Barnes new TMZs are here
03-16-2006, 10:24 AM
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Fork Horn
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Barnes new TMZs are here
Just got my 290 gr TMZs,from Cabelas, yesterday. They look realy good.
Here is the balistics as printed on the box. ( Knight brand, they were quite alot cheaper-- $15.99 for 30 comp. to $18.95 for 24 for Barnes)
150 gr. of 777 ---- 290 gr TMZ
Range (yds.) 0 50 100 150 200
Bullet Impact -1.50 .51 0.00 -3.48 -10.45
Vel. (ft/sec) 2011 1857 1712 1579 1458
Ener. (ft/lbs) 2604 2221 1888 1606 1368
If these balistics are accurate these should be very good out to 200 yds.
Here is the balistics as printed on the box. ( Knight brand, they were quite alot cheaper-- $15.99 for 30 comp. to $18.95 for 24 for Barnes)
150 gr. of 777 ---- 290 gr TMZ
Range (yds.) 0 50 100 150 200
Bullet Impact -1.50 .51 0.00 -3.48 -10.45
Vel. (ft/sec) 2011 1857 1712 1579 1458
Ener. (ft/lbs) 2604 2221 1888 1606 1368
If these balistics are accurate these should be very good out to 200 yds.
03-16-2006, 04:24 PM
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RE: Barnes new TMZs are here
What rifle are you using with the new Knight bullets? Are they 451s? Let us also know the difficulty level forloading/seating?
That's a big price difference between what appears to be two identical bullets in different brand packages.
That's a big price difference between what appears to be two identical bullets in different brand packages.
03-17-2006, 10:14 AM
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RE: Barnes new TMZs are here
I am shooting an Omega. I think they are supposed to be .451 but I checked a couple of them and,with my digital calipers, the were .450. Maybe they will load decent in my tight Omega. They came with yellow sabots but I have some HPH 24s and some crush ribs if the yellow ones are too tight. I haven't tried to load any, yet, but I will soon. We just experienced a death in the family so that wll, pretty much, put everything on hold for awhile.
03-17-2006, 03:23 PM
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RE: Barnes new TMZs are here
Its odd you should post this thread. I was looking at the Cabela's Shooting Catalog just the other day.I noticed the Barnes and Knight bullets you are talking about. I also noticed the price difference. They have them on opposite pages. I wondered to myself, how many people paid they extra money for 6 less bullets.
Anyway, keep us posted and let us know how they shoot.
Anyway, keep us posted and let us know how they shoot.
03-17-2006, 03:51 PM
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RE: Barnes new TMZs are here
I haven't been able to shoot them yet but I did try loading them in my Omega. With the sabots that came with them they loaded fairly hard, with a clean barrel, don't know if they would be too hard with a spit patched barrel. They load very good with a HPH 24, pretty loose with a crushrib. They load easier than the 300 gr Barnes MZs, the crush
ribswork good with them.
ribswork good with them.
