Barnes Loading Data
Since its introduction in 2003 barnes tsx bullet has earned a reputation as the perfect hunting bullet now barnes has improved on perfection by adding a streamlined polymer tip.
Barnes loading data. Using bullets from barnes xfb barnes xbt barnes xlc bt barnes xfb or solid barnes xbt solid barnes xbt or solid barnes xlc fb. For example the maximum load for the 180 grain barnes x bullet in the 30 06 clocked at 2 796 fps. 338 remington ultra magnum barnes reloading manual 3 reloading data with 246 loads.
Don t however take barnes manual data and use it with other bullets. If there is no indication of the starting load use a 15 lower charge than the listed maximum. All accurate 1680 accurate 4100 accurate 5744 accurate lt 30 accurate no.
There is also a good amount of data on barnes website and members of the barnes copper club receive new data as soon as it becomes available. Grumulkin feb 27 2011 14. Loading data is also offered for the new barne.
And lest anyone think that data was hedged in favor of the xlc consider that even the slower barnes loading exceeded the velocity of many 180 grain 30 06 factory loads. As you d expect from a new manual there s a lot of new and updated data. As i noted above if you take data from other manuals and work up i e starting low you can use the data from any manual to load for barnes bullets.
A 168 grain tsx bt can also be used in data for the 165 grain. New reloading data must be opened as a pdf. For this bullet a 1 10 or faster twist is required.
11 fs hodgdon cfe blk hodgdon h110 hodgdon h4198 hodgdon lil gun hodgdon trail boss improved military rifle imr 4198 improved military rifle imr 4227 ramshot enforcer vihtavuori n105 vihtavuori n110 vihtavuori n120 winchester 296. Extensive loading data provided covers the full range of barnes tsx hunting bullets now available. Powders include accurate alliant hodgdon imr norma ramshot vihtavuori.
When loading cartridges for which the listed charge is 10 grains or less after firing 10 rounds at the minimum weight 15 below maximum increase charge weights by 0 2 grains and fire another 10 rounds. Start loading with the starting load according to the loading data. Tipped tsx rifle bullets.
Barnes reloading manual 4 more than 200 000 rounds were fired in testing the loads contained in the manual. The 200 grain tsx will not stabilize in barrels with a 1 12 twist. Jan 6 2007 messages.
But reloading manual number 4 ties all of the current xpb loading data from 380 auto to 500 s w together in one place.
