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Old 04-01-2007 | 06:10 AM
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gleason.chapman
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Default RE: PowerBelts and Randy Wakeman

ORIGINAL: sjsfire

So why would you glue the the bottoms on? By the looks of