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Offline oneshotkill

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168 gn Barnes TSX Reloading Question
« on: September 30, 2011, 12:40:42 PM »
  I have been reloading for my 30-06 (Savage 111) for about a year now and have gotten a lot better accuracy then I did with factory ammo.  So far I have used 165 grain bullets and have used Hornady SSTs, Nosler Partitions, and Sierra Gamekings.  I was just given a box of 168 grain Barnes TSXs.  In loading them is there anything that would be different with them being an all copper bullet?  I noticed that they are longer then the 165  grain bullets.  I don't have a Barnes reloading manual so I am working on trying to find some data on what i need to know about what I need to do different using a bullet that is heavier, longer, and all copper.  Any help you can give me would be great!
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Re: 168 gn Barnes TSX Reloading Question
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2011, 12:44:18 PM »
Do you have a barnes reloading book?
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Re: 168 gn Barnes TSX Reloading Question
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2011, 12:50:12 PM »
Do you have a barnes reloading book?

No I do not.

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Re: 168 gn Barnes TSX Reloading Question
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2011, 12:53:04 PM »
you can download the data from www.barnesbullets.com.  i love that about barnes!
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Re: 168 gn Barnes TSX Reloading Question
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2011, 12:55:49 PM »
from the site
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