My New Hunting Load! Barnes 100gr X

[Bigfoot]

Barnes is coming out with a 110 TSX and a 110 TEC-X soon, probably the same bullet. The pressure relief from the grooves should help with velocity a bit and they might shoot better too. They probably won't open as well as your 100s with the tips so it should penetrate further. Midway has them listed as coming soon.

[Pitt300]

J
Not sure what you're hunting but that energy level is getting below recommended amounts for deer.
You run a greater risk of wounded/lost animals & we do not need that in today's enviroment.
If you want to hunt 300 yards get something designed for that; otherwise, do what the round was designed for & keep the distances shorter so your energy is there.
These comments don't refer to subsonic loads since you are killing by blood loss rather than kinetic energy w/supersonic loads.
Just my $0.02.
P

[JFettig]

I'm limiting myself to under 200 yards. I'm hunting deer in pistol/shotgun zones.

Jon

[JFettig]

Well, no deers to be found anywhere... saw two does, one at 150yds running and a yearling about 10ft darting all over. Didn't matter either way, I don't have a doe tag.

Jon

[kurtz]

Jon,

was wondering if you have made any of the tips for sale?.....I am interested in some if they are available....

Midway had the barnes on close-out special so I picked up a few boxes to try....really liked how they opened up in your tests, looked like they held together really well also....I wonder how much the tip helps the BC....should help extend the energy a good bit.....

I have shot some of the Sierra 110HP varminter at around 2,700fps, they kinda have the BC of a cinder-block but inside 100yds they are explosive on small game....the tips would probably help them out as well....

good luck with the deer hunt,

kurtz

[JFettig]

Kurz, if you'd like some, I can order some material with my next material order and make up some. not sure what I'd have to charge for them, I'd be out a few weeks though.

Kurz, for what its worth, I sighted in at 100 with my 125gr TNT @2000fps and they had the exact same point of impact at 100. I did not take the out to 200 yards but did take the 125 TNTs out to 200 and they had about an 8-9" drop.

The MV of the barnes was ~2100-2150fps.

Jon