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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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