300 Grain Barnes Original
08-11-2015, 06:27 PM
#12
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
very impressive penetration. Its a shame you could not find the bullet. It would have been interesting to see the expansion and weight. Although with the way it blew out the jugs like that, I think there would have been some expansion as well. Great test. I shoot the 300 grain Barnes MZ expanders. I like them. Other then at the cash register.
08-12-2015, 02:35 AM
#13
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 921
Ran into that more than a few times in PA Grouse. Deer running dead with a perfectly placed heart/lung shot and someone else putting a round in it (with it laying there mostly dead) and claiming it. Not to mention, dead right there shots= NO LACTIC ACID! No gamey flavor in other words. Or at least very little.
If all things are perfect, I prefer a double lung shot, however, I frequently must take the shot available.
The bullet has impressive results.
08-12-2015, 05:08 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
Yep, that would do some damage through the shoulders for sure. I bet if you found it there wouldn't be much expansion.
Personally, I don't typically aim for the shoulder if I can help it, but I really don't care if I damage a shoulder. Our smaller sized deer don't have alot of meat on them as it is. Every year we have plenty of shoulders that get tossed due to being shot up.
Personally, I don't typically aim for the shoulder if I can help it, but I really don't care if I damage a shoulder. Our smaller sized deer don't have alot of meat on them as it is. Every year we have plenty of shoulders that get tossed due to being shot up.
08-12-2015, 06:59 AM
#15
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,605
A Knight LRH 52cal has no problem getting this bullet out of the muzzle at around 2100fps with BH209. It does thump pretty hard. I prefer the 325gr FTX because it cost far less and expands just a little easier.
This is what the BOs i shot into media looked like. I had to dig it out of some wood after going through some jugs, soaked phone books and a dry phone book.
Barnes Original .458 300gr Semi Spitzer Retained 274gr Expanded OD .722-.709 110gr BH209
This is what the BOs i shot into media looked like. I had to dig it out of some wood after going through some jugs, soaked phone books and a dry phone book.
Barnes Original .458 300gr Semi Spitzer Retained 274gr Expanded OD .722-.709 110gr BH209
