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I am by no means an expert on bullets. But could some one please explain to mewhat a 150 grain-30 caliber-Barnes TSX shot from a 30-06will do to a deer that a150 grain-30 caliber Sierra GameKing will not do??? Especialy when it is 2 or 3 times more expensive??? Sorry guys but I am not buying it!!! I have shot lots of different bullets over the years-does any one remember the so called X-bullet that fell flat on it's face??? And they cost three times as much also!!! Very few people could even get those bullets to shoot with any accuracy.
They are alot like the Partitions. There is no question that the partition is a very very very good bullet. But again, what does it really do to a deer, or even an elk that a Sierra or Hornady will not do. And I can honestly say that most of the time the Sierra's will be more accurate than the Partitions. I know this from personal experience.
I will not debate about dangerous game bullets-I have zero experience with DGB's, but it will be a cold day in **** when I pay the price for a Barnes TSX. Tom.
Well, from a 30-06, I couldn't tell you. But I shoot a 7-08 with 120gr TSXs. I have the advantage of a lighter bullet, with a flatter trajectory (like I need it anyway), but since the bullet is solid copper, and I shoot through the tops of the shoulders/scapula on all my deer, I need a bullet that I know will get through and on out the other side. Never had one not do the job.
As for the X-Bullet. I just shot my last two 30/30 AI loaded X-Bullet loads last season. Loved the performance. Addmitingly, that wide, open nose probably helped the expansion, where the other spitzer styled X-Bullets had opening issues. I never had a deer that didn't go poof when hit with one.