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53 Gr Vrs 55Gr TSX bullets #7515811 03/05/13
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OP WSM_Shooter Campfire Member W Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 282	I see Barnes make a 53 and 55 grain TSX in .224 caliber. Any real world difference? I don't see where one is made different did I miss something? I can't see a point in making the same bullet 2 grains different in weight. Educate me.

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Re: 53 Gr Vrs 55Gr TSX bullets WSM_Shooter #7516030 03/05/13
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FAIR_CHASE Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,934 MONTANA	......... and a 45gr.

Re: 53 Gr Vrs 55Gr TSX bullets WSM_Shooter #7516036 03/05/13
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ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,307 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by WSM_Shooter Educate me. Wish I could....Im guessing they are appealing to old schoolers who insist upon their old standby, the 55 grainer.... The deer sure as hell dont notice the difference.... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: 53 Gr Vrs 55Gr TSX bullets ingwe #7516101 03/05/13
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OP WSM_Shooter Campfire Member W Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 282	Just looked they also make a 50 grain but the 53 and 55 say for 1:12 or faster I would guess the 45 and 50 would be better suited for 1:14 twist.

Re: 53 Gr Vrs 55Gr TSX bullets WSM_Shooter #7516335 03/05/13
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Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,950 Likes: 16 Southern Oregon USA	I took a deer or two with the 45 grain XLC, loaded with Blue Dot out of a 223, and one out of a 22.250 at Warp 9.... they sure worked well each time... "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

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