With Club X™ and Barnes’ Copper Club™
Your Suggestions For New Products From Barnes
So, here it is, your chance to let us know what you would like to see from Barnes Bullets in the way of new product introductions.
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Would love to see a flat-shooting MRX for .375H&H. Thanks.
How about a 200 gr .375 similar to your .30-30 configuration for fans of the .375 Winchester? Could also be used (probably loaded down) for short-range deer hunting out of the .375 Mags. That would certainly add to the versatility of the short-barreled.375 Ruger Alaskan for example. Thanks for the opportunity to express our opinions. Have used your bullets exclusively on game since you brought out the X bullet many years ago. You revolutionized the industry. Thank you, Bob.
I love you new TTSX bullet line. How about producing it in the .375 caliber line? It would be a fantastic load that I’m sure would be just as accurate as your others. Thanks for asking us our opinions. That shows customer concern at the top of your list.
I would like to see a 100gr. MRX in .264 or TSX
Would love to see 140 & 150 grain Tipped TSX please for my .270 WSM for heavier game like elk/moose.
Bring out a 85gr TTSX in 25 caliber. This would give new life to my 250-3000 and finally give the cartridge the capability it was originally intended.
I would like to see a .416-caliber, 350-grain MRX and/or a boat-tailed TSX, for my .416 Remington Magnum. This would be the ideal bullet for both up-close encounters with dangerous game as well as for longer shots on plains game.
Thanks.
Russ
I would like to see a muzzle loader bullet for .45 cal black powder rifles.
.257 MRX in weights between/inclusive of 87gr and 100gr. The MRX technology will help stabilize bullet in slower twist rifles (ie, 1-14″ in the older savage rifles chambered in 250 savage.
Thanks.
Alameda, CA.
I would like to see your .308 caliber 165 grain xlc bullets back.
I would like to see the MRX design used to produce a line of heavyweights (super high BCs for extreme range). I also want to be included in the many requests for the return of the XLC line and offer a coat of the blue stuff on the new designs.
I would really like you to produce a TSX in .338 with a 300gr. bullet weight. I love hunting Grizzly, and love your bullets. But sometimes these brutes just keep going when hit with a 250gr. bullet.
I would like to see more choices in bullets weights with your .40/10MM MZ Expander for the .45 Cal. muzzleloader.
I would like to see the following bullets produced:
257 cal – 100 and 110 gr TTSX
8mm – 140 gr and 175 gr TTSX – these bullets should theoretically mirror the 130 gr and 165 gr TTSX in 308 cal, lending a new lease on life for many of the 8mm Mausers that our out in the field every year.
I would like to see a .257 tipped tripple shock, mabye 100g.
I would like to see a Tipped TSX bullet produced in .375 weighing 250 grains
A 150 grain TSX in .303 British would be good. Hundreds of thousands of rifles in this cal. are still used for hunting yet there are no Premium bullets available for it. I have a Westley Richards that was made in 1927 and still gives good service.
I would like to see tipped 416 bullets in light to medium weight for elk and moose. Also the MRX tech could be used as heavy 416s, maybe 450s with flat noses like the 45/70 stuff. My buddy wont shoot x’s because they arent tipped in his 378 wby. Some different color tips in similar sized bullets would be nice, so ammo confusion doesn’t happen after its loaded in back packs and hauled all over. 270wby, 7mmwby etc. My wife and I have similar guns so she shoots a different brand to keep the ammo safe.
I would appreciate a 150/165 gr TSX or TSX tipped in a 8mm for deer size game, and a 220/230 gr tsx for big game.
A 115 grain TTSX bullet in .257 would be really nice for reloaders of .25-06, .257 Weatherby, 257 Roberts, 250-3000 Savage and the .25 WSSM.
I have a custom 45-70 on a siamese mauser action ( E.R. Shaw). The rifle is an amazing shooter. I would like Barnes to offer pointed bullets with higher B.C.s in 350 and 400 gr to improve the ballistics out to 350 – 400 yards. The market on single shot and bolt action 45-70s has greatly expanded but the B.C. improvement has not kept pace.
According to the RWS reloading manual it was in the year of 1905 that a Berlin gun maker, by the name of Otto Bock, introduced the calibre that we usually refer to today as the 9.3mm Mauser. What he set out to do was create a power hunting cartridge that would easily fit into the most readily available bolt action rifle of the time; the Mauser 98. To people brought up on the imperial system of measurements 9.3 seems like an “odd ball” number but to a European that figure falls rather neatly between nine and nine-and-half millimetres.
It was the dimensions of the magazine of the standard Mauser 98 rifle that dictated the size of the cartridge he designed. It had a slightly rebated rim, straight walls, a small shoulder and a necessarily short neck. This was due to the fact that he loaded it with a long for calibre projectile weighing 286 grains or 19 grams in metric terms. According to John Taylor a bullet at the original load was 285 grain bullet at 2,175 feet per second generating around 3,000 foot pounds of energy. Modern powders have raised the factory loads to 2,300 fps and energy levels are around 3,500ftlbs. This meant that settlers in the German and Dutch colonies of Africa now had at their disposal a reasonably powerful cartridge in a well made but relatively inexpensive firearm. Since it was chambered in Mauser action rifles the word “Mauser” stuck. It became a standard by which many calibres were and still are judged. It is well to bear in mind that the original British load for the 375 H&H was a 300 grain bullet at 2,400 fps.
In most African countries today it is still the minimum calibre for hunting bid-game. In Europe it is preferred by many for knocking down wild boar and taking red deer, wapiti or “elk” (moose). If you care to look at your reloading manuals and compare the amount of powder burned and the amount of muzzle energy developed it remains one of the most efficient non-magnum medium bores ever invented.
Today lighter bullets, especially for non African hunting, have found favor with modern hunters. The 258 and 232 grain are very popular on the continent. If the cartridge has a “fault” it is that it is a little short on powder capacity. Long bullets take up room in the rather compact case. Since Barnes X bullets lose so little of their weight a TSX bullet in 9.3mm but weighing 225 grains would be superb for medium-small game and flatten the trajectory just a little too.
With the new .327 Federal handgun cartridge, a 100 grain (or heavier) .312 XBP would be great.
Also, heavier 240-300 .429 bullets to go along with the lightweight 225 grain .429 caliber would be nice.
I think you would sell a lot more XBP bullets if you packaged them in boxes of 50 or even 100.
Like many others, I’d love to see the 168 grain .308 XLC bullets offered again, but maybe I can get the TSX bullet to shoot as well as the XLC in my .30-06.
No more heavy-for-the caliber-bullets!
6.5mm users, we need a 95gr Tipped TSX and a 110gr MRX.
C`mon!
Ditto Alvaro
We really need 17 hmr lead free bullets out here in the new socialist state of Kalifornia.
Couldn’t Barnes work with CCI and come up with new lead free ammo in that calibre????
I’d like to see .257 MRX bullets in the 100 and 115gr size.
Thanks!
Id like to see a low cost target bullet from your guys to match each bullet weight for practice. Then we can switch to a hunting bullet in the same weight not needing to change our sights at all.
How about a 270 WSM in 140 and/or 150 grain
I would love to see you produce a “soft” tipped TSX & XPB bullet for use in lever action rifles with tubular magazines (such as the Hornady LeverEvolution bullet). Since you already manufacture hard tipped TSX bullets, I would think it would be an easy transition to install a soft tip? I would purchase & load bullets for the .45/70, .30/30, .44 Mag, & .357 Mag. This would almost double us lever gun shooters maximum range. Thanks for your consideration!
Hey Guys- Great products. Just need one addition. Some manner of .358 caliber bullet for my Remington 673 in 350 Remngtom magnum. Preferrably in 225 or 250grain weight in the much ballyhoed TSX bullet! Even a 250 grain banded solid would rock! Don’t forget about us .35 caliber afficianados! Thanks.
Is it possible to make a varmit grenade in the .284 I think that the devistatation caused by the fragmenting bullet would drop a white tail at 100 to 200 yards and do so much internal damage (moderatly) that will have no blow through just stop and drop.
Dear People at Barnes,
I would like to thank you for continuing to provide bullets for levergunners.
If I could wish for a new bullet, it would be a 220gr.
Triple Shok for the .375 Winchester.
If I could wish for old ones, it would be the 165gr. X bullet, great in the 30WCF, and the 220gr. X bullet-probably the most potent pill ever for the .348WCF.
How about some loading data for your XPB bullets in .38 special (NOT +P) for use in non +P rated revolvers (a defensive load for snub nosed revolvers would be GREAT!); & .45 Colt loading data for actual use in Colt & Colt clone revolvers (you currently only list data for the stronger Ruger & TC guns).
It would also be nice if you included stick-on reloading data labels in each box of your bullets!
Thank you!
I would like to see a .27 cal. TSX or TTSX in 90-95 grain weight designed for the 6.8 SPC. This lighter weight, shorter length (to fit in AR mags.) would be ideal in this round to attain higher velocity in short barreled AR15’s. The 6.8 SPC is taking off and I think this would become a very popular hunting bullet. I’d also like to see them available in 100/box.
What the world needs is an awesome barnes TSX or TTSX in the 90-95gr range for the .277 caliber. These bullets could then be loaded for the 6.8 making a great caliber truly awesome. I think you wouldn’t be able to keep them in stock!
like the others have said, 90-95g TTSX for use in 6.8 SPC guns
that would be awesome and they would sell like hotcakes on a cold winter morning
I’d like to see a 100 grain 243 Cal. in TSX, TTSX or MRX. Anything just make it 100 grains.
There have been few recommendations for the development of .264” caliber MRX and/or Tipped TSX 120gr and 130gr bullets. Not only do I second that proposal, but I back my recommendation on the increasing number of hunters using 6.5 x 55mm Swede, 260 Remington, and 6.5 Grendel.
I wish you would bring back the XLC line. After looking at your Reloading Manuel #4 and comparing it to the #3 that has XLCs it appears the TSX bullets do not do the same thing as the XLC bullets. Velocities are some 200 fps slower with the TSX. I know different lots of powder can make some difference, but 200 fps! Having contacted you before on this issue your techs said the XLC loads were safe and the speed with the TSX’s was correct. So it seems the XLC was a better way to go. It basically turned my 30-06 into a 300 Win. Mag. with less powder.
I think I’d like to see your banded solids available in all cal and wts for target practice. That way no matter what wt. one shoots they can switch to the hunting bullet when need be. I am privy to the 30-06.
I also invision a round nose all copper for grassy areas. That opens up as any barns does.
I also would like to see them open 100fps lower velosity then they do. Working on loads currently and love your bullets.
Just a note why I love them. I eat my deer. I serve deer sometimes to children. And Once I learned how much lead was being deposited in the meat…well that was the end of lead bullets for me. It is not much a concern for adults. But it can cause serious problem in children. It is also killing ducks and geese by the thousands.
My only worry now is that the bullets are getting more expensive then ammo out there. Some may say the heck with learning to load and simply by whats cheapest.
One last suggestion if I may. Make your bullets available in boxes of 100 and 500 as well as the 50s I keep buying.
Would be nice to have a lightweight .25 cal TTSX in 80 or 87 grains for my .250-3000 and 25 WSSM.
I see we are getting a 120gr TTSX in 6.5mm, which I’ve been waiting for. Thank you! Now can we get a 6.5mm TTSX in a lighter weight (light-for-caliber, remember?), and a .224 TTSX?
Phil Dascenzi says it well!!! Product development should be minimal for adding Tipped TSX lever action caliber bullets to the product line. Maybe .30-30, .35 Rem, 45-70,.444Marlin, .450Marlin A worst case sceanario would be a change in the polymer tip, safety testing and a check to Hornaday for licensing. This would open up a whole new market segment for existing lever action rifle owners that reload and want XLR ballistics. My hunble $ 0.02 worth
More levergun bullets, especially in 375 cal. Also a heavier .458 levergun bullet, say in the 350 to 400gr range for say, Brown Bear protection.
Bring back the .375 XLC, or offer 0.375 Tipped TSX , MRX! There is not enough choice in 375!
Well, I have used up all my .348 X Bullets and am waiting for you guys to run another batch or 2. Think you could do it soon?
I hoped to purchase a rifled copper slug for a smooth barrel 12 gauge shotgun, but there was none available on the market. Please make and sell such a bullet for next year’s deer season in MN.
Another fan of the .25 caliber here. And, as mentioned earlier by others like myself, I would like to see some .257″ 100grs/115grs MRX bullets available. Hurry X-mas is around the corner.
Every caliber from 17 through 30 we need them in MPG and Varmint Grenades. The hunters in California are waiting on Barnes or whoever to make a full line of lead free bullets. We can’t use some of the rifles we own or buy the rifles we want because there are no legal bullets to shoot in the rifles. TSX’s are a great bullet for big game but way more bullets are shot every year at squirrels, coyotes, etc than at big game. There is a huge market for 6.5 and 6.8 bullets right now and we are waiting for the supply.