Has Winchester one upped the X bullet?

[John Y Cannuck]

http://www.winchester.com/products/newitems/XP3product.aspx

 

[Nine]

Sweeeeeet.

 Calibers  Grain Weights
30-06   150 gr. and 180 gr. 
300 WSM   150 gr. and 180 gr.
300 Win Mag   150 gr. and 180 gr.
308 Win   150 gr.
7mm Rem Mag   160 gr.
7 mm WSM   160 gr.
270 Win   150 gr.
270 WSM   150 gr.

 

[BIGREDD]

It certainly looks like a good bullet...
This is the bullet they have developed to replace the failsafe.... which was probably the worse bullet ever designed!

 

[todbartell]

Has Winchester one upped the X bullet?

No.


looks like an Accubond that will cost more.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

looks like a complicated bullet to produce, I wonder what it will cost?

 

[BIGREDD]

I think the semi-transparent tip is very ###y... don't you!
This bullet looks like a cross between the X-bullet the Partition and the Accubond....

 

[savagefan]

Once you go black, there's no goin' back.

 

[762nato]

Looks like a copy of Barnes' new bullet. accept the Barnes has a tungston core.

Andy

 

[BIGREDD]

Your right Andy... cept the barnes has grooves... the win had luballoy.
http://www.barnesbullets.com/prodmrx_new2006.php

 

[Boomer]

Proof will be in the shooting - but for the time being I'm sold on TSX's.

 

[762nato]

Me too Barnes TSX is the bomb.

Andy

 

[LeePeterson]

Anyone tried these out yet? C'mon I know someone caved for a try.

 

[Spitzer]

Time will tell if they'll perform, but the bullet looks good.

 

[stubblejumper]

It looks good,but the tsx works so well that I think I will stick with it for now.

 

[LeePeterson]

I found a great review on this bullet. I think I'll end up using it for moose this year if it give good groups in my Savage 14 300wsm.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/xp3_1.html

 

[Republic of Alberta]

I don't realy care for the way the back of the bullet bunches up (kind of like an A -Frame). I have seen pics of recovered bullets that the rear section had bunched up enough to squrit lead out of the jacket creating a lopsided gob of copper and lead. Probably not the best straight line penatrator.

Also the front section does not peel back as far and as neatly as the TSX.

 

[LeePeterson]

I noticed federal just came out with loads using the Barnes MRX bullet wonder how that does. I like the blue tip looks cool.

 

[SignGuy]

why wont anyone produce the sweet looking rounds in .303 brit damnit i always get screwed with the base models in ammo for hunting

 

[stubblejumper]

why wont anyone produce the sweet looking rounds in .303 brit damnit i always get screwed with the base models in ammo for hunting

Probably because most people hunting with the .303 british wouldn't spend the extra money on premium loads.

 

[SignGuy]

Probably because most people hunting with the .303 british wouldn't spend the extra money on premium loads.

well true but if my shots all went from 4-5" groups to 2" or better on the bench i might spring for a box or 2 of premium