The Barnes VOR-TX Safari .458 Win Mag 450gr TSX load is a 20-round box of Barnes Triple-Shock X ammunition for .458 Winchester Magnum rifles (Barnes part no. 22022). Barnes says the TSX bullet is made of 100% copper and contains no lead, and that it is loaded in this round for dangerous game and plains game. The published figures put the 450-grain flat base bullet at 2240 fps and 5015 ft-lb at the muzzle, with a G1 ballistic coefficient of 0.369. When the bullet expands it forms four razor-sharp cutting petals, which Barnes says lets it penetrate farther through tough bone and tissue. Barnes adds that these bullets usually retain 100% of their original weight.

Key Specifications

• The cartridge designation is .458 Winchester Magnum, printed here exactly as Barnes names it for this item, so match it to the chambering marked on your rifle.
• Bullet weight is 450 grains, the weight Barnes lists for this .458 Winchester Magnum load.
• The bullet is the Barnes Triple-Shock X (TSX) in a flat base profile, the bullet Barnes loads for dangerous game and plains game.
• Bullet material is 100% copper with no lead, as Barnes states for the TSX.
• Muzzle velocity is listed at 2240 fps, the starting speed in Barnes’s published ballistics table.
• Muzzle energy is listed at 5015 ft-lb, from the same published table.
• The G1 ballistic coefficient is 0.369, the drag figure Barnes publishes for this bullet.
• Published velocity at 300 yards is 1634 fps, showing the speed the load retains downrange.
• Published energy at 300 yards is 2670 ft-lb, which shows what is left at that distance.
• The box quantity is 20 rounds, the count Barnes lists as rounds per box.

Frequently Asked Questions

What game is this load meant for? Barnes lists the pursuit as dangerous game and big game, and describes the round as offering devastating results on both dangerous game and plains game.

What does the TSX bullet do on impact? Barnes says that when the TSX expands, four razor-sharp cutting petals are created, allowing the bullet to penetrate farther through tough bone and tissue. Barnes also says these bullets usually retain 100% of their original weight.

Does this .458 Win Mag load contain lead in the bullet? No. Barnes states that the TSX bullet is made of 100% copper and contains no lead.

Buy the Barnes VOR-TX Safari .458 Winchester Magnum 450gr TSX Rifle Ammunition, 20 Rounds

Choose this load when the .458 Win Mag rifle is headed out after dangerous game and you want Barnes’s published velocity and energy figures for the exact load. Add the box to your cart from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop, where Barnes loads sit alongside the rest of our rifle ammunition and ship fast with insurance.