I'm asking to see who might have used Barnes Triple X bullets for long range shooting.

A friend has been shooting at a farm near me, with a range marked out to 700 yards. He's invited me to join in the fun.

This is paper targets only.

I am shooting a 300 Dakota.
I have had exceptional accuracy with all the Triple X bullets I have shot so far.

I am leaning towards the 200 grain bullet.
Experience?
Suggestions?

Thanks,
Garrett

Triple Shocks are great hunting bullets that have proven to offer tremendous accuracy as well. If it is just long range paper punching why not try one of the Sierra Matchkings in 180 or 190 gr. weights...they should offer great accuracy at a much cheaper cost. The TSX's will punch an expensive whole in the paper and thats about it.

FWIW--the triple has had terrifically optimistic bc's published. The rings slow the bullet down way faster than you think. If the published bc is say .500 deduct about 18% minimum to get it realistic. I'm gonna say if you think your gun likes a 200 tsx it will LOVE a 200 accubond which will have way way better bc.

I agree that the TSXs are awfully pricey to target shoot with. A-Maxs or Matchkings would be a much more economical and likely equally accurate choice.

I also agree that many of Barnes' BCs for these bullets are optimistic. They are, however, in the process of refining them, but on their website, it is impossible to tell which have been revised and which haven't. They apparently publish the old BCs until the new one has been calculated.

For longer range shooting at game animals, you should also be aware that, IMHO, you need at least 2200 fps for reliable and certain expansion with these bullets. Admittedly, Barnes claims they will expand at 2000 fps, but this is contrary to all the testing I have seen.

Regards,

LWD