Today I wanted to try some of the 250 grain Harvester Sabre tooth's which as some know are a Powerbelt knockoff. I wanted to see if they shot near as well as the 245 grain Powerbelts and also how they loaded.

The 250 grain Sabre Tooth Conical is made by Harvester. They are all copper plated. They rest in a small plastic sabot. The nose design is not like a true XTP but I believe there would be excellent expansion with this projectile. The comes in various weights and I am sure are meant to be a marketing competition to the Powerbelts.

Loading. These are not a slip fit conical in my CVA Staghorn. The Powerbelts can be loaded with no effort, even on a fowled barrel. The first loading of the Sabre tooth on a clean barrel is not bad mind you, a short starter is needed in my opinion (your rifle may vary). The second loading on a fowled barrel is near impossible. I even had to get out my heavy duty range rod for fear of causing damage to my lighter ones. I never even tried a third Sabre tooth for loading until I swabbed the barrel clean. Then they loaded just fine again.

Accuracy. I was shooting 100 grains of Goex 2f under the Sabre tooth 250 grain "Belt" actually conical would be a better word. Conical with a plastic sub base is all they are. I could not complain with the accuracy. I was shooting at 30 yards off a rest and it clover leafed them. The CVA Staghorn has no magnification but does have a Bushnell Trophy Red dot. I was shooting off of 7 bright with a 3MOA dot and the accuracy was exceptional. I fired five shots and they all touched and over lapped. I could not complain about that.

Cost. This is the nice factor of them. $9.95 for 15 of the conicals. Still a little expensive when you compare them to other conicals but much better then most of the Powerbelts. Perhaps this will bring the powerbelt price down some.

I did not get a chance to try them at longer ranges or out of different rifles yet. That will all come in time. So far in my opinion for under 50 yard shooting like I encounter in my neck of the woods this would be an excellent deer projectile for those that want the larger conical effect with still the sabot flare. If you find a pack of them somewhere, and you have good luck with powerbelts, you might want to give them a try and see how they shoot for you.