New Barnes Bullet

[Boomer]

Over on AR there was a thread with pics of a new Barnes bullet which is banded like a TSX but has a tungsten core and a polymer tip. Might become available in March. Anyone have other information??

 

[chuckwagon]

There is an artical in the latest Rifle magazine on them.

 

[762nato]

Supposed to give you the advantage of the X bulllet at a regular length instead of the longer all copper x bullet.

Andy

 

[lcq]

tungsten core sounds like armor piercing stuff to me.

 

[todbartell]

reduces length because it is so dense


these new X bullets look kinda ###, but Im sure they will work well

 

[Rapt]

tungsten core sounds like armor piercing stuff to me.

Is there a point to this statement?

The prohibition on armor piercing is for HANDGUN ammo only. And applies to ammo meant to pierce BODY armor, which just about ANY rifle round will do.

 

[growler]

Anyone want to guess what they will cost? I'll bet between $2.00-$2.50 per.
I'm sur they will work but will they be worth it.

Growler

 

[todbartell]

IIRC, they come in boxes of 25

they ain't gonna be cheap
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