Preferred bullets for RSA Plains Game

[375Fox]

I don’t know what people see in Barnes bullets. They have a propensity to do crazy things sometimes on animals and the copper fowling is intolerable. Some people state accuracy is good, but that’s not been my experience.!
I’ve shot everything you have listed in Africa and then some with a frames. I never had an issue availability has been a bit of a problem, but that’s being resolved now and production quality has been good. 200 grain A-frames out of the 300 WM are hammers on everything
I’ve used exclusively A-frames out of 300WM, 375, 416 Rigby and 450-400 & 470NE doubles
With excellent results. North Froks would be my second choice. And just about any premium bullet before I would use Barnes on anything. I know that goes against what many will tell you!

I could think of reasons not to use Barnes for a particular circumstance but accuracy and copper fouling would not be in those reasons. They are consistently the most accurate bullets in my 300 win and 375 H&H with 150 and 250 gr bullets. They need lighter and faster for best accuracy. I have never seen copper fouling issues in 270 and larger.

 

[pilar]

I don’t know what people see in Barnes bullets. They have a propensity to do crazy things sometimes on animals and the copper fowling is intolerable. Some people state accuracy is good, but that’s not been my experience.!
I’ve shot everything you have listed in Africa and then some with a frames. I never had an issue availability has been a bit of a problem, but that’s being resolved now and production quality has been good. 200 grain A-frames out of the 300 WM are hammers on everything
I’ve used exclusively A-frames out of 300WM, 375, 416 Rigby and 450-400 & 470NE doubles
With excellent results. North Froks would be my second choice. And just about any premium bullet before I would use Barnes on anything. I know that goes against what many will tell you!

For everything from .223 - 375 Barnes TSX has proven a stable and efficient factory load , much more cost efficient then SAF , I just received a notification that swift has some 375 ammunition @ $160 per box where barns is available @ $70
This past weekend we killed two animals with 140gr TSX 270wsm
I don’t think they did anything wonky? Margie shot one @ a 1/4 angle and it went in behind the shoulder and drove through the heart & lungs up though the neck and exited! Other was front shoulder, heart and lungs, exiting last rib
We have about 100 rounds down the tube and might clean it but doubt it as it’s still 3/4 to a 1 inch in her CVA rifle
Same with my .308win with 130gr ttsx here is a picture of a elk shoulder my wife took
Nothing wonky and pretty accurate
Those caliber you listed would be wonderful for some CEB ( cutting edge) reloads for buffalo and other large critters imo
Nothing wrong with swift except availability and price per unit and collection in factory loads