Ksquared wrote:Yes! I received an order directly from Barnes a couple days ago. I had called this week asking for guidance on a Barnes bullet specifically for the 450b. They had plenty of these 275's in stock. The Barnes rep was very helpful and provided me with some load data using H110, which I like for my .44 mag and other hand-cannons but most of the reading I do points toward Lil Gun which appears to produce a faster round. I'm going on a hunt next August and want some good black bear medicine. Been using Barnes expanders in my 12 gauge for years on Lapeer County whitetails and when I do my job the bullet always does too. Recovered a dozen of these things over the years expanded perfectly, looking just like the Barnes pictures! Amazing. Want that same level of one-shot-kill out of my bushy.
Does anyone have a pet load for these TSX 275's? I appreciate any advice I can get to get started with this caliber.
IMHO, the current generation Lil Gun is at the top end of its sweet zone with 275gr and above bullets and H110 was good advice. Reaching top safe speed is not always the end goal. Go for the velocity that your rig likes with a given bullet, as indicated by accuracy and consistency. In the case of whitetails, if you're really after as high a safe speed as possible, drop back to the 200s. They're plenty lethal on big whitetails and they'll fly safely faster than the 275s. Any pet load someone can offer will be somewhat unique to their rig's configuration. Back when there was just the Bushmaster brand, recipes could generally translate from one person's rig to another. Now there is a plethora of sources for barrels and complete uppers in the case of AR based platforms. Add to that, there's the emerging bolt action and single shot platforms, which bring a new set of variables to the equation. About the best advice anyone here, who has a rig of similar pedigree to yours, would be a safe starting load. Beyond that, you need to work up what your rig, with it's manufacturing tolerances, likes.
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