Doegirl75

I use hollow point in my muzzleloaders I am a firm believer that they work and they do the job they are suppose. I have to tell you at the present time I am shooting Nosler Partitions for deer I shoot .451 - 260 grain HP's. My most recent experiance with them re-affirms my beliefs. I shot a smal buck at a 170+ yards from my Omega. The deer was climbingup from the creek bottom at the top of the bank he paused, with a slight angle looking right at me. The only shot I had was head - neck - chest, I chose the chestpulled the trigger - the bullet entered the chest passed through the shoulder and escaped out the other side. Penetration it has it is a partition it will penetrate because it stays together. When I opened the chest cavity the heart and lungs were jelly - the bullet may have passed through the heart but it did not pass through all of the heart and/or lungs. The hydrostatic shock of the hollow point aboslutely blew up the vitals cavity. The best part as it passed through the shoulder creating a 1"+ hole it really did not destroy that much meat.

For me, because of the price of Nosler's now, I am working with theSpeer Gold Dots both the .452 - 250 grain and the300 grain. They are bonded and will not come apart, they are also designed so that petals will open to a certainpoint, down to the copper dot in the middle and then stop - so you have all the weight of the lead on the petals and the weight of the lead in the base providing penetration. The copper petals do a tremendouse job cutting tissue as it passes through. The 300 grain has a very good BC for a HP - something like 230.

Hope I have not confused the issue and good luck in your search...