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I shoot the Barne's TMZ in my Knight Long Range Hunter. They really shoot well. So far I have shot them to 200 yards. I have a friend who just shot an incredible 11 point in Illinois at 210(lazered) yards. The deer went about thirty yards. He put the bullet right in the boiler room. I just wish the darned things were not so expensive. It is expensive to practice with them. I have no idea why they are so expensive, I guess it is just because they can get it.
I shoot one shot every time I go to the range. My only interest is how the rifle shoot's the first shot. I can keep every shot inside a one inch circle at 100 yards. Tom.
The TMZ 290g is what I tested in my Savage, with the supplied sabot. They are a very aerodynamic bullet, with excellent penetration, expansion and terminal performance. I wished they worked in my rifle. I have heard of some guys "Kurling the bullet' to get them tighter in their bores. They do the Kurling by taking two files and rolling the bullet in the files. This roughs up the outter jacket of the bullet just a bit (.001) and makes it stick to the sabot a bit better. That .001 is good enough to make it tighter in some bores and makes it shoot more accurate. They even have a tool to do this now:
http://www.martindaleco.com/pdfs/Electricians_Hand_Tools/Knurling%20Tool.pdf
I have NOT tried this kurling technique, but some report excellent groupsfrom doing this. Seems like a lottta work to me to use a particular bullet. I will hunt for another Barnes bullet that flys well with some sabot (Harvester black, harvester crushed rib, MMP12, MMP Orange, will buy some Crush Rib Red for Savage).
"That is all I know about that." Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.
Chap Gleason