Barnes Triple Shock bullets

[Calif. Hunter]

I found in my .338 that I was able to use the same load with the X-bullet as I was with the Partition. Start a little lower and work up - reduce by 5% or so, load 5, go up a little, load 5 more, until you reach the standard load or close to max. Start at the bottom, shoot and examine the brass and note how easy/hard the bolt lifts. My .338 shoot the X-bullets very well.

 

[Tom]

I'm going to work on a load for the 160 grain Barnes X in my 338. I've read they need to be 0.05 off the lans and not 0.02 like most bullets.
Any comments? Anybody tried to vary that?

Also, a recent Field and Stream gives an analysis of penetration and expansion of several new bullets including the Triple shok. They used a standard load though with 180 grain bullets but the comparisons are interesting.

 

[Washington Hunter]

I've been busy with other things and haven't loaded any for a couple of months. But I was getting good results with 58 grains of H4831 and the 140 grain triple shock. Most 5 shot groups were just over an inch at 100 yards. The next batch I load up I will try at 200 and see how they do. I'm pretty much done experimenting with different powders/primers as I believe a 1 inch group is about as good as I'm going to get with that rifle and the Barnes triple shock. But that's plenty good enough accuracy for elk. I think for deer I may use the 150 grain Nosler BT's that I've always used, since they will shoot 1/2 inch groups. Kraven, with the standard x bullet you'll probably have to use a couple grains less powder than you would with the triple shock, and most rifles are generally more finicky than with the triple shock.

 

[Kraven]

Thanks for the info guys I guess Im heading to the garage to load some up now.I will start about 5% lower than my Partition load.

 

[Shaky]

Not trying to start any war here but the statement below is not true. In fact the opposite would be true. Less pressure equals less velocity.

"You should get a little more velocity than the regular X with the same load but not much."

Because there is less pressure one "may" be able to safely increase the powder charge, thereby increasing the velocity.

Don

 

[Quarter Round]

Originally posted by Tom:
I'm going to work on a load for the 160 grain Barnes X in my 338. I've read they need to be 0.05 off the lans and not 0.02 like most bullets.
Any comments? Anybody tried to vary that?

This is the information that I recieved from Barnes for the X bullet when I telephoned for load information. Barnes recommends .050 off the lands as the starting point for bullet seating. Max .070 and Min. .030.