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Best factory round I have found. This is some seriously good stuff for not being "match grade". I just got done doing some penetration testing and was VERY impressed. I shot at six 5 gallon jugs of water twice. Both rounds penetrated four jugs and stopped in the fith. I then looked at the expansion, which was spectacular. Both rounds were nearly identical. Accuracy is amazing as well. I'm continually shooting 3/4 MOA with my worn out 1:12 barrel. 165g is not ideal for my twist rate but that's all I can find. The rounds are not cheap at all. I pay $60 for a box of 20 at my location, but they are well worth the price. If you are looking for a highly accurate hunting round, look no further. I highly suggest picking up a box just to try out, I promise you will be impressed.



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The BC on the 165g are pretty impressive for a hunting round, 442. For a comparison, here is my 100yd group with 180g Remington Core-LOKT
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I'll take it.

When I get my new scope in I will extend the range much further. I will start with 100yds and eventually work my way up to 1000... I don't have particularly high hopes for the 165g at that distance but hey, maybe I will be surprised!

And here is a pretty good little review by another happy customer.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/...es-vor-tx-ammo

Barnes website

http://www.barnesbullets.com/product...tx-ammunition/

Anyway, just thought I'd share.
 

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When not out target plinking my AR-15 223 is loaded with the same round which expands the 55g bullet out to an impressive .517 dia, looking identical to your bullet. I can only imagine the effect the same bullet would have with the extra 110g of weight. I made a wet newspaper target and at 50 yards the bullets left some very large holes between 10" and 12"

Barnes had a rebate of $5 per box recently (probably still does) and I found them at Graf & Sons for $24 so grabbed a few boxes. Just FYI in case you need more, they have your caliber for $47 which is a few dollars cheaper than $60.
 
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Believe it or not, same rifle (pretty much) same range, same ammunition, and same optic! My 3 round group (yes 3 round, not 2 like I originally thought) has shrank enormously. All I did was install my rifle action into my chassis. Love it or hate it, this has proved to aid in accuracy for me. The optic is still a horrible $50-$100 hunting scope that came with the rifle. And yes, the scope mount is backwards. I had to flip it around so the mounting nuts were out of the way of the bolt. When I get the new optic, it should clear as I will be able to move the optic forward more and keep my eye relief. Anyway, thought I'd update the thread and show what these rounds are capable of. I was simply blown away. :D

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When not out target plinking my AR-15 223 is loaded with the same round which expands the 55g bullet out to an impressive .517 dia, looking identical to your bullet. I can only imagine the effect the same bullet would have with the extra 110g of weight. I made a wet newspaper target and at 50 yards the bullets left some very large holes between 10" and 12"

Barnes had a rebate of $5 per box recently (probably still does) and I found them at Graf & Sons for $24 so grabbed a few boxes. Just FYI in case you need more, they have your caliber for $47 which is a few dollars cheaper than $60.
Thanks for the info! I will definitely check that out!! The rounds are not cheap, but they keep begging to be fired from my rifle haha
 
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