I just picked up some 250gr barnes tmz spit fire boat tail bullets for my knight. I was wondering if anyone has shot these rounds consistently. And should i expect the same good results or bad if there are any. Not looking to get into a bullet debate. Ive shot other rounds with good results. I bought these because i ran out of my other bullets. And these were the only bullets i could find at the time that had the same weight as my other rounds did. With muzzy deer right around the corner i didnt have time to search other places. So i bought these. Alittle more then i wanted to spend but i have some ammo now.
I shoot a .50 cal knight bighorn and use 100 gr of pellets.
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You should shoot a few rounds to see where they are impacting on a target and then adjust accordingly. My experience with changing from one brand to another could make the difference of meat in the locker, to missed it by that much. Some items to think about, what round were you using and where was the impact with the grains of powder you were using. What is the ballistic coefficient of that round compared to the new Barnes coefficient round in the rifle you are using with the powder charge mentioned.
Google a search of that original round used in that rifle with that powder charge and then do the same with the Barnes bullet with the same grain pellet powder charge. As expensive as those Barnes are you do not want to shoot them all at a paper target to get them in the kill zone. There is a lot of information out there to be used as a starting point. Use that to your advantage to get grouped on target with the minimal amount of bullets, there are lots of other people who have invented that wheel already.
Example from my own rifle using the 250 Barnes TMZ boat tail with this rifle: Knight Bighorn thumbhole stock with 80 grains FF Triple Seven powder, RWS musket cap sighted at 100 yards to one inch high will shoot all day long in very good groups and bit further.
My big question here is what round were you previously using, what powder and cap were you using, I already know you use a Knight Bighorn and 100 grs. pellets.
Those Barnes will shoot real good groups all day long you just have to figure out how your Knight wants to shoot them. BTW they will do everything stated in their ad if you do your part. Two years ago I took a doe at 90 yards shot through the under side of the neck head shot, flipped the doe, never left where she was standing, blood everywhere, the shot was in soft tissue jugular vein best shot option at the time. DOA!
Another example my hunting partner is shooting his Vortek Northwest and a Hornady 240 grain bullet with 100 grains FF Tripple Seven, RWS musket cap, nice 5 shot group at 100, then loaded a Barnes 250 grn bullet with 80 grains FF Tripple Seven powder, RWS musket cap, impact was two inches higher, second shot was the same. We ran out of bullets after that shot. Better bullet coefficient made the Barnes bullet fly higher with the same powder and cap.
Another friend shoots the same Barnes bullet mentioned out of a T.C. with 100 grns Tripple Seven FFF and a #11 cap dead on at 100 yards with nice groups all day.
My sons rifle Knight Wolverine 80 grns Tripple Seven FF 250 grns Barnes, RSW musket, nice groups at 100 yards.
So you see each rifle will tell you what it wants to shoot with powder charge and cap and bullet. Not to mention what sabot which is a whole other ball game as the ones provide with the standard Barnes bullet package are just a starting point. There are better sabots to pare with that bullet IMO.
