ORIGINAL: lemoyne
Far be it from me to put anything down,I have used powerbelts and they did the job,I have taken quit a bit of game with PRB and the 250 shock wave with excellant results, but when it comes to a combination that gives excellant results even on large game, boar bear moose elk ect. the 50/40 200gr SW just don't have much compitition once you get out past 150 yards. My Omega will usually put them in an inch @ 100yds with 3 50gr pyrodex pellets and at around 2300fps they shoot as flat as any thing I have tried and they are devistating on game.Lee
Lee, Here is the evidence on fragmentation I write of above:
http://dougva.proboards34.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Savage&thre ad=1123448850&page=1
I am sure the 250 would do the job, as will the 300 and the 200 if you put them where you are suppose to. I am sure the 200 are excellent long range, as you report, since they are going to fly longer distances. As for bonded vs no-bonded please see this:
http://dougva.proboards34.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Savage&thre ad=1130171708&page=1
And the conclusions on that board. On this board, these pictures are archived and cataloged in a Page called Bullet Performance:
http://dougva.proboards34.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Savage&thre ad=1147284597
so people can see. This was done by very experienced ML shooters, so I am sure they took the best of the best threads. Here is a great learning site:
http://dougva.proboards34.com/index.cgi?board=Savage&action=display&thre ad=1095595863
for 10 ML but a lot of info is applicable to any ML. My observations above are my opinion only and are not universal statements that all MLer will shoot SW 250 and they will fragment. As we all know each individual rifle has bullet, powder, sabot, charge and primerthat is optimum or near optimum for any givenrifle. Sorry if I confused anyone, my statements are my own, I am not a gun writer representing any product, company, or business, just an ordinary Joe shooter. Chap Gleason