THAC Copper Bullets
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Heym SR20
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If the beast drops on the spot, and / or you go to the shot site you can sometimes find where the bullet has hit the ground.Fab
Yet to recover a solid from something I’ve killed
You guys must be shooting at extended ranges for them to stay inside
Never got in with Barnes - problematic accuracy (for me.
The one below I found under the neck skin of sika / red hybrid shot at less than 100 yards - it was quartering away from me. It is a 140gn RWS HIT bullet from my 7x65R with a back of box MV of 2911 fps, impact at 100 yards in 2700 fps.
I've found 3 or 4 Barnes with 308 under the skin of stags / spikers on quartering shots a modest ranges (<200yds). Each time the deer has moved <10 yards after the shot. Don't recall even finding one with the 6.5-284 (or on a hind) but many of mine go off whole so there may have been the odd one.
DEVON _ DEERSTALKING
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Sounds interesting would be interested how you get on with them
All Barnes TTSX 120g in my 6.5x655 are always a clean pass through at normal woodland stalking distances, agreed. Nevertheless they have been effective in all my use cases over 10 years.
Not in the case of the .375 270g in the image I posted above: it was fired at 60m with an MV of approx 2650fps. [buffalo]
But I think that the point is this: the Barnes claim to deliver very nearly 100% weight retension is validated. Unlike frangible lead-free projectile designs, Barnes does not seem to spall material post strike.
Lighter bullets have less momentum than a heavier bullet at the same velocity, so will penetrate less, and possibly not exit.
Whether a bullet will fragment or not is dependent on velocity - these were all from deer, from closer to further ranges left to right:
Whether a bullet will fragment or not is dependent on velocity - these were all from deer, from closer to further ranges left to right:
Rutland lad
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I actually have done this more than once - Barnes TSX 180 grain came out at just under 178 grains. I tried it again, and it was slightly more.
The Fox 123 grain monometal didn’t retain quite as much, but it was still above 95%. Hence I speak with a fair degree of confidence on this.
Below is a photo of a recovered Barnes dug out of soft earth bank having passed through fallow. Sadly I’ve another photo somewhere of another one on the scales showing it’s retained weight but I cannot find the thing.
As I posted this I realised this is the one on the scales, but the photo has been cropped so doesn’t show the weight. I’ve an uncropped one see where which I’ll do my best to find.
Rutland lad
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I must apologise - this is not the photo I thought it was. This is NOT the recovered Barnes TSX from a fallow. It’s one recovered from a rotten tree trunk which my check zero target was against. It doesn’t accurately represent the point I was trying to make.
Norfolk Deer Search
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One on top of two
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I use THAC 122 grn And 130grn in my old creedmoor they were Epic !
Ive just recently bought some more for my PRC .
If your after something for reliable for extended ranges THAC are it , the 130 grn EDH have a BC of .592 G1 / .296 G7
Ive just recently bought some more for my PRC .
If your after something for reliable for extended ranges THAC are it , the 130 grn EDH have a BC of .592 G1 / .296 G7
ColinBr
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You’d have been unfriended if you used the 140grI plan on using the 122gr and using them like a laser
That's if I can find any
ColinBr
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You know me mate. I like them going fast
One on top of two
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From left to right
1- 120 grn nosler BT
2- 123 grn eld-m
3- 140 grn eld-m
4- 122 grn THAC- EDH
1- 120 grn nosler BT
2- 123 grn eld-m
3- 140 grn eld-m
4- 122 grn THAC- EDH
6mm are appearing this year , unsure about 30cal
One on top of two
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centre /143 eldx factory round
Thac 122 grn either side
Thac 122 grn either side
farrieral
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Hopefully get these test loads shot Thursday 
been sat loaded for a while! Think being self employed it would be easy busy time in the equestrian calendar!
Went for 2.955 col as its max length in the metal MDT mag... see how we go! 6.5 prc, N565, 122 grainers
been sat loaded for a while! Think being self employed it would be easy busy time in the equestrian calendar!Went for 2.955 col as its max length in the metal MDT mag... see how we go! 6.5 prc, N565, 122 grainers
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