| SharpsNitro |
| (.375 member) |
| 20/11/08 10:02 AM |
Re: Barnes Triple X--in the field perfomance
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I'm surprised that the bullet didn't fragment more. My only experience with the TSX has been that the petals tend to break off when you hit bone. I have the remnants of one that I put through the head of a warthog at 50 yards (168gr .308 @ ~2600fps) it expanded fine but lost all of the petals. No bullets were recovered from my Kudu or Zebra but the exit holes indicated they didn't retain the expanded petals either.
The pedals breaking off is an item I have heard no numerous occassions...question is, how old or long ago was this?? I have had bullet failures with an occasional "premium" bullet as well...but it seems to be more the exception than the rule...and so far, none with Barnes...one would think, at the velocity this was fired at, pedals would have blown off as well...go figure...
Ripp
This was back in July and I was using the new tipped TSX. My kudu went down pretty quick as did the warthog so I had no complaints about the bullet performance on them. The zebra was hit good, mid chest (he was quaretering towards me at 200yds) with the bullet entering just in front of the left foreleg and it exited just behind the right foreleg. Exit hole was maybe 3/8" at best; the downside I had with the situation is that it was still able to run a good 1000yds before expiring. If I had it to do over again, I would have used a .375; I was pretty nervous about losing a wounded animal until we found him.
The PHs' we hunted with didn't like the Barnes because of the petal loss issue, they preferred A-Frames. At least the TSX penetrates well and keeps on a pretty straight path rather than deflect (as Daryl_S talks about above).