I bought a couple of boxes of Barnes bullets this weekend. I got a good deal and thought I would try them out. After opening the box the bullets look a bit rough to me. Is this normal?

I have never used Barnes before, but I am not used to seeing bullets with slight (very slight) imperfections on the outside. I assume any imperfections go away after being fired down a barrel, and that this is a result of their unique construction.

For the price I assume Barnes knows what they are doing. Still I am curious.

I have never seen any barnes bullets that look rough in any way. Now I have only bought 1 box but they were in great shape. I would be very cautious about using them! jmho

send me a pic? me and a couple of buddies have done alot of r&d research and testing on barnes bullets! i can help you with them! they are all i use now, awesome! my 22-250 with barnes bullets do alot of destruction on bones and tissue, looks like if it does more damage than my 257 mag on whitetails!if you bought a couple of boxes i sure would hate for you to just throw them away! pm me and i will give you my email if you would like some assistance? thanks!

Thanks guys.

caddokiller - It is hard to describe how they look. I just know it stood out to me when I saw them. They do not look as smooth as every other bullet I have seen.

yukons95 - Thank you. I will pm you over a photo here shortly. I'd like to know what you think about them. Any help I can get on them would be great.

I know whay you mean, all of them I have shot had a funny look to them and I didnt have any problems with them.

matt