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Anyone on the board tried the new MRX bullets from Barnes on African plains game? . The MRX is similar to the TSX except that it has a plastic tip and has a tungston core anchored in the back end of it. The media hype is good on them and the specs seem to indicate that they will do a better job relative to wound channel and penetration than the TSX. However, having heard it all before, I would like to hear from anyone who has used them, before I buy and load any. They are on the expensive side, about a $1 each and come in packs of 20. | ||
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I believe they just began shipping 180gr .308's, so it may be a while before many get into the field. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ | |||
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DD, I would not hesitate to use them...I am shooting the 300gr. TSX from my 375 this summer.. Mike | |||
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I snaged two boxes ot the 180 gr .308 Im going to load them in my 300 ultra cant wait. You can't kill them setting on the couch. | |||
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A tungsten core is gonna be really hard. The rings around the MRX are where all the "give" in the bullet to grip the rifling has got to be. I would work up loads with this bullet very very carefully. Tungsten cores have some potential but I wouldn't bet Barnes got it perfect the first time. | |||
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Anyone want to bet whether the tungsten core separates from the copper jacket? | |||
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Jacket and core separation was one of my concerns. However, based on this picture, it looks like the core is going to have a tough time separating from the jacket. Looks like it is totally enclosed. | |||
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I thought this bullet would be a good idea for large calibers on dangerous thin skin game like lion. So I suggested to Barnes, a rapidly opening large caliber bullet for lion. I'm sure they ignored it. | |||
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500 Grains: Now THAT'S A GREAT PIC!!! Thanks for the change of scenery. | |||
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mufasa Baised on the shooting of 2 eland,a wildebeast, and 2 cape buff with 480 Woodleighs with my 450 No2, and quite a bit of game with 286 grain Woodleighs in my 9,3x74R, I would use Woodleighs for lion. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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from tests done with the MRX there have already been core seperations when these proj have been shot into heavy bone from short range, 500 grains your spot on , i will try to bang a few scrub bulls in the head later on this year and see how they hold up im pretty sure the cores will pop out on heavey bone daniel | |||
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