sharpshooter
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Shot a doe this morning and found part of her lung on the side of a tree she was standing near. She ran maybe 40 yards and crashed.
These Barnes expanders mean business!
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Barnes expanders are nasty!
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I know everyone has their reasons, but I don't know why you would shoot anything else. They are bad medicine!
One of the best muzzleloader bullets!
FIFY!
PickettSFHunter
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Pure copper hollow points like the Barnes Expanders or the Lehigh defense controlled fracture are the best for a muzzleloader in my opinion no doubt.
Wiley
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I've been shooting Barnes and only Barnes for decades. I had a scare one year when I almost didn't find any in stock anywhere but made it through that season. Then over a few years I stocked up enough that I'll never get in that situation again.
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TN Larry
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Killed several with the 40 cal 195 expanders out of a 45/70 smokeless conversion. It was a bang flop with the buck I killed yesterday. Behind shoulder entry and opposite shoulder exit resulted in some devastating results inside. Great bullets.
wsm
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My go to bullet ,250 grain in my cva is deadly and very accurate.
sharpshooter
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Boone25/06
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They are nasty and expand at lower velocities and penetrate well. My son shoots them and he's only shoot 60g of blackhorn. He's shot 5 with them all past though except one from yesterday. Shot it at 125 and got in shoulder more than normal. Found bullet under hide on opposite shoulder.
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That's a beauty!
Barnes Expanders are ok if you don't have 245g Powerbelts available.
Joking! Expanders are my favorite for black powder speeds.
Joking! Expanders are my favorite for black powder speeds.
Kirk
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Barnes Expanders are my first choice too.
Same here this week with 200 grain TC Shockwave bullet from .45 caliber smokeless @ 2,600 fps. Blood and white lung matter all over leaves.
