New "Non lead" bullets?
12-15-2010, 04:53 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: ****ifornia
Posts: 5,052
Barnes are not new out west, they are just expensive. Since CA went nonlead, 4 years ago Barnes had all the market for a couple of years. We have had EXCELLENT success with converting to Barnes. Sub 1" groups in all calibers is the norm. However, the Varmint Grenade is a bust. the Nosler BT non lead is the best bullet we have found in the under 60 grain bullets (40 gr. .223 and the 55 gr. .243 are sub 1/2" shooters). One other thing. You have to use the Barnes reloading data or you will not get good results.
12-21-2010, 03:04 PM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fallbrook CA. USA
Posts: 322
We killed 2 bulls /2cows and a buck in Colorado this season all with tsx 225gr .338 's, all died within 20 yds , my bull I shot in the chest at 224yds and the bullet travelled thru and shattered his hip, useing reloads we are shooting sub MOA at 100 yds
12-21-2010, 03:28 PM
#15
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
Posts: 22,605
I always used factory loads with Nosler Partitian and switched to Barnes TSX. I found the accuracy in my guns to be better with the TSX and the impact on an animal is incredible. I have been using them for the past 6 years.
Last edited by Champlain Islander; 12-21-2010 at 04:13 PM.
12-21-2010, 03:30 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kittitas, Wa.
Posts: 462
I got a chuckle out of this one ....I've got some barnes bullets that I bought back in 1995 or 96 if not before, the 150's I bought work great on mulies out of my .300 H&H
I really don't like the way they group out of my .338 though, but I'm still playin with the loads a bit also
I really don't like the way they group out of my .338 though, but I'm still playin with the loads a bit also
12-21-2010, 04:12 PM
#17
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
Posts: 22,605
Funny how different guns react to bullets. I always liked the kill performance of nosler partitians but didn't get the accuracy I always wanted from them. I tried the TSX and they were better on the range. The kill performance was something I picked up on after quite a few animals from yotes to deer, caribou and elk. My next gun will be a .338 win mag and I'll try TSX out on that but if I have the same experience as you I'll try something else.
12-21-2010, 07:17 PM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kittitas, Wa.
Posts: 462
Funny how different guns react to bullets. I always liked the kill performance of nosler partitians but didn't get the accuracy I always wanted from them. I tried the TSX and they were better on the range. The kill performance was something I picked up on after quite a few animals from yotes to deer, caribou and elk. My next gun will be a .338 win mag and I'll try TSX out on that but if I have the same experience as you I'll try something else.
I havn't given up yet!!!! LOL!!!!!! I will get it dialed in just seems to be taking longer.... or my memories shot .......LOL!!!!!!
