Barnes VOR-TX 338 Win Mag 225gr TTSX BT – Proven Moose Load

Description

The Barnes VOR-TX 338 Win Mag 225gr TTSX BT is factory hunting ammunition for the cartridge North American guides have trusted on the biggest game for more than sixty years. Barnes drives an all copper Tipped TSX out of the muzzle at roughly 2800 fps, and the load carries about 3918 ft-lbs of energy. That is enough authority for moose, big bear and bison, delivered from a rifle you can still carry all day. Each box holds 20 rounds.

• Barnes VOR-TX 338 Win Mag 225gr TTSX BT Overview
• 225 Grain TTSX Boat Tail Performance
• Why Hunters Choose 338 Winchester Magnum Ammo
• Specifications
• Range Notes For This Polymer Tipped Copper Bullet

Barnes VOR-TX 338 Win Mag 225gr TTSX BT Overview

The projectile is machined from a solid copper billet, so there is no lead core to separate and no jacket to strip off on a heavy shoulder. A polymer tip caps the hollow nose, protects it under recoil in the magazine, and drives rearward on impact to start expansion immediately.

The nose then peels into four sharp copper petals that open to roughly double the original diameter and remain attached to the shank. On a 338 caliber bullet that is a very large wound channel, and weight retention on recovered bullets is typically close to 100 percent.

225 Grain TTSX Boat Tail Performance

The 225 grain TTSX boat tail is the balanced choice in this cartridge. It carries enough sectional density to drive through heavy bone and muscle, yet it leaves the muzzle fast enough to shoot flat inside 400 yards. The boat tail base reduces drag and helps the bullet hold velocity and resist wind at the distances open country hunting demands.

Barnes machines relief grooves into the bearing surface of the Barnes VOR-TX 338 Win Mag 225gr TTSX projectile. Those grooves reduce bore contact, which lowers pressure, limits copper fouling and helps a long solid copper bullet group better than it otherwise would.

Why Hunters Choose 338 Winchester Magnum Ammo

The 338 Winchester Magnum fits a standard length magnum action, feeds reliably and delivers big bore energy without the size or expense of a true dangerous game rifle. It is the cartridge a lot of Alaskan guides keep in the boat, and it remains one of the most sensible all around choices for moose, elk and brown bear.

Loaded with a monolithic copper bullet that holds together at close range impact speeds, this 338 Winchester Magnum ammo also handles the short, sudden shots that happen in alders and willows. You get the same terminal behavior at thirty yards that you get at three hundred.

Recoil is substantial. A rifle in the nine pound class with a quality pad, or a brake if you tolerate the noise, turns range sessions from an endurance test into ordinary practice.

Specifications

Range Notes For This Polymer Tipped Copper Bullet

A polymer tipped copper bullet normally prints to a slightly different point of impact than lead core ammunition, so sight in with the exact load you intend to hunt. Foul a clean barrel with a round or two first, then shoot your group and leave the scope alone.

Copper needs velocity to expand, and this cartridge supplies it in quantity. The Barnes VOR-TX 338 Win Mag 225gr TTSX stays above reliable expansion speed well past 400 yards in most barrels, which covers any shot a hunter should be taking on game this size.

Barnes packs the load 20 rounds to a box, enough for a zero check and a season. Buy two boxes from the same lot if you plan to practice seriously, and store them cool and dry so the load shoots the same next fall.

Lead Free Moose And Bear Ammunition Availability

Moose, brown bear and bison hunters, guides working Alaska and northern Canada, and anyone hunting where non toxic projectiles are required will get the most from this lead free moose and bear ammunition. Full factory ballistics for the Barnes VOR-TX 338 Win Mag 225gr TTSX are published by Barnes Bullets.

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