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triple shock x bullet
inkball25
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anyone have trouble getting accuracy out of the Barnes triple shock X?? i've tried them in several of my rifles but cant seem to get anything to group! Only in the old 222 mag did i get under an inch. I cant seem to find the right seating depth for the swift or the 25 06
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Have you read the recommendations on the TSX bullets that Barnes provides on their website? Have you read their load data section on their website?
If yes, did you do a progressive (ladder) load work up or did you just select some loads and go shoot? Give us some indication of your process so we can help you here.
Best.
Barnes bullets, of their nature, do not perform well when seated into or just on the lands. They seem to performs better when seated at least 0.050" off of the lands per Barnes suggestion. I've even had some not show signs of accuracy until they were 0.080" to 0.100" off the lands.
There are far too many other contributing factors that have not been covered either.
Are any of the rifles even capable of being accurate with other bullets/loads? Are you the shooter capable of such accuracy? I'm not trying to be mean or disrespectful at all. Some folks are just not cut out to shoot little tiny groups. On the other hand, if the chambers aren't concentric and the ammunition you load is not concentric, you may never see any improvement in your groups.
There are literally dozens of factors that contribute to accuracy in shooting bolt action rifles. But I have never seen "...several of my rifles but cant seem to get anything to group!"
Best.
I have followed their info on the Barnes website using what they say is the most accurate powder and i worked up the loads .5 grain increments with crappy results on all.. i think i have then seated to far out but the swift has a long throat to the lands.
The "most accurate" powder on the website was the most accurate in the barrel they were testing with. Your rifle just might like something else.
That's the type of response that helps us get a handle on proper suggestions. Without that information we end up playing 20 questions and never really find a way to help. Thanks for making the effort!
The original Barnes bullets were a bear to get to shoot especially since Barnes didn't provide much information to help and they were more expensive than the traditional cup/core bullets we were used to shooting. The 'Blue-Meanies' didn't last long but they were decidedly better. I have found that the TSX bullets are better than any of the others from Barnes. However, they can be problematic due to the reduce bearing surface on the bullet shank. For the most part, the reduced contact is a good thing because fouling is curtailed. But it can cause some accuracy problems in some barrels. Which ones? Your guess is as good as mine. We have to shoot and test.
The Ruger barrel would be the least of my worries since I don't cotton to Ruger much at all. The older barrels stink but made the grade for Ruger since they were cheap and Ruger doesn't do anything in-house that isn't cheap. Switch to a standard bullet it likes and go shoot some targets.
The Remington 25-06 has no excuse that I actually state except for maybe a worn throat and some fouling build up just in front of it. If you have access to a borescope it might be worthwhile to take a peek. The only other thing I can suggest is to skim bed the H-S stock aluminum block to eliminate the possibility of stress. I have had several 25-06s shoot the Barnes TSX with good accuracy down to a little short barreled .250 Savage Improved which was extremely accurate with the 100 gr. TSX.
Best.