I am trying to get an a couple answers and I am tryingto be dipolmatic about the approach to the question. The question(s) only apply to those of your that use a 50 cal ML because I can not back up my thoughts for the use in a 54 or a 45 caliber barrel. Also those of you that live in states that require full bore projectiles - you are out of the equation.

Question #1 - How many of you use PowerBelts because of the ease of loading?

Question #2 - How many of you use PowerBelts because of the ease of loading the follow-up shots... (when you do not have time to run a damp patch)?

Question #3 - How many of you use PowerBelts because of their performance, both down range and their peformance on bringing the animal down?

Again I am not trying to generate a controversy - but a conversation because I feel that most of the people using PB's are using them because of the ease of loading.

Now for my personal feelings - We are able to use sabots in Idaho - if we were not I would probably be using PowerBelts. I feel a PowerBelt is nothing more than an elongated round ball. A round ball with with better ballistics, better ballistics and sometimes a very thin electroplated copper cover or even with a Polymere tip.

I honesty do not no what this proves or if it proves anything: but in my wood shop one day I placed a copper coated 295 PB in the vice and squeezed it - soft really soft -squeezed right down. Then I put one in the vice and cut it in half with a 24 tooth hack - piece of cake, I really believe I could have cut through it with a razor blade knife. I then ran the same experiments on a 300 grain XTP - there was a world of difference in which bullet appeared to be the strongest.

Like someone has said so often "you either love them or hate 'em"

Just thought I would vent a little...

Please remember one of the great things about America - is choice and it is your choice. i am just wondering