I have had a love/hate relationship with barnes for a long time. I tried them years ago. It was hit or miss. worked great in some guns, not at all in others. they bascially worked or they didn't. I don't think its the bullets fault but the barrel. A lose barrel didn't seem to like them as John Barsness and other writers say. But a tight new barrel loves em. I gave up on them.

But then I tried the TSX recently. I am back in love. Barnes is the best terminal performance bullet on the market IMO for big game. They will not fail you. I could never get the failsafes, TBBC, or other solid shank bullets to fly good. Only thing left was barnes.