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Jon Allard
I just wanted to share my results and a picture of a recent hunt with you guys.
I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt Russian boar in Northern Michigan recently. For the hunt I brought my .308 with factory ammo & my Tikka .22-250 with hand loads. I hand loaded the .22-250 with Winchester brass, 37 grains of Varget powder, and your 45 grain Barnes TSX bullet. The results were devastating and amazing!
I dropped a 325 lb. Russian boar in his tracks at 35 yards! He was still kicking a minute or so later so I gave him a 2nd heart/lung shot to end his suffering, but he wasn’t going anywhere after that first shot. After skinning the hog we discovered that the TSX bullet hit in the front half of the right-front shoulder, completely passed through the hog, and exited the front-left shoulder. Broke both shoulders!
I am now a Barnes bullet believer for life! Thank you very much for a great product,
-Jon Allard
Cal Zant
This is a picture of a deer buck I shot this morning just a few miles west of Knott, TX. I was using a 270 Win rifle and a single, blazing fast (3400fps), 110gr Barnes Tipped TSX bullet. 110gr may sound like a light bullet for a tough animal like this mature desert mule deer (weighed around 300 lbs) … but the bullet performance was devastating, and this beast could only stumble a few yards before he collapsed. As we were caping him, I was surprise by the size of the exit wound.
Last Christmas I was talking with one of my friends about ammunition and he convinced me to try out Barnes bullets. His logic made a lot of sense. He told me to think about all the money, time, and effort that I put to get to the moment right before I pull the trigger on a trophy animal. If you add up the cost of the hunt, gun, scope, binoculars, clothing, time scouting, etc … it adds up pretty quick, but when you do finally get to the moment where you are about to pull the trigger, you want to know your bullet will perform. You shouldn’t skimp or try to cut corners on the bullet you are using. He told me a few stories of times he had used other bullets on $50,000 exotic game hunts (companies will remain nameless) … and he did all that lead up work, but the bullet split, didn’t open up, didn’t get good penetration or otherwise failed to deliver. He peaked my interest enough to give them a shot, but after seeing this … I am a believer.
Thanks for making a product I can rely on, and know if I do my part … it will do its part.
-Cal Zant
Lubbock, TX
Phil Farris
The staff of the Herradura Ranch, located in South Texas wants to say thanks for making a product that lives up to its advertising. We host a wide range of clients from across the country; some of those folks are sensitive to recoil. For the past two seasons we have used reloads in our .243’s to accommodate those folks. Using the 85gr. TSX BT we rec’d 100% kills and complete pass-thru shots. After our commercial hunts concluded we had several deer left to shoot. Ranch biologist/manager Cody Lawson, guide Gabe Beke, and myself used the opportunity to kill the remaining deer w/ the 85gr bullet. We shot deer at various angles thru the vitals and the results were great. The attached photos are of a mature management buck I shot broadside thru both shoulders, getting an exit after going thru allot of bone. The Barnes bullet makes the .243 a truly big whitetail cartridge.
Thanks!
-Phil Farris,
Herradura Ranch Hunting Guide