ORIGINAL: sproulman

i just got thru with cva company that makes the POWERBELT..

THEY AGREE WITH US 100 %..they said to many hunters are pushing the LIGHTER powerbelts at highest velocityand they will not hold together..

they said ONLY use the heaviest bullet you can when you do this or use the new platinum one..or reduce you powder down..

they mostly agree with us and said PLEASE GET WORD OUT TO YOUR FELLOW HUNTERS..

i can only assume they know all about this, that may be why they cameout with the new harder bullet..

i know from years of hunting, we tried hollow point bullets on deer and got terrible results..we stopped them along time ago..jackets on those bullets were harder than powerbelt but we were pushing higher velocity than muzzleloaders..

then came along the IN-LINES,VELOCITY WENT WAY UP..i dont think cva counted on those in-lines to be as high on velocity on muzzleloader..

i think they were judging their bullets on flintlock velocity ,i dont know, just guess or they were trying to get bullet that would SHOOT GREAT..

maybe a little of both..

someone said, why would you use bullet that you should only take a side shot..i agree and said, IF SPROUL WOULD TAKE A SHOT AT A BUCK OTHER THAN SIDE SHOT, I WOULD USE THE HEAVIEST BULLET WITH MEDIUM POWDER OR GO TO MAXI- BALL 370..

deer running, angle, close to dark, brush,flinching, excitement of the big buck,bad eyes,cold,fog,other hunters ,all this adds up to 1 thing, no way i would use light powerbelt at high velocity on deer..under those conditions, i would use the heaviest powerbelt i could that shot good at medium powder charge..

now,say i am siiting in treestand, open field where my shot would be 150 yds,calm deer all broadside shots..i would use the FLATTEST shooting powerbelt i could..