Old barnes bullets

[JRuby]

I traded a nice guy today for a 404 BJ Express - a very nice rifle. It came with some old Barnes bullets I am unfamiliar with. I did not find much online pertaining to them, anyone know anything about these bullets and a time frame. Are these bullets any good for hunting still?

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[VinnieBoomBah]

Is the lead tip oxidizing?

 

[JRuby]

Is the lead tip oxidizing?

I believe they are

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

I believe they are

I don't think I would want to shoot something that could hurt me with them, but I could be wrong

 

[JRuby]

I will put a few into a live oak tree and see how they do.

 

[JRuby]

According to Barnes bullets they could only tell me they were made in the 40s and that the bullets were made out of 3/32 copper pipping. The bullets are as good today as when they were made.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

The bullets are as good today as when they were made.

But is that a qualified statement, like "The chocolate brown shag carpeting looks as good as the day it was laid?"


Shout out to the best realtor spin I have ever read in my life!

 

[JRuby]

I dont know if they were any good when they were brand new - the only thing left to do is shoot them.

 

[Guys Guns]

According to Barnes bullets they could only tell me they were made in the 40s and that the bullets were made out of 3/32 copper pipping. The bullets are as good today as when they were made.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

 

[JRuby]

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Catching bullets have never been on my to do list.