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Old 03-07-2008 | 01:16 PM
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gleason.chapman
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that is not bad shooting at all... so that is what the vent liner is? I wondered about that. I hear people talk about replacing them but never really know what they were talking about...

I shoot those Barnes PBX as well because they are not as expensive as the Expander. I was told the only real difference is the crimp ring.
The diameter of the hole in the top of the PBX is small compared to the gaping hole in the "Flat Nose", why Barnes calls this a Flat Nose is beyond me, looks like a "hollow point" to me. A "Flat Nose" would be something like a Nosler Parition, which is "Flat Nosed". Yes they are a few buck cheaper per box, but not that much cheaper, still around $1 each. Both appear to have the same number of crip rings on them. His is a picture, the bullet on the left is the PBX and the bullets on the right are the Flat Nose 45-70 rifle bullets.

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