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The bullet on the right is the only Barnes TTSX or MRX my hunting partners and I have ever recovered. This one was a 180g MRX from my .300WM @ 3100fps, recovered from a herd of water jugs at about 15 feet. Damn thing lost a petal.



From left to right:
4 jugs == Sierra 200g FP .458" @ 2390fps, 81% weight retention (left group of five, front row center)
6 jugs == Speer 300g Uni-Cor .458" @ 2247fps, 59.6% to 72.5% weight retention, 68.8% average (remainder of left group)
8 jugs == Speer 350g FP .458" @ 2147fps, 87.6% weight retention
6 jugs == North Fork 350g .458" @ 2189fps, 97.4% weight retention
9 jugs == Cast Performance 460g WFNGC .458" @ 1812fps, 76.5% weight retention
5 jugs == Hornady 220g FP .375" @2230fps, 65.7% weight retention
7 jugs == Barnes 180g MRX .308" @ 3100fps, 93.4% weight retention

This cow from 2012 took a 180g MRX at 400 yards (+/- a yard or two per GPS), broadside at a down angle. It swapped ends, took a step or two, turned uphill for another step or two and collapsed. There was no shortage of internal damage. The exit side is shown.



Barnes bullets � just can�t trust them