Hate to burst the bubble of all the Barnes-Bashers and Mall-Ninjas out there,
but my shiny quarter says that the "Boolit" pictured, is Not a Barnes. Why you ask ? ?
1) Barnes have an "X" in their base ... dont see one in said photo
2) That bullet appears to have a machined boat-tail ... Barnes boat-tails are not machined.
3) The groves are too-sharply defined ... (also, machined with a bevel from the caliber diameter down to the groove diameter.
Barnes don't . . .
4) The ratio of the width to the depth (of the groves) doesn't match with a Barnes.
5) The entire finish of the bullets exterior is "too smooth" ... looking more like a polished jackets finish.
Under close examination, Barnes X-TSX-TTSX and LRX exteriors while not "coarse" .. are certainly not mirror like.
Barnes (under 10x magnification) appear to have a fine orange-peel finish (like a 1980's factory Automotive paint job) ..
or as if they were tumbled (with a handfull of machine nuts).
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Carry-on
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Silver_Bullet
LRX < (C-E) (Launching Barnes LRX's, just an Einstein below the Speed-o-light)
