Barnes Bullets

X-Cellent Shots

Mike Franceus

I have been a faithful supporter of Barnes Bullets for years. I recently returned from Alaska, where I put your solid-copper X Bullet to the test on an Alaska-Yukon Moose. This was my first moose hunt and I relied on Barnes bullets to do the job. I knew the bullets would perform as long as I did my part. I used a .300 Weatherby Magnum with a 180-grain X bullet. On the shooting range, this bullet gave me one-inch groups at 100 yards. I sighted the rifle to strike two inches high at that distance.

The Alaskan terrain was tough, with lots of brushy alders to shoot around and through. We glassed for five days until a nice bull suddenly appeared from out of nowhere. When we spotted him and began the stalk, he was a mile and a half away.

After two failed attempts on the bull due to swirling winds, I finally got a shot at him. He was quartering away at a range of approximately 375 yards. I led him a bit, put the crosshairs at his hump and squeezed the trigger.

I hit him hard! The big bull stumbled and went down. Although I’d hit him lethally, the bull got back up and headed for dense cover. It wasn’t long before a final stalk brought us to where he was bedded down, and we put him down for good.

Thanks go to you and Barnes Bullets for building a bullet that flies true, hits hard and retains its weight!

Thanks again,

—Mike Franceus

Mike Helfrich

I’ve just returned from hunting antelope in Wyoming. I have a great photo showing the performance of your 140-grain Triple-Shock X Bullet fired from a 7mm Remington Magnum. I shot my buck at a range of 350 yards. I love the “pop” sound the bullet makes on impact. X Bullets are awesome! My antelope moved about three feet after he’d been hit, then went straight down!

—Mike Helfrich

Daryl King

Attached is a photo of a 360-pound black bear boar I shot on Sept 12, 2009 while hunting in northern Minnesota. The range was 50 yards. I was using a .375 H & H Kimber rifle loaded with Barnes 235-grain Triple-Shock X Bullets. The bear went about 10 yards after my bullet penetrated both lungs.

A friend shot another bear with a .300 Winchester Magnum firing 180-grain Nosler Partitions, and had to chase the bear all night. He made what appeared to be a good shot, but resulted in a long night of searching!

Hope to send you some deer photos in a couple months. I’ll be shooting my deer this year with a new Winchester Super Grade in .270 Winchester chambering, using one of your 110-grain TTSX bullets.

See ya later,

Thanks!

—Daryl King