300BlkTalk

Thanks for your response. That is about what I expected. Exiting a 16" barrel @ 1,900 fps they would definitely have to be used at close range to work as designed. One things for sure though, these should work well as a home defense round.

Anybody?

Anybody here try these bullets for hunting or know what the minimum velocity for proper expansion would be?

Caliber: 300 Whisper
Bullet Wt.: 150gr COR®BON Hunter JSP
Velocity: 1900fps
Energy: 1203ftlbs
Test Barrel Length: 16.0 Inches

Here is Branes' link for their 300 AAC Tac-TX load.

http://www.barnesbullets.com/blog/2012/ ... -products/

http://www.barnesbullets.com/wp-content ... TAC-TX.pdf

Does Remington use 7 1/2 or 6 1/2 primers for their brass?

Thanks Randy for the image. That is exactly what I was hoping for. The one funny thing I find on the page is that they have a load for both W296 and H110 and the powder charges are slightly different. W296 and H110 are supposed to be exactly the same. :? A person could go broke having to buy every l...

Looking for actual load data from the Nosler reloading book for this bullet. Also wondering if anyone here has had much experience hunting or gel tests with this bullet? According to the Hornady ballistics calc. this bullet should be good from 125(9")Yrds-200(16")Yrds depending on barrel l...

Given that the Nosler 125gr BT bullet would be moving at about 2,050fps exiting a 9" barrel and the minimum velocity for proper expansion for this bullet is 1,900fps, it should still expand properly out to about 75 yrds. The Barnes 110gr Tac-TX on the other hand is designed for use in all black...

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