Ok so I thought I was getting a heck of a deal on 100 85gr TSX’s. It turned out picking up a box without putting on the reading glasses is a bad idea.
I was going to start loading these tonight:
When I saw they were RRLPs and not TSXs. With my searches and Zhukov’s posts I found they are fragmenting instead of expanding rounds.
Do these have a specific use? (I’m assuming CQB?) Would they make decent home defense loads or should I just use them as pricey range rounds?
Good for training on steel…
Seems to do better than the 85 gr TSX on everything but glass and steel. I use this as my home defense round with the understanding it can still create a very nasty would channel even after going through drywall.
http://ammo.ar15.com/project/Ballistic_Gel_Experiments/BARNES/Barnes_6.8_85gr_RRLP.pdf
Good to know Doc, thanks!
I have the 5.56 as my HD round.
Doc, wouldn’t this make a good home defense/CQB round?
Okay, let me rephrase. Why wouldn’t this make a good home defense round?