New BarnesX for 30-30?
- Thread starter Wimblypimbly
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I used the older X bullets in 30-30 (165 gr flat nose) and they had a 6 petal expansion, it was pretty cool. Not sure if the new TSX 30-30 bullet will have that though 
powders like H4895, RL15, Varget, IMR 4064, IMR 3031, all will work well in the 30-30 wcf
powders like H4895, RL15, Varget, IMR 4064, IMR 3031, all will work well in the 30-30 wcf
- Location
- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
If you can't find barnes anywhere . try Nosler Partition 170's . Its what I had loaded up this fall. 1.25 inches for 3 shots @100 meters using a Lyman peep. Oh and it was a trapper 16 in barrel.
1.25 inches for 3 shots @100 meters using a Lyman peep. Oh and it was a trapper 16 in barrel.
Brutus
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150 grain silvertip, if you can find some for reloading that is.
(30 grains of IMR3031)
Winchester for some ungodly reason does not offer this choice as a seperate reloading component anymore.
Used this bullet last year to down a deer, and boy it did some wicked damage in his chest area.....plus deer dead right there in his tracks!
(30 grains of IMR3031)
Winchester for some ungodly reason does not offer this choice as a seperate reloading component anymore.
Used this bullet last year to down a deer, and boy it did some wicked damage in his chest area.....plus deer dead right there in his tracks!
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I used the early 160 grain Barnes X and was disapointed.
It was terribly inaccurate in my rifle. 12" at 100 yards in a rifle that normaly goes 2 to 2.5".
I used it for close range bush shooting, and found that close up like that, it lost it's petals and had pencil like exit holes.
That said, I understand that Barnes was 'enlightenned' by other consumers with the same problems as mine, and that the new 150 grain is supposed to have solved all these issues.
Good luck.
I don't think I'll ever bother with another premium bullet in the 30-30. At 30-30 velocities, the standard bullets work fine
It was terribly inaccurate in my rifle. 12" at 100 yards in a rifle that normaly goes 2 to 2.5".
I used it for close range bush shooting, and found that close up like that, it lost it's petals and had pencil like exit holes.
That said, I understand that Barnes was 'enlightenned' by other consumers with the same problems as mine, and that the new 150 grain is supposed to have solved all these issues.
Good luck.
I don't think I'll ever bother with another premium bullet in the 30-30. At 30-30 velocities, the standard bullets work fine
