Long story short. I aquired a good number of Barnes X bullets mostly .284 and .300 in various weights, he doesnt reload anymore and I inherited them. I dont have much expirience with the old school Barnes X bullets. I dont expect them to be like the new Barnes bullets on the market today. Considering the short supply of re loading items out there on todays market, anyone out there like or did like using the Barnes X bullets for hunting or should I avoid using them?