sniperone

Has anyone used the PMC Barnes X-Bullet in 140gr. or 160gr. in .7mm Rem?
How does this ammo perform?

StillHunter90

One of the guys I work with uses the barnes X- bullett in I think 160 gr not totally sure. But any ways he has had good luck with them in his browning. He has shot a few bear, 1 moose and a couple of deer although I dont think they are made for light skinned animals like deer. They do a number on the larger game ripping through bone and muscle easily while supposedly having 100% weight retention.

sniperone

Thanks for the reply, StillHunter90. I've had good luck with Winchester Supreme Fail Safe's in my .280 rem. and .300 win.mag.. I'm always up for trying other factory loads. I have a box of .7mmNitrex 145gr Grand Slams that I still need to shoot, I'll look for the PMC's at the local range and see how they compare.

sid828

Have not used PMC, butdo use Federal. Check this link:

http://www.federalcartridge.com/default.asp?pg=46

sniperone

I've used Federal in a lot of applications and had good results. I'm not sure if the Federal Barnes TSX is the same bullet as the Barnes X-Bullet.
I've used PMC in some of my handguns for practice without jam or misfire.
I thought I would give the PMC/Barnes a shot and see how they perform.
Itwon't hurt to checkthem out anyway.

skeeter 7MM

The PMC offering is the original X bullet, while the Federal offering TSX is a newer offering by barneswhich many, including myself, feel is an upgrade from the original X-bullet. Reason why??? Less copper fouling with the TSX, faster velocity with a naked bullet and accuracy. I never used the x-bullet on anything other then paper but reports from the field are the TSX is more relaible in terms of expansion and would channel results, the x bullet has a reputation penciling thru. I have used the TSX and its performance has been top notch on elk and moose. The TSX carries the sameweight retention as the original x bullet so I can't see any negatives to choosing the TSX over the X- bullet.

BTW I handload 140gr TSX BT for my 7mm rem mag for elk and moose, thus only one bullet recovered from a bull moose which retained over 90% of mass and expanded over double orginal diameter (.714 if i remember correctly).The other 3 were clean pass thru which showed great wound channels and resulted in animals being down in very quick order. All single shot harvests.

sniperone

Thanks for the insight "skeeter 7mm". I've had this 7mag for a few years and never took it hunting. I'm taking it with me as my primary weapon for a mule deer hunt in November. My hunting buddy uses the .7mm mag on all his hunts from whitetail to Elk with good results, he uses Federal Premium.

Budriser

I started using them a couple of years ago and they are an awesome bullet. Ive taken Mule deer and Elk with them and this fall I will take a bear (hopefully). They do quite a number on the animals. The expansion and wieght retention is amazing and scary. Good luck!