Jus’ Thinking Outloud

[memtb]

I (we) have been very pleased with the performance of Barnes 225 gr. TTSX's in my Wife's .338 WM, but was thinking…… Very dangerous, I admit!

Has anyone tried the Barnes 250 gr. LRX in the .338 WM. The much higher BC interests me….a lot! I realize that it's somewhat longer than the 225 TTSX's and will use up much more case volume.

In limited research, it seems that velocities are pretty low. If I can push them fast enough……the downrange #'s are very impressive. So, has anyone tried them, and what were your findings? Thanks in advance! memtb

 

[HARPERC]

As much as I love a good .338 Winchester, and chasing velocity a bit, I think it tops out at 225's for the most part.

A place where more capacity is your friend.

 

[jjmp]

I'm a definite fan , but our friend above nailed it .not trying to discourage and I'm a huge Barnes fan ,hope more members chime in , my 26 inch 1/10 push's normal 250 s to 2,600 fps . Cheers

 

[memtb]

Probably just a fantasy! Crunching some #'s - if I could get 2750 mv from a 24" ……it would make an already good cartridge into a pretty impressive hunting cartridge!

At 2750 mv it appears, with our sight-in zero, it would be a bit higher at mid-range than her present 225 TTSX……but marginally so. Yet, at 500 yrds and beyond…..the numbers are pretty impressive. memtb

 

[MagnumManiac]

I have 3 338WM rifles, all are 26" barrels, 10" twist.
I ran a few 250's several years ago, Speer HotCor, Nosler Partition and Woodleigh PP. Average across the 3 rifles is 2770fps, my Kimber runs at 2800fps with ease, but I dropped the powder to be with the other 2.
I've run 225's for years now, but in the early days, I was running Speer 275g Semi Spitzer for bears, then they were dropped. I also used that bullet on Water buff, penetration is phenomenal.
I can't disparage the 250g LRX, if you can spin it fast enough, I see no reason for it to run less than 2750fps, unless I'm missing something…
I might even try them myself.

Cheers.