Barnes Triple Shock bullets

Barnes triple shock

Barnes Triple Shock (TSX)

This Barnes Triple Shock solid copper bullet has an innovative nose cavity that predetermines and controls expansion, and it features circumferential relief grooves in the straight, bore-bearing section of the bullet. Firing tests show that the bottoms of these grooves are not engraved by a barrel's rifling during firing, greatly reducing the bearing surface of the bullet.

Being a homogeneous copper bullet, there is no core and jacket separation issue. A specially shaped cavity in the forward section of the Triple shock bullet produces a predetermined and predictable formation of petals during expansion. The depth of the cavity also determines the degree of expansion. Uniformly shaped expanding petals fold back, and expansion stops when the bottom of the nose cavity is reached.

This type of bullet penetrates most deeply of any bullet in test after test. Under ultra high velocity close range impact, the expanded petals tend to break off, leaving a smaller frontal diameter for greater penetration with reduced meat destruction. At the same time, the blunt front end transmits considerable shock to surrounding tissue.

I have taken the 3 black bears I am allowed in Alaska for the year and it is only early June 2008. All 3 bears taken this year were shot with my Montana Rifle Co. 280 rem with 140gr Barnes Triple shocks. I have used 5 shells out of the factory Federal loads I bought before my first hunt back in May, 2 shells I used at the range in Fairbanks to check zero and both shots at 100yards were touching. The other 3 from the box dropped the 3 black bears in there tracks, there is nothing like really knowing for sure that you can count on your rifle and your ammo, I am truly sold on the triple shocks as are others that I have turned from other inferior ammunition and unless Barnes designs something truly superior I will not be using anything else.

Doug Warren--June 2008

Founder Alaska's Great Outdoors

Barnes Triple Shock bullets are the best! Because of the one material construction, the Barnes triple shock are inherently more accurate than conventional bullets. The Triple Shock holds together regardless of the target or of the impact velocity.

This spring my Black Bear was shot with a 225gr. Barnes triple shock .338 win Mag, at about 325 yds. Even though the shot was not perfect the bear was dead within 20 yds, and the damage was remarkable to say the least, I feel confident that had I been shooting a lesser bullet I may not have recovered the Bear.

Stephen C. Sanford , Cpl. US Army Retired. May 2007

Alaska's Great Outdoors Contributor

Fairbanks, Alaska