I already know how the 295 powerbelt does and its a great bullet for deer. Been using them in our sidelocks and inline " only have one" since 2003 and all deer have dropped. Even with 150 grains loose RS and te 295 powerbelt i got a total pass through with a double lung shot at 148 yards. Even the 245 powerbelt with the same charge was able to get a total pass through. If my 385 grain great plains bullet cant pass through both shoulders on a deer, theres no way a 338 or 348 grain powerbelt will. But with all the deer we've shot with powerbelts, my brother and dad refuse to use any other bullet in their mlers.
Heres the 385 grain great plains i pulled from my deers shoulder, one i pulled from a tree the other day and a 295 aerotip powerbelt i pulled from a log.
Bullets perform alot differently on an actual animal VS log/ box of sand/ wet news paper.
I dont really know why we keep getting onto this topic honestly, all of us that actually use them for hunting and bring home deer know how they perform and how to use them correctly. They are after all one of the best selling conicals out there, i think if they were that bad, they would have gone under years ago.