Barnes .338 160 gr. TSX - The Firearms Forum

Horsky1911 · 12-10-2009, 04:35 PM

I am looking to see if there is load data in a manual for .338 Win. Mag. and IMR4350 using this bullet. I can not find my Barnes manual anywhere. Thanks in advance for the help.

Horsky1911 · 12-12-2009, 05:58 PM

Wow no info yet. I may have to try and find a pound of RL15 then.

Bindernut · 12-12-2009, 06:34 PM

I think Barnes is about the only maker with a bullet that light in .338 diameter. BUT...The Hodgdon online data center has a few more powder choices than the Barnes manual does for that bullet.
No IMR4350, but they do have an H4350 load. This isn't a direct substitute for H4350, but is a very similar burn rate so IMR4350 should be a usable powder if you can find data.
Maybe they've got another powder listed that you do have in stock.
http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

Horsky1911 · 12-12-2009, 07:12 PM

thanks binder... I was only able to find some 4350 at the gun shop so I bought the last pound and hoped to use it for this gun as I have a sweet load for my 7mm-08 using IMR4064. I will look into it some more thanks for the help.

RodneyJ · 12-12-2009, 09:32 PM

I have barnes manual #4 and they do not have a 160 grain bullet listed in
.338 win mag you may try barnes web site the have some load data there

Bindernut · 12-13-2009, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodneyJ

I have barnes manual #4 and they do not have a 160 grain bullet listed in
.338 win mag you may try barnes web site the have some load data there

This 160gr .338 must be a new addition that was added to the lineup after #4 was printed. It is on the website...but like most of the entries in the Barnes manual they only have two powders listed. That has always irratated me about the Barnes manual...I'd like to see more powder choices in thier manual too.
Barnes "manual" data for any new product that's not in the latest print edition will be found online...this is the current data and will be added into the next print version.
http://www.barnesbullets.com/information/load-data/

Horsky1911 · 12-13-2009, 03:12 PM

Yup... rather agonizing but I will be out looking for some RL 15 this week.

12-10-2009, 04:35 PM	#1
Horsky1911 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Claremont, NH Posts: 46	Barnes .338 160 gr. TSX I am looking to see if there is load data in a manual for .338 Win. Mag. and IMR4350 using this bullet. I can not find my Barnes manual anywhere. Thanks in advance for the help. __________________ *Teach a kid to shoot, and I do not mean in a video game.* -->

12-12-2009, 05:58 PM	#2
Horsky1911 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Claremont, NH Posts: 46	Re: Barnes .338 160 gr. TSX Wow no info yet. I may have to try and find a pound of RL15 then. __________________ *Teach a kid to shoot, and I do not mean in a video game.*

12-12-2009, 06:34 PM	#3
Bindernut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 2,448	Re: Barnes .338 160 gr. TSX I think Barnes is about the only maker with a bullet that light in .338 diameter. BUT...The Hodgdon online data center has a few more powder choices than the Barnes manual does for that bullet. No IMR4350, but they do have an H4350 load. This isn't a direct substitute for H4350, but is a very similar burn rate so IMR4350 should be a usable powder if you can find data. Maybe they've got another powder listed that you do have in stock. http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

12-12-2009, 09:32 PM	#5
RodneyJ V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 62	Re: Barnes .338 160 gr. TSX I have barnes manual #4 and they do not have a 160 grain bullet listed in .338 win mag you may try barnes web site the have some load data there

12-13-2009, 03:12 PM	#7
Horsky1911 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Claremont, NH Posts: 46	Re: Barnes .338 160 gr. TSX Yup... rather agonizing but I will be out looking for some RL 15 this week. __________________ *Teach a kid to shoot, and I do not mean in a video game.*

12-12-2009, 07:12 PM	#4
Horsky1911 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Claremont, NH Posts: 46	Re: Barnes .338 160 gr. TSX thanks binder... I was only able to find some 4350 at the gun shop so I bought the last pound and hoped to use it for this gun as I have a sweet load for my 7mm-08 using IMR4064. I will look into it some more thanks for the help. __________________ *Teach a kid to shoot, and I do not mean in a video game.*