yards in the vitals at 2600fpsplus, you are good to go, and there may not be a better bullet available. 6. when bullet-animal contact will be at less than 2600fps, I prefer to hit bone(pin shoulders) to get them to open up. 7. confirm drops, BC seems a bit high at sea level. 8. most of the combinations that I have reloaded for, would have no problem gettin .5 to .75 moa at 300yds, but would really open up fast past that. I did try some Cutting Edge Bullets in a 25-06, and did not have any luck with them in the accuracy department, but admit that the barrel was at the end of it life. The packaging and appearance of the bullets and uniformity were A++, and I suspect they would shoot accurately with a good set up. I am not an expert by any means, and alot of reputable guys on here have had success, in the .308 and .338 calibers, I have no experience with those. Maybe the larger diameter would help expansion, which is my biggest reason why I don't like them. [/QUOTE]
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