Some time back, I posted my frustration with Barnes 7mm, 120 gr. XBT. I'd switched primers, from Federal 210's to Win. WLR's. Same load. I went from .5 MOA groups to 1.9 MOA !
The old load was kinda fussy. One grain under, and they shot .92. One grain over and they shot 1.58.
The newer versions of the same bullet are shorter. 1.165 vs. 1.10 inches long. They don't to seem to be as fussy. Same loads as above run 1.33 MOA at two grains under and 1.2 MOA for one grain under and for the same old load. Not .5 MOA as before, but not as fussy. This was with the WLR's, not the Fed 210's. I'm going to try the CCI 200's I have. And, perhaps some different powders.
Looks to me like Barnes learned something from their 168 gr. .308 XLC's. And they have been changing the shape of their other bullets to be accurate in a wider range of barrels and loads. E
Last edited by Eremicus; 12/20/03.
