Just did a search for Barnes XPB on this forum and it returned nothing. Hard to believe that. Anyway, Randy Wakeman on
http://www.chuckhawks.com/muzzleloading_2006_awards.htm

gave his blowback award for Bullet of the Year to the Barnes XPB. Anybody use this? Penetration? Cost? Accuracy? Load with what gun/barrel length? Chap Gleason

PS. This is what Randy said:


BULLET OF THE YEAR
Well, its not even marketed as a muzzleloading bullet-but 100% weight retention, easy loading, good flight characteristics, and a large bearing surface due to its flat base makes the Barnes XPB 275 grain .451 bullet as close to a perfect muzzleloading bullet as I've ever used when coupled with an MMP HPH-12 sabot. Less recoil than 300 grain offerings, better obtainable velocities in a bullet that expands to 140% or more of its original diameter at 1400 fps, and a bullet that has been shown to not just out-penetrate 300 grain bullets, but most 340 to 375 grain class projectiles as well. From muskrat to moose, from groundhog to grizzly, the Barnes #45105 275 grain XPB is the best all-around high-performance muzzleloading projectile you can put into a big game animal; it has no known velocity limitation, either. At 10 yards or at 200 yards, you are good to go with the right powder charge.