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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Mrx to go around .500 BC in .323 for us long rĂ ngers. Personally shoot a full accurized .325WSM and would love tosee some more selection. Cureently shooting elk with 200gr tsx’s at around 2965fps with outstanding results. God bless and thank you.
Any chance of rolling the price of your bullets back somewhat now that the price of copper has gone down?
I don’t shoot that many of your bullets because they only let me shoot one deer a year — I load 25 of your solid copper bullets and 25 of the conventional lead core bullets in the same box provided they both shoot at or close to the same spot. A box of 50 of your bullets could sure kill lots of deer.
I am a bullet fanatic. I have shot and tested your various designs over the years, along with most other manufacturers bullets in almost every caliber from .224 up through .358. I have always been thrilled with the X bullets performance. Penetration is phenomenal in all cases, but one improvement that I think would benefit performance is extending the cavity in the nose of the bullet a little deeper in heavy-weight small caliber bullets. The two specific bullets I have noticed this with are the .224 70gr TTSX and the .257 115gr X bullet (I haven’t tried the TTSX in this weight yet). In both of these weight/caliber combinations I wasn’t satisfied with the resulting frontal area after mushrooming. In general these bullets will be used on light to medium large game where increasing the expanded frontal area would benefit in increased tissue damage. Often times these bullets will penetrate through deer-sized game from end to end. You end up with a more narrow wound channel for a long distance. But by increasing the mushroom size, you could change the wound channel characteristics slightly and have a wider, but only slightly shorter wound channel. I am a big fan of my .25-06 and would love to see some 100 and 115gr TTSX bullets. Thanks for an excellent product, and I look forward to seeing more new, great products in the future.
PLEASE bring out a .348″ TSX. I don’t even care what weight (220 gr. would be nice). Now that the .348″ X bullet has been withdrawn we have to park our model 71’s here in condor country.
Please help.
Please consider making an 80-90 grain .224 tipped tsx and 130 grain .264 tipped tsx. Thanks.
I would like to see a replacement for the flat base 6mm 75gr X bullet. These work great in my custom .243 for deer, but I am beginning to run low. The 80gr triple shock sounds great, but a flat base option would be very much appreciated.
There’s only so much One can say to/for/about the Folks that have the best line of bullets in the world, but here’s a few (some probably far-fetched) ideas, that I’d like to see. 1st, I agree with everyone else wanting boxes of 100, instead of 50, although that may make Barnes Bullets harder to obtain by those who don’t want to spend $60-$70+ on a box, so I’d like to see BOTH quantities available.
2nd, I’d like to see Varmint Grenades in .277″ for .270 Win. and it’s variants. RUH-ROH!!!
3rd, Barnes should be the first to come out with a line of “heavy” bullets in the MRX line-up for popular rifle calibers. For instance, like 125gr. or 130gr. in .257″ (never done before). That’d open new avenues for the already-hard-to-beat .25-06 and other popular and abundant .25 caliber rifles.
Barnes, Baby, Barnes.
SomeBody Had To Do It…
I’d like to see the line of Barnes .35 caliper lead free rifle bullets developed further, to include an offering of 250 and 275/280 grain bullets.
A TTSX in 6.5mm at 130 – 135 gr. Good sectional density, good ballistic coefficient, easy opening, good weight retention makes my 6.5×55 a happy camper
I have been working with the .204 VG 26gr. in my Savage Md.25. This is a good bullet but my gun likes a 40gr. bullet better than the 26gr. I have worked up several loads with all the bullets available in .204 and found that a 40gr. at 4100 FPS seems to give the best accuracy. I would like to have a Barnes 40gr. bullet to work with. Maybe even a 36gr. would work. It doesn’t have to be a V-G, but a BT seems to fly better from my gun.
Loren
Just wanted to say thanks for answering our request for a 100gr .25 TTSX. I’m looking forward to load development and hunts with these in my 25-06.
I also would like to see the .284 Barnes 100 gr x bullet brought back as I load for my young son and this bullet does a great job on whitetail with very little recoil.
Where can I get .277 180gr barnes originals? There is no replacement for this bullet on the market, and that is a real shame
i had some 358 cal. bullets,all gone,300 grain barnes org. more please even some solids 358 dia. i only hunt moose and brown bear. g,ash alaska.
As others have stated, I would like to see a 95-105 grain TSX for hunting if you can make it work with a standard magazine .243 1 in 10″ twist. A good selection of .243 bullets seems to be missing.
I have been using the 120gr”X” for elk here in Colorado ever since it came out, now the TSX. Have never recovered a bullet. At a lazered 197yds. my wifes 6.5×308(aka 260 Rem)wildcat completly penatrated both fron shoulders on a bull.I have absolutely proved over the years that the .260Rem. or 6.5×55 with the TSX bullet will cleanly take elk,& one shot kills have been the norm with the exception of a couple finishing shots.Last year my wife droped her elk at a lazered 343yds.The bullet entered just behind the right shoulder & exited thru thr left shoulder blade.Travel was about 15 to 20 yards.You don’t need a brain numbing mag.to take elk, just a good bullet.What is needed for 6.5 shooters is a 95 to 100gr TSX for deer size game. Every one seems to ignor 6.5. Why.This cal. penatrates.
A 200gr TSX or TTSX in 9.3 cal. would be great. It would make the 9.3×62 more versitile by providing somewhat flatter trajectory for deer and elk in open country. Thanks.
A .25 cal. Varmint Grenade. Short enough to work in a 1-14″ twist in the 250 savage, yet still give good accuracy in the 25-06. Thanks.
