Well I just put together a batch of Barnes Triple Shock 175gr. X Bullets in 7mm Rem Mag. to try out at the range. I'm not so sure I'm liking the looks of them. The new Triple Shock design has a series of grooves and "collars" along the shaft of the bullet. I've seated to 3.300 COL, most of my manuals call for a max COL of 3.290. The first collar and groove are totally exposed above the case mouth and the case mouth is crimped very low on the second collar.
With the short neck of the 7 Mag case, I'm just worried if there's enough surface area of the bullet in contact with the case neck to prevent bullet setback during recoil. I'll be loading a full magazine when I test them at the range and checking COL as I fire.
I've used Barnes' manual and incrementally increased the powder charge up to their indicated max of 60.0 grains RL-22. Even at max load there seems to be airspace in the case.
Anyone else have experience with the Barnes Triple Shock? Am I being a little overly concerned?