Barnes does make a good bullet. But...Just for kicks one day, we decided to compare bullets. We stood about ten barnes X bullets beside each other. To my surprise, some bullets were slightly longer than the next. We then weighed them. The weights were close, but still off by a grain or two here or there. I'm sure it's not that big of a deal, but this might explain why some guns will not shoot them at all. Oh yeah, the length difference was most prevaliant on .30 cal on up bullets. Check it out. I do, on the other hand like the failsafe design. It's a cross between an X bullet, (Hollow point, petal expandind nose) and a partition (Solid, lead enclosed rear core). The draw back is they aren't know for accuracy either. Though, I did try them out of my .300 Win mag a few years back. I do remember they grouped o.k at 200 yards, but my point of impact was off by some ridiculous amount. good luck this fall.