26 gr Barnes Varmint Grenade
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2013 12:50 pm
The store had a bunch of these in stock and they were a really good price. I worked up a bunch of loads to test. The weather was less than perfect with crazy winds but I decided to test them anyway. They grouped very well considering the wind. The best group was with 27.5gr of H322 zipping along at 4200 on the Chrony.
I wanted to see real world performance so I loaded up some rounds and went out to the rat patch.
![Image](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cFT_TWo6l0w/Uf1YUAkPzqI/AAAAAAAAAcw/rIT9Z4wQxRk/w763-h570-no/26gr-1.jpg)
![Image](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sZ_KM8y9Dto/Uf1YQ5ILu9I/AAAAAAAAAco/VW5plyndNKY/w939-h570-no/26gr-3.jpg)
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NmBchKJtcd8/Uf1X6enMPqI/AAAAAAAAAcg/VM9NMw-NY44/w779-h570-no/26gr-2.jpg)
Are they as explosive at the 32gr variety? I still haven't decided but they do work well.
On the plus side the store I got them from had about 40 bags of Winchester .204 brass on the shelf!
I wanted to see real world performance so I loaded up some rounds and went out to the rat patch.
![Image](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cFT_TWo6l0w/Uf1YUAkPzqI/AAAAAAAAAcw/rIT9Z4wQxRk/w763-h570-no/26gr-1.jpg)
![Image](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sZ_KM8y9Dto/Uf1YQ5ILu9I/AAAAAAAAAco/VW5plyndNKY/w939-h570-no/26gr-3.jpg)
![Image](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NmBchKJtcd8/Uf1X6enMPqI/AAAAAAAAAcg/VM9NMw-NY44/w779-h570-no/26gr-2.jpg)
Are they as explosive at the 32gr variety? I still haven't decided but they do work well.
On the plus side the store I got them from had about 40 bags of Winchester .204 brass on the shelf!