ORIGINAL: Kathwacckkk
I have used the .50 cal, 223gr aerotips with great success with 100gr & 150gr load of 777 pellets. I have never had the fragmentation issues other people have experienced. However, I have never tried to use the hollowpoint version of Powerbelts. With the areotip, all my shots have been passthroughs between 50 & 125 yards. Are most of the fragmentation issues occurring with the hollowpoint? Has anyone experienced fragmentation with the aerotip?
This page has a lot of info on PB fragmentation issues:
http://www.the-gleasons.com/powerbelt_page.htm
also google search "Powerbelt fragments". The bigger PBs (>=348)shot at low speed appear to shoot thru and have good terminal performance. I don't think the Platinum is anything except a different thin jacket for the same bullet material at the regular copper pb. I believe the aerotip is the same hollow point with just a plastic tip and on impact there would be little difference between the aero tip and the hollow point. Therefore they fly better, but hit the same essentially.
Chap Gleason
Chap Gleason