My choice would be a 150gr barnes tipped triple shock (ttsx). I find I prefer the tipped version of the barnes bullet more than the untipped. With the barnes bullet being solid copper, I typically shoot one bullet weight down from what I would normally shoot. So if I would normally shoot a 180gr “standard” bullet, I would choose a 165gr in the barnes, if I would normally shoot a 165gr lead tipped bullet, I would choose 150gr in barnes. The reason I do this is because the Barnes Bullets are long for weight because of their lack of lead, a 150gr barnes will be as long as a 165gr hornady sp. A traditional cup and core bullet needs extra weight for penetration, where the barnes penetrates by design, so the extra velocity of the lighter bullet will help with downrange trajectory while still out penetrating its lead laden cousin. I prefer the plastic tips because it’s been my experience that as the bullet slows down at extended ranges, the plastic tip helps it to still expand readily and quickly. There will be multiple different suggestions from people, none of them will be wrong, this is just one man’s experience and take on the subject.


JTD