Actually, I think that all of the 125 grain bulllets, including the "varmint" type, performed well. The 130 grain bullet also did well. The "neck" of the wound profile would put the bullet right in the middle of the chest cavity of the target... right were you want all of the expansion to occur. The gel test pretty much confirm what I have observed in the world. At the velocities of the 300 Blackout (pick your favorite wildcat name here) the 308 varmint bullets behave like their heavier "Big Game" brothers.
The Barnes TSX bullets behaved as advertised.
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Originally Posted by alorton
Some of my beliefs about low velocity .308 bullets were confirmed and some dispelled. I have long thought the 110gr V-Max would make an excellent room entry CQB bullet at lower velocities and this testing seems to confirm that. At .308 speeds it underpenetrates but at the lower velocity it fragments less violently, giving adequate penetration, and did better against barriers than I expected. That is a good home defense or room entry weapon.
The 110gr TSX performed exactly as I expected with one exception, it penetrated less than I thought it would. Regardless, it penetrated plenty and performed well and consistently as they are known to do. This would be a good barrier round to compliment the 110gr V-Max.
The 125gr TNT disappointed me with the long neck length before expansion. The 125gr Nosler BT penetrated alot more than I expected and also had a longer neck length. The Remington 125gr Accupoint faired better than I expected with short neck length, good expansion, and acceptable penetration.
Thanks for posting the results. I look forward to the information this cartridge development will bring us all. I hope to see the subsonic testing soon. Also, you mentioned not using the 110gr Varminter due to the tip. I've used them quite a bit and they feed fine in my AR. I expect similar performance as the V-Max.
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