barnes in a triumph

[outdoorsmen]

has anybody shot the barnes bullet in the triumph? what was it like? how did it load, what sabot did you use, how did it fly? what powder?

[hossdaniels]

Which one? FWIW they all shoot good to 160 yds, tmz's good past that, The ugly ol mz has accounted for some excellent groups at 100, but open pretty bad at 200. The 300g .458 barnes original semispitzer is the best flying bullet ever produced for a big bore(IMO). Some have had good luck with the xpb's, but again not that good at 200.

I have heard complaints about the supplied sabots being hard to load, but that's still a good thing(as long as you dont have to pound it down with a hammer.)

And for the boat tailed bullets(spit fires?), if the supplied ones dont work you cant substitute regular flat based sabots.

[lemoyne]

I tried a lot of different bullets so far the best out to 250 yds is the 200grSW with the 250 gr Gold Dot a close second.

[outdoorsmen]

ORIGINAL: lemoyne

I tried a lot of different bullets so far the best out to 250 yds is the 200grSW with the 250 gr Gold Dot a close second.

200gr shockwave, are those the black mmp sabots?
what type of numbers you get (energy/velocity) out to 250yds? i would think that the 200gr bullet would be about out of steam by that point. what powder? I'm looking for something to 200yds max.
i would love to get a barnes to shoot well. I'm not trying anything till i get my hands on blackhorn209.

[gleason.chapman]

ORIGINAL: outdoorsmen

has anybody shot the barnes bullet in the triumph? what was it like? how did it load, what sabot did you use, how did it fly? what powder?

See this thread for different sabots with a Barnes Origonal:

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2673974

In my opinion, it is all about the sabot for a good flying bullet, you gotta match up the right sabot with the bullet you want to shoot, not too loose and not too tight, just right---I call it "Goldilocks fit" of sabot to bullet. Then you have a good flying bullet. You will probably have to swab the barrel of the triumph, every shot to get consistent accuracy. I did with my Omega, adn the Triumph is an upgrade Omega.
Chap Gleason