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Ok now i know you wont shoot them due to cost and such but what are your thoughts on this bullets performance? Do you see any good accuracy, somewhat easy loading, Do you see it actually engraving the rifling? It has a big hollow base which i can see expanding but im not so sure about the rest of the bullet ballooning into the rifling when its fired.
Someone said the owner claimed 2.5" groups @ 500 yards. This i find really hard to believe, maybe a "Misprint" or an obvious yarn.
I love the barnes bullet but they only come in sabots until this Thor bullet hit the market. I would order some but i am a little iffy on a new product with no real backer behind it. I'll wait till i see some reports of people actually recieving their orders before i place mine.
http://dougva.proboards34.com/index.cgi?board=Savage&action=display&thre ad=10341has a good discussion for the Savage, and we are very inerested in shooting sabotless in the Savage, bottom line is we believe it will shoot well at low charge, not high charges, I believe is the prevailing theory. The Hornady FPB did not shoot well in the Savage, the metal skirt at the bottom shredded, the Savage board folks think that will happen to also with this bullet. However with like 40g of 5744, it will probably shoot well. I think it will work well in most BP guns with 777, JSG, Prodex, etc, since most are easily ignited and the skirt at the bottom will engage the rifling. These are Barnes bullets, made bore size for each brand of MLer (great idea). Cost is higher than regular Barnes. Oh if you wanna shoot a good Barnes bullet for under $1 each, the 45843 Flat Nose Rifle bullet shoots great in my Savage and Omega and is about $17 for 20 of them, and they have the huge hollow point of the Barnes MZ. I use the Crushed Rib sabot (.452 diameter)with the this45/70 bullet, you could also use a MMP Orange, as Sabotloader does with his Nosler Rifle bullets. I plan on usingthese Barnes45/70 bulletssome this year, they are awsome.
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