375Fox
AH legend
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- Feb 19, 2020
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- Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cameroon
I like Barnes but I stay with bullets I have confidence in. They are much more finicky than lead core bullets. From my 300 win I’ve had better performance with 150 gr than 180 gr. I actually question the 180 TSX now because I recovered them when I should not have. With my 270, again 110 gr had a more dramatic effect on deer than 130 gr. With my 223, 55 gr TSX has been unbelievable on groundhogs comparable to any varmit bullet as you watch the shock from the energy as they get hit. Lead core perform similar with most bullets. All copper do better when light and pushed fast I find and some bullets just do better than others for reasons I can’t explain like the 223 55 gr TSX. Try a few more.I'm not sold on the barnes penitration being better, I've seen so may deer hit with the copper and the bullet is on under the hid on the farside. The slowest kills I've seen on deer where from barnes style bullets even if driven fast. Unfortunately I think very soon here in New York we will be forced to use none lead ammo, I've been seeing little hints the last few year most so last year there paying you up to $60 a box of ammo if you use lead free.