Barnes Varmint Grenade Bullets

[KDX]

Has anyone heard anything about these?

 

[todbartell]

I thought I heard about them but wasnt sure. I thought I was either drunk or remembered a dream

 

[KDX]

From Gunblast.com

 

[todbartell]

ok I musta been drunk then

Im guessing they're like the Varminator hollowpoint

 

[paladin]

varmint grenade

Where on the gunblast site does it show or list this ammo??

 

[KDX]

It's from the Shot Show 2007.

 

[prosper]

Wonder if these have plastic tips. They might have problems getting them into canada with the 'explosive' moniker, even though they're NOT (likely) 'explosive' so much as highly frangible

 

[sniper58]

I did a bit of a search, and found out that these bullets are "lead-free" copper jackets and a tin core. Hollow points.
They are introducing them to celebrate Barnes' 75th anniversary.

 

[todbartell]

from MidWayUSA's site :

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Varmint Grenade bullets feature a frangible copper/tin composite core. These accurate bullets can be driven at the highest velocities without coming apart, yet fragments explosively upon impact. Perfect for varmint hunting.

[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Status:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Coming Soon [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Date Expected In-Stock: 2/5/2007[/FONT]

36 grain 22 caliber is what they show

 

[KDX]

Based on what you know about reloading....what do you think they would be like as far as pelt damage?

 

[todbartell]

sounds like they're made for gophers, so they might be too fragile and splash on impact? 36 grain would suck at longer ranges too

 

[prosper]

Why? They're tin, not lead, so they'll have a much longer and more aerodynamic shape than a conventional lead core bullet. I'd expect that their BC wouldn't be too different than a 50 or 55gr conventional bullet.

 

[todbartell]

well I dont know how accurate the numbers MidWayUSA has, but they list this

Sectional Density:.102
Ballistic Coefficient:.149

that is one ####ty BC...

 

[prosper]

The 35gr VMAX is .109 and the 40 is around .200

So I'd hope that this one would be a BIT better than .149, but who knows