Yew Tree Options

[Free range rob]

Order sufficient quantities and time your purchases right, Barnes LRX and Hornady CX for under £1 per bullet.

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To save 25p per deer
Wouldn’t touch Barnes with a barge pole, and I won’t be bothering looking at Hornady either, I’m not getting anything better than what I have

 

[nun_hunter]

Order sufficient quantities and time your purchases right, Barnes LRX and Hornady CX for under £1 per bullet.

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They're just a chopped up and pressed copper rod rather than a lathe turned precision bullet. They should be much cheaper than £1 a go

 

[User00040]

To save 25p per deer
Wouldn’t touch Barnes with a barge pole, and I won’t be bothering looking at Hornady either, I’m not getting anything better than what I have

Yep, pressure tested load data, verified BC and lot to lot consistency vs. something knocked out by a third party and 'I've run it through quickload and Strelok and it seems OK'

How much is Yew Tree selling outside this wee island...

They're just a chopped up and pressed copper rod rather than a lathe turned precision bullet. They should be much cheaper than £1 a go

I'm just waiting on the new Yew Tree Super Duper Ultra Pooper at £5 a shot, then I'll convert

 

[Free range rob]

Yep, pressure tested load data, verified BC and lot to lot consistency vs. something knocked out by a third party and 'I've run it through quickload and Strelok and it seems OK'

How much is Yew Tree selling outside this wee island...



I'm just waiting on the new Yew Tree Super Duper Ultra Pooper at £5 a shot, then I'll convert

100 yards off sticks from first load data run, I will stick with what works and the day I’m hard up for 25p a deer I know who to ask for advice

And for what it’s worth, I’ve loaded Barnes and the inconsistencies were typical factory mass produced crap, the yew tree have next to no discrepancies, the tolerances I’ve had have been superb

 

[Utectok]

I’ve never tried the super x but the tlr in my 6.5 are killed reds with one shot out to 350m and roe to about 440m I think the super x is designed for sub 300m shots or so but I shoot everything with tlr from 5m to 450m

 

[Antonyweeks]

I've used Barnes TTSX in my 30-06 and had decent results although a couple of runners. Switched to Yewtree and now shoot 126.5gn .30 cal bullets which have performed superbly on everything: muntjac, roe, fallow and decent sized reds. No runners. Rich is excellent and knows his stuff and rather than just a lump of metal pencilling through an animal the physics of the yewtree bullets makes lots more sense: the majority of the energy is dumped into the animal. Plus the bullets group inside a 5p at 100 yards. Not quite sure why @caberslash is being so rude about them, if you don't like them don't buy them. Simples. Rich is hardly trying to rip folks off! Frankly I think £1.10 for a bullet is decent (mine cost £55 for 50). If you are that tight that 15p makes a difference then perhaps you shouldn't be buying anything......and stick with a cheaper hobby like walking....

 

[Ludders]

I’ve also recently been in contact with richard at yew tree. Top guy to deal with, very helpful and really quick at answering any questions I have.
I will be making a purchase from him very soon.

 

[SussexSteve]

I’ve used the TLR for a while and never had an issue. I found them better in the wind at distance than the lighter superx. Just about to shoot a few these next few months with the superx to see how they perform on fallow roe and muntjac

 

[Bowland blades]

To save 25p per deer
Wouldn’t touch Barnes with a barge pole, and I won’t be bothering looking at Hornady either, I’m not getting anything better than what I have

I have had a great deal of success with tTSX 100 grain my favourite but 120 works , it just struggles from anything over 300 yds on expansion at the 260 can only push it 2850 fps the 100 is 3300 fps and of course less recoil . Hornady eCX 50 grain blew me away accuraccy wise in the 223 did very well with small game but had issues with it on its first deer hunt , couln't strike through on CWD and failed to expand. Changed to Barnes for that also 50 grain , accuracy ok but not up to what the rifle can do so Probebly a bit more tweaking required ?
Not being convinced by this breaking off petals thing many makers offer , especially regards catching the green ! I actually think its the copper being too hard maybe work hardened as copper is bad for that ! When working copper in general you need to avoid this by annealing at stages or it tends to crack. Pretty sure Barnes are doing an anneal , because its rare to loose a petal ( when you do its generally after hitting a good bone.

 

[Craigsaun]

They are designed to expand better at range

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Now that is some grouping

 

[Free range rob]

I’ve used the TLR for a while and never had an issue. I found them better in the wind at distance than the lighter superx. Just about to shoot a few these next few months with the superx to see how they perform on fallow roe and muntjac

I think your right about they buck the wind a little better.

I’ve been using the superX a lot on munt, chinks and fallow, no issues at all so far

 

[Deermanagement]

Richard came back to me on Xmas eve, not long after I emailed him. I had one more question and again he came back quickly.

Ordered some last night

 

[Free range rob]

Richard came back to me on Xmas eve, not long after I emailed him. I had one more question and again he came back quickly.

Ordered some last night

He has always been superb with communication when I’ve mailed him

 

[sauer]

For those who still say copper doesn’t expand it pencils ……

Roe doe 38 lbs larder weight
This was from 6.5PRC
114grn TLR yewtree
Shot at 185yds
Bullet went between two ribs, hole is minuscule…
It totally pulped top half of the heart and blew this hole out taking 85% of far side shoulder
So can’t say didn’t expand & didn’t hit bone on way in to do so
And it managed to run 20ft!
Paul

 

[HonestJohn]

Can’t see them super x’s in other calibres than 6.5…suss…

 

[Acm]

Can’t see them super x’s in other calibres than 6.5…suss…

Are there any other calibres than 6.5 ?

 

[paul o']

Did use the 112 gr shot bug holes very good down range.

 

[Dave_45]

Barnes inconsistencies from the same box can be eye opening.

Yew tree bullets are insanely accurate and easy to load up.

They can be messy at times , which is my main gripe.

Trying hasler ariete and so far happy,but would go back to yew tree if I felt the need.

 

[Deermanagement]

Well I just loaded up some 102g super X for the 6.5 this evening and hope to be out early while it's still relatively calm to do some testing. Not looking forward to the -5 though

 

[Foxyboy43]

I've used Barnes TTSX in my 30-06 and had decent results although a couple of runners. Switched to Yewtree and now shoot 126.5gn .30 cal bullets which have performed superbly on everything: muntjac, roe, fallow and decent sized reds. No runners. Rich is excellent and knows his stuff and rather than just a lump of metal pencilling through an animal the physics of the yewtree bullets makes lots more sense: the majority of the energy is dumped into the animal. Plus the bullets group inside a 5p at 100 yards. Not quite sure why @caberslash is being so rude about them, if you don't like them don't buy them. Simples. Rich is hardly trying to rip folks off! Frankly I think £1.10 for a bullet is decent (mine cost £55 for 50). If you are that tight that 15p makes a difference then perhaps you shouldn't be buying anything......and stick with a cheaper hobby like walking....

Yep.
£1.10 as opposed to 60p plus for a decent game bullet means 50p more per shot or a fiver more per 10 deer shot. Do the maths as appropriate for your annual deer count - the bottom line is they work very well and are ideal in those places where toxic bullets are, err, toxic!