ORIGINAL: rbergerson

I had a hell of a shot on Saturday, December 4th hunting up in Northwestern Minnesota. It was -10 with a 20-30 mph wind out of the NW. I was hunting with a brand new CVA Optima Pro with 270 grain platinum powerbelt aerotip bullets and 100 grains of t7. A doe came out at 220 yards at 12:30 into our oats foodplot and I was thinking oh yea. Deer are coming now. But then she ran off after 20 minutes. No other deer came out. At 4:30 it started getting dark and I think it was the same deer but she came out again into the same spot. I had passed her up due to the long shot but with darkness coming in I thought what the hell. Luckily the wind had died down to 10-20 by evening.

I aimed at the top of her shoulder and let her rip. 220 yards out. I saw her kick in the air and wheel into the woods. I felt bad thinking that I nicked her. I waited and got down. I found where she kicked up snow and no blood. I walked about 20 yards and found a pin size dot. 20 more yards and I found a little tuft of hair. I was feeling pretty crappy. At the edge of the woods behind a blown down tree I found a fresh bed and a bunch of blood. 20 yards further and there she lay. Entrance wound was right through the middle of the shoulder.

I have been rifle hunting for 28 years but I actually whooped and hollered for a little doe. Muzzle loader hunting is the best. Also this was my first deer after 5 years of mlh.

The exit hole was the same size as the entrance and I was disappointed in expansion in the Powerbelt bullet- it was the .270 platinum aerotip. If I wouldn't of hit the lungs and heart she would be still running today.

Anyone else have an issue with Powerbelts?