What would you say is the effective range (for hunting) of this round out of a 16" barrel?
What would you say is the effective range (for hunting) of this round out of a 16" barrel?
Nice shot and outstanding performance on that bullet. It's not just bullet weight that counts, it's CONSTRUCTION. These solid bullets are nearly impossible to beat when it comes to maximum performance in expanding bullets. They hold together and give you every inch of penetration possible for larger animals. A tough 64gr bullet will outpenetrate a lightly constructed 77gr target bullet for example.
Looks like an albino hog. Kudos to Barnes' excellent work indeed.
Last edited by yellowfin; 01-03-12 at 08:50.
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That is perfect expansion and very, very good retention for the bullet/velecity from a 5.56.
Looks like I have yet another projectile to play with.
Thanks for posting this. I've really been looking at this bullet for my 1:8 twisted AR. I wanted something with a little more weight behind it for the hogs. I'm glad you recovered it so I could see how it performed.
The Olight M-20 Crimson puts 225 pounds of fresh boar BACON on the table tonight!
Barnes 70 grain TSX @ 225 yards DRT.
Nice! Where did you hit the big porker?
This time I hit him right behind the shoulder in the ribcage but I can see a large exit wound mid-belly right in front of his wanker where the slug came out downwards, must have been deflected on some bone somewhere...you can see the exit wound right above the red light beam in the lower grapple photo....
Last edited by SkyPup; 02-02-12 at 19:38.
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