Barnes in my 30-06

tusker

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I have just been given some Barnes TSX triple shock 180 grain bullets by my son. i will be using Viht 550. What can I expect? will they behave like a Partition in 180 grain? Obviously I will start low and work up but I would like to hear from anyone with experience of these.
Cheers, Tusker
 
This may help, from Nathan Fosters site


Barnes bullets include the 130, 150, 165, 168, 180 and 200 grain TSX bullets along with the 150, 165 and 180 grain MRX bullets (MRX untested here).

The Barnes 130 grain TSX is a good all-round bullet for game weighing up to 150kg. It is highly recommended that readers wishing to experiment with the Barnes 30 caliber bullets for use on Deer, experiment with this projectile. Meat damage is as per usual minimal, regardless of violent internal wounding. The TSX really is a good meat retrieval bullet, proving useful in the .30-06 out to ranges of around 400 yards.

The 150 grain TSX bullet is best suited to game weighing between 90 and 150kg (200-330lb) and is adequate for use on heavier bodied deer up to 320kg (700lb). Wounding is at its most violent at impact velocities above 2400fps on lean game, displaying hydrostatic shock above 2600fps, as is the norm with .30 caliber bullets.

The 165 and 168 grain TSX bullets are best suited to large, heavily muscled game weighing above 90kg (200lb) and up to 320kg (700lb). The 180 grain Barnes is much the same, requiring heavy resistance, not to aid expansion, but to ensure adequate energy transfer. These are clean killing, deep penetrating projectiles but delayed killing can and does occur at impact velocities below 2400fps. The 180 grain TSX does its best work on game weighing between 320 and 400kg (700-880lb), producing excellent penetration on game weighing up to and above 600kg, but cannot, due to its bore diameter, be expected to render wide internal wounds on such heavy game.
 
I cant say much on the 180tsx, the 165 is what i use and it penetrates! The 165 from what i have read acts like a 200 grn Partition in penetration. Should be accurate. I also cant say anything on Vn550 but idk why i wont wowrk unless no data exists
 
what are you shooting?
If its a decent sized animal then you can expect them to work like any other bullet
However if its a thin skinned, light framed animal I fear you may get a lot of pencilling
 
what are you shooting?
If its a decent sized animal then you can expect them to work like any other bullet
However if its a thin skinned, light framed animal I fear you may get a lot of pencilling
Looking at Red hinds in October, but also Moose and African plains game at a later date.
Tusker
 
@tusker I’m shooting 165 ttsx in my 06 and it’s perfect. If your shooting anything larger than roe and muntys with it i think you’ll be very happy. That being said I shot a fox with them and it damn near cut it in half and I ahot a roe buck a couple of weeks ago and again it was excellent
 
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