ORIGINAL: frontier gander
It may on a shoulder shot but i do not take those kind of shots and never will.
150 grains loose pyrodex rs- 295 aerotip powerbelt - 148 yard shot on mule deer doe - Entered cleanly and exited with a 1" clean hole. Slid 4 feet and was dead.
120 grains loose pyrodex rs- 245 hollow point powerbelt- 146 yard shot, neckshot, dead deer and entered right infront of the neck/chest , exited just infront of the shoulder area.
My brothers load:
90 grains RS, 295 aerotip, 100 yards, high spine shot that put it down temporarily put it down until she got her back inplace, stood up, #2 shot with the same load went through both lungs and exited, deer dropped dead in its tracks.
Dads deer:
90 grains rs, 295 aerotip, bullet hit the deer in the collar bone, exited in the lower chest/neck area, dead deer. Dang tasty one too!
I like lung shots, it puts them down a lot faster, bleeds them out and makes gutting a lot cleaner. Why take a chance putting a bullet through the shoulder when a lung shot is guaranteed to put it down a lot faster?
Powerbelts are capable of taking game with 150 grains of powder with the right shots.
Wow, where do I start? First, I think I remember those ~150 yard shots of yours. At least one of the two was offhand, correct? Open sights, right? So, were you aiming at the neck on that one shot? Was your brother shooting for the high spine? How many deer have you lost, or do you get lucky every time?
You say, "It may on a shoulder shot but i do not take those kind of shots and never will."
Do you understand where I am going with this? You really need to slow down and think about what you are saying. You don't take those kind of shots, but you will take ~150 yard shots off hand. What are the chances you will hit a deer in the shoulder with your PB? What about a gut shot?
Just think about it.