130 grain 30 cal blue coated barnes

[runtohunt]

These are three years old. Bullets were shot from a 30-06 at a distance of 100 to 200 yards into dirt

 

[SJB358]

Those look pretty decent for being shot into dirt..

 

[FOTIS]

These were really problematic when it came to expanding on game. This is why they went to the TSX and TTSX

 

[Oldtrader3]

Plus, they were never were very high accuracy in my rifles that I tried them in.

 

[DrMike]

It was hit-or-miss (actually more miss than hit) with the XLCs in almost everything I loaded them in. The TSX rectified that situation quite handily.

 

[gerry]

I never had any success either when it came to accuracy and the XLC, there seems to be a trend here In the 35 Whelen the 225 gr TSX was very accurate though.

 

[SJB358]

I never had any success either when it came to accuracy and the XLC, there seems to be a trend here In the 35 Whelen the 225 gr TSX was very accurate though.

Same here Gerry. The 225 TSX is very accurate in my Whelen as well.

 

[DrMike]

I was shooting 225 grain TSX in my previous iteration of the Whelen; they were the most accurate of anything I shot. I'm working on other bullets with this latest iteration.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I also get very good accuracy from the 210 grain .338 Barnes TSX bullets in the .338 Federal and the .340 Bee.

 

[Elkman]

My STW likes the TSX most of all. The best groups come with the 160 the next best is the 175 Nosler PT. Thats whats in the barrel for hunting.

 

[Guy Miner]

Seems to be a trend here. I liked the idea of the Barnes X, but until the advent of the TSX, I never had good results from the Barnes X bullets. Once the TSX came out, I was pretty impressed with them. Good accuracy and I took a couple of mule deer with them, the little 100 gr TSX from my .25-06, as well.

If I wasn't such a Nosler Nut, I'd likely use them again. Still have some 6mm, .257" and .30 cal TSX's on the shelf. Have four loaded 270 gr TSX's too - from an earlier owner of my .375 rifle.

 

[FOTIS]

Not to mention the fact that with the original X's they would change the ogive just about every month! Now they are just fine.

Although now and then I hear reports of non-expansion. Still worries me.