Barnes 223 Tsx
The 22 5 grain charge had excessive primer flattening so i stopped there.
Barnes 223 tsx. Got a pretty good group at 100 yards 1 moa with a little pressure slightly flattened primers at 22 0 grains. I actually separate my 223 556 brass by head stamp. The tsx bullets provide maximum tissue and bone destruction pass through penetration and devastating energy transfer. The tsx has gained worldwide recognition as one of the deadliest most dependable bullets you can buy.
You are on the right track with separating brass. I will pm you. If your rifle doesn t like those a second choice could be the nosler partition 60 grain. Tsx s should group really well out of any 1 9 twist or faster barrel.
Barnes tsx 223 rem important safety information. Barnes vor tx 223 remington 55gr tsx fb rifle ammo 20 rounds barnes vor tx is premium ammunition offering double diameter expansion maximum weight retention and excellent accuracy. Offering double diameter expansion maximum weight retention and excellent accuracy the tsx tipped tsx and tsx fn provide maximum tissue and bone destruction pass through penetration and devastating energy transfer. I know i am going to make a stink here but the 223 will kill a deer of any size as long as you can shoot and you know your limitations.
I am going to be loading 62 gr. Loads for 223 barnes tsx the barnes manual calls for h 4895 but i used imr 4895 and reduced the charge starting at 21 0 grains. Try these all copper bullets and realize the added benefits of improved accuracy reduced barrel fouling and increased velocity. Barnes the leader in bullet innovation offers hunters the ultimate in accuracy terminal performance and handloaded precision in a factory loaded round.
I load the 62gr bt tsx for sd shtf. I shoot hornaday 55 gr. I d say barnes tsx 55 grain. In larger calibers i d almost say it s more valuable to find the most accurate bullet designed for deer rather than bullet construction.
Did just fine with the performance of the barnes tsx. I have about 1500 loaded and stored away. 223 barnes 70 grain tsx performance i shot this 150 pound hog at 225 yards with a handloaded barnes 70 grain copper tsx bullet yesterday and recovered the bullet under his skin on the far side when i dressed him out it definitely worked very well. Tsx s with barnes pet load from their web sit to start with.
We repeated our performance the next evening when a large sounder of hogs appeared below us wandering a creek bottom just before sunset. A hog is a stout critter and often requires serious knockdown power from a larger caliber rifle but the 223 rem. I wouldn t load 556 brass to 556 pressures and shoot them in a 223 chambered gun. Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated areas cleaning firearms or handling ammunition may result in exposure to lead and other substances known to the state of california to cause birth defects reproductive harm and other serious physical injury.