BARNES BULLETS - TRIPLE-SHOCK X 22 CALIBER (0.224") RIFLE BULLETS

My son used this bullet in a 22-250 to shoot a medium sized buck. The bullet punched through the shoulder bone on the near side and continued through the deer leaving an exit hole the size of a quarter. The bullet was loaded to 3300fps and the shot was at 70 yards. The deer went 20 feet before tipping over. The heart and lungs were totally destroyed but surprisingly there wasn't a lot of blood shot meat. The twist of the rifle we used was a little slow and it took some work to get it to shoot right and stabilize the bullet. We found that loading near the max gave better accuracy in this gun (Ruger M77)

I've been using Barnes bullets for over 20 years now and have been totally thrilled with the results! I have shot a lot of different bullets over the years, and haven't seen any other bullets come close to having the shear knockdown power. Last year I purchased some Hornaday 130gr. GMX copper bullets for my 270 because I had found them on sale online, and thought I give them a try. I ended up loading some up for a deer hunt. I was happy with the acccuracy of the bullets, but when I shot my deer on the run at about 80 to 100 yards away. The deer ran out of sight after being hit in the third to the last rib and going out between the front shoulders, so it basically when straight through all the vitals and the deer still was able to go. So I would compare the Hornady GMX to a conventional bullet in that it still kills. But has no where close to a knockdown power of a Barnes bullets. If I had been using Barnes bullets that deer would have never taken the next step. I have used this 62gr. Barnes bullet with total success on Elk and deer with one shot one kill out of the 22-250 winchester. I have shot Elk on the run at 350 yards with them, it takes them right off their feet. The 62gr. Barnes went clear through the shoulders and out. I thought at that range it might have caught the bullet but it didn't. I would recommend it use on virtually any other big game animal in North America. You will absolutely love thesebulletsbecause you can count on their accuracy and dependable knock down power. I haven't shot them out of the .223 yet, but am going to give them a try for my daughters deer hunt this fall. I would definitely use a 1-10 twist or better, for this bullet for accuracy reasons. But if you're ok with 1-1/2" to up to 3" groups they usually work just fine out of your 1-14 twists that most 22-250 use. I prefer to have that one ragged hole when shooting. Hope this helps you to decide rather you want to shoot them in your gun. Also you need to check your proclamation to see if they allow the uses of .22 calibers for hunting the game youintend to hunt. I know that these will definitely do the job, but others are not equal to the performance of the Barnes bullets, even if they are a copper bullet. Hope you have good luck hunting, be safe when reloading and use common sense trim your brass and use correct loading procedures. If you're not sure ask someone who has experience with reloading to help you. God bless!

Due to California's lead free legislation, I purchased a few boxes of this bullet for my Hornet. With Winchester cases and 12.0 grains of Lil'Gun it shoots pretty hard and straight. My flyweight combination gun shoots 1/2" groups at 50 yards with this load. Due primarily to the energy constraints inherent in the Hornet chambering, I consider this iron sighted rifle and bullet combo a 100 yard medium game proposition. Barnes' 30 grain lead free Varmint Grenade bullet also shoots with nice accuracy from the Hornet. In a reduced load, this will be my replacement for the leaded .22 rimfires in the hunting fields.

I usually hunt with a 7STW custom sendero for deer and hogs. I bought the AR15 for quick follow up shots on hogs. I remember looking at the tiny .223 round and thinking that there was no way that this is going to be effective on hogs. After reading some very mixed opinions on 223 effectiveness on hogs. I kept seeing that the 223 advocates almost always mentioned Barnes TSX bullets. I handloaded the 62 grain TSX with a full load of Varget. Accuracy was very good, around .75" 5 shot groups. I shot 2 large (200lb) hogs yesterday with this bullet. Hog number 1 did not take a step. DRT. Hog number 2 was running away and was anchored immediately with this bullet. I'm a believer.