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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 270Shooter on November 10, 2008, 05:17:08 PM

Title: New Remington Bullets
Post by: 270Shooter on November 10, 2008, 05:17:08 PM: Have you guys seen these yet?

http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/centerfire/premier_green.asp
Title: Re: New Remington Bullets
Post by: Rick on November 10, 2008, 07:57:24 PM: Barnes has been making solid copper bullets for years. I'd take a Barnes TSX over that crap anyday.

Those things will have some god awful ballistics.
Title: Re: New Remington Bullets
Post by: demontang on November 10, 2008, 08:16:20 PM: Those are lapua bullets so you can bet they are good one's. They look like they are made for short range shooting though. :twocents:
Title: Re: New Remington Bullets
Post by: 270Shooter on November 10, 2008, 08:28:40 PM: Ya thats what i thought. They could have atleast givin it a spitzer profile and a boattail to help the B.C. I don't what it is but it can't be very good :dunno:
Title: Re: New Remington Bullets
Post by: Rick on November 10, 2008, 08:41:58 PM: Quote from: 270Shooter on November 10, 2008, 08:28:40 PM
Ya thats what i thought. They could have atleast givin it a spitzer profile and a boattail to help the B.C. I don't what it is but it can't be very good :dunno:

The B.C. is .302
Title: Re: New Remington Bullets
Post by: dbllunger on November 11, 2008, 01:26:09 PM: They will make a more streamlined in the future. They are just trying to get ahead of all the greenies and where they are trying to push us. Personally I will be buying as many of my "old" hunting bullets as I can. Even before I buy a new gun. They don't get old and then I will have them to shoot a animal with and die from all the lead fragments I will ingest. GMAFB!!!!!!
Title: Re: New Remington Bullets
Post by: fc2038 on November 11, 2008, 02:23:39 PM: You are looking at the future of bullets. No lead hard hitting solid copper/mix rounds. i have been using the TSX for years in my 7mag and 270WSM. Love them.