Thread: Copper bullets

Fellas, was thinking about trying a copper bullet in the 243 and was looking at the E-Tips.
Does anyone have a preference between the three readily available oferings in the Barnes TTSX, Nosler E-Tip or Hornady GMX.
Will start low too after Mike H's prior warning

They all work really well. Get a sample pack of each and see what the gun likes. I think the gmx are cheapest

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Swift scirocco

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Gmx have better bcs than the ttsx,shame they dont do a 130gr 30 cal.

Was just talking about them with Abe yesterday and our various experiences with them/pros cons etc.

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Originally Posted by tui_man2

Swift scirocco

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Copper?

Bonded

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Gmx have better bcs than the ttsx,shame they dont do a 130gr 30 cal.

Was just talking about them with Abe yesterday and our various experiences with them/pros cons etc.

Gimmie a ring If you want a chat.

We did have liked them but got sick of some going little distance and even though down an out some needed 2

Now one bullet gets that cal out as far as I ever want to use it on game anyway

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Copper?

Bonded like cam says
Also gs custom. . .The 6.5 an 7 ones I have used eat the Barnes. 80gr swift you know you want to


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an 80gr swift would fuckin scream out of a 243ai, would love to go on tht deal.80gr out of a normal 243 is deadly enough.

Really keen on a bullet with some weight. 80g is too light. May try some of the heavy bullets Targex is making. I have some 112g ones Adam gave me that may be the shizzle.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Really keen on a bullet with some weight. 80g is too light. May try some of the heavy bullets Targex is making. I have some 112g ones Adam gave me that may be the shizzle.

worth a go?
All the copper ones for the 6mm tap out at 85gr max?
an i stiffed up the swifts are 90 when i read the packet, thought they where 80 for some reason

Everything ive seen em smash run abit or need two.... cant beat 100gn btsp hornadys.. BC more than sufficent for any .243 distances

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Really keen on a bullet with some weight. 80g is too light. May try some of the heavy bullets Targex is making. I have some 112g ones Adam gave me that may be the shizzle.

The copper bullets are different, they dont shed weight at all compared to conventional bullets so will penetrate & kill well beyond thier weight implys.

Years ago when I had a poo for free I used the old Barnes 75 X bullet, they were awsome killers at 33-3400 fps, really fast & flat.

Just what was required in the non techo pre-dial scope days

My friend shot big red stag in the neck at about 50 -75yds with a 80gr TTSX from a 243 doing about 3200 fps. The stag dropped on the spot, had completely shattered the vertebrae. He recovered the projectile under the skin, it had lost 2.7 gr, which would be the plastic tip.

You can achieve the same effect with a 223 running 55gr TSX and 26gr BM2.

6.5's have good SD aye?