I would like to see a .277 TTSX in the range of 90-100 grains and designed for the 6.8 SPC. A lighter, shorter bullet (compared to the .277 110gr TTSX) that would easily fit a range of AR magazines would, in my opinion, be a tremendously popular product with 6.8 hunters.
25 bullet boxes of tipped and regular triple shock bullets and these boxes would have individual plastic dividers for each projectile.
This would facilitate periodic inventories and performance record keeping.
A 100 – 110 grain 6.5 triple shock bullet.
I would like to see a 35 cal 250 or 280 gr TTSX boat tail for the 358 STA.
I second the request for a 95 or 100 grain .277 TTSX for the 6.8SPC. Also a Varmint Grenade in the same cal. and of about 90-95 grs. would make a great varmint/predator load. Available in bulk boxes of 100-250. Thanks!
In .264 i would like to see a light TTSX-Bullet in 100/110 gr. Thanks!
I am just beginning to use the 180 gr. TSX in my 8MM Mauser. I would like to use a lighter bullet in the 150 – 165 gr. range in the MRX or TSX. Please consider this request for a future product. Thanks.
Team up with Savage Arms, re-introduce the Model 99 using the 300 savage necked down to 7mm.
Flat base as an option for all bullets.
All in all, just keep doing what you are doing, no complaints on any product of yours that I have used, .257 .264 .270 .284 .308 the x bullet was an incredable bullet and the xxx what can I say, even better!
Thanks Barnes
I would like to see an MRX type bullet in .224 specifically for the AR/M16 platform. It would be nice to have a heavier bullet available that will expand well.
Great product! I would like to see a 100 gr. .243 Win either in the TSX or MRX. The 85 gr. 243 has great knockdown power but a 95-100 gr. bullet would give alot more hunters better performance on Mule deer and sheep.
Another vote for a 100 grain or so TSX in 243.
but would a 100 gr. 243 TSX look like some type of mini torpedo requiring a faster twist than 1-9?
We need varmint grenades and/or MPG in .257 and 6.5mm(for all the grendel shooters)out here in good ole’ Kalifornia.
Just wondering when you are going to make some 25 cal varmint type bullets for those of us in
CA who have to use non lead bullets to supposedley help save the condor. A 25 cal in the 60-80 grain range would be great.
Some 6.5 varmint type bullets would also be appreciated.
Hey guys, love your products in .30 cal. will you ever make a .224 cal bullet in TTSX?
I just did a search of the “Suggestions” blog using “17″. Looks like a lot of people would like to see a Barnes option in 17. For me, a 25 or 30 grain TSX would be the best. We already have a couple good suppliers of lead core varmint type bulllets, but no one makes anything that will hang together on impact. Good job so far on the .20’s – just keep downsizing. For the most part, the .17 market is wide open to Barnes. Thanks for rest of the product line.
How about a TTSX in .375 cal. I hunt both Alaska and Africa, and would LOVE a longer range bullet for my favorite >375 H&H.
Thanks!
.32-40 wcf 165g
With the advancements in todays muzzleloading rifles and projectiles alike, a muzzleloader is now a serious contender in the long range hunting scene. However, some states require the use of non-sabot projectiles. I would love to see and would assureadly use an unsaboted TSX/TTSX like projectile from Barnes. Something of a hollow base design no doubt…
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375 caliber TTSX is coming soon – probably in a lighter weight, we’re not sure exactly what yet. Maybe a 235 – 250 grain? FYI…I’m VERY excited about a heavy-for-caliber 375 TSX that could be available as early as this summer. Stay tuned. -JSB
224 caliber TTSX – nothing on the drawing board. In order to make a real good hunting weight, the bullet would be pretty long and tough to stablize in standard twist rifles. But hey, we’ve got a darn good selection of 224 caliber TSX’s! A 224 caliber MRX doesn’t appear likely to happen anytime soon as there are not many willing to pay the money for a small caliber tungsten core bullet, ya know? Still, I’m not ruling it out for down the road at some point. -JSB
17 caliber bullets – have you guys ever heard me talk about the nightmares my sister and I still have of stuffing little tiny 17 caliber cores into jackets when I was very young? A pile of 10,000 of those things looked a lot easier than they proved to be. Thank heavens for automation or I’d vote a strong “NO!”
No set date yet, but we’re looking at what we can do there for TSXs and VGs.
-Jessica “I missed supper because my pile of .17’s wasn’t completed” Brooks
Ms. Brooks,
Bring on the .375″ TTXS’! I am looking forward to trying the 250 to 275 grain versions in my hunting weight 378 but would dearly love to see a 325 or 350 grain for a long range rig that could outperform the current crop of long range 338’s.
I have winchester 94 in.32-40 wcf made 1897 so a bullets for these old guns a tsx in 165 grain.
.17hmr with the VG a 17 grain.
AJ
.243 TSX or MRX 100 gr would be sweet! The 85’s are good but I want something heavier.
I’d love to see some M1.30 lead bullets .308 diameter in 100 grain and 110 grain round nose for shooting.
150gr. MRX for the 8mm Mag. A 200-220gr .375 bullet for the .375 JDJ.
A greater 6.5mm selection in the following please:
MRX .264″ 120 – 130 GR BND SPIT BT
Varmint Grenades .264″ 90 – 120 GR BND SPIT BT
Multi-Purpose Green™ Bullets .264″ 110 -130 GR
Banded Solid .264″ 123 & 129GR BND SPIT BT
Would like to know if Barnes is considering .17 cal 25grn bullets. I believe there is a large market for these bullets.
Thanks,
Re: 17 caliber bullets, no definitive plans yet but we will be looking at a Varmint Grenade before too much longer. We’ll keep you all posted. There are many asking for 17 caliber VG’s. -JSB
375 winchester all copper load please!!!