Barnes Bullets has started a new Barnes Bullet Points podcast running on YouTube. Hosted by Barnes Bullets’ Marketing Mgr. Dale Evans, this podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look into the design and production of Barnes Bullets products along with use of Barnes Bullets in hunting and shooting sports.

The Barnes Bullet Points podcast will cover a variety of topics, blending technical and educational segments with real-world adventures and conversations with hunters and competitors. You can subscribe to the Barnes Bullets YouTube channel, follow on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. New podcasts will be released weekly. The first two podcasts are live now.

Episode 1: The History of Barnes
Barnes Podcast Number 1, The History of Barnes, was released last week. On the podcast, Evans is joined by Andrew Sparks and Gregg Sloan. The three men discuss Barnes Bullets’ origins, where it is today and what lies ahead. Together, they introduce both Barnes Bullets as a company and explain the Podcast goals.

Episode 2: Deep Dive into the Bullets
Podcast Episode 2 features Barnes bullet families. Listeners will learn more about the design features and performance of popular Barnes bullets. In this 75-minute podcast, Dale Evans is joined by Gregg Sloan and Mitchell Kukson. The three men discuss the features of Barnes TSX, TTSX, and LRX bullets. The podcast discusses how to select the optimal bullet type (for various scenarios), and the experts explain the performance you can expect to see from each. Watch this full 55-minute Podcast below:

“The Barnes Bullet Points podcast is a great resource for our loyal fans and end users to learn more about the brand, the products we offer and the people that help develop them”, said Evans.

The new Barnes Match Burner bullets are designed for competitive target shooting. The new Match Burners for 2011, listed below, are slated to ship to vendors in March.

New Long-Range X Bullets Based on Tipped Triple-Shock Design
The all-new Long-Range X Bullet® (LRX) line includes four new bullets. Designed after the best-selling Tipped Triple-Shock™ X Bullet® (TTSX), the new LRX bullet design increases B.C. values by increasing ogive and boat tail lengths to improve the bullets’ long-range ballistic performance. LRX bullets are manufactured with the proven 100-percent copper, lead-free bodies. The bullet’s polymer tip initiates expansion, causing the nose cavity to open instantly on contact, doubling the bullet’s original diameter. Barnes claims the LRX bullets allow clean, quick kills even at extreme ranges.

Solid Bullets with Drive Bands
Barnes Banded Solids are made from free-machining brass. A series of bands cut into the bullet’s shank moderate engraving pressure and help reduce barrel wear. Weight-matched with Triple-Shock X Bullets of the same caliber, Banded Solids can be interchanged with expanding TSX bullets without varying point of impact.

Precision machined from the same tough material, Banded Solid Spitzers deliver maximum concentricity, consistent density and match-grade accuracy. According to Barnes, the Banded Solid Spitzers, provide deep penetration without deformation. Barnes says these bullets can “Kill fur-bearing animals cleanly with minimal damage to valuable pelts”.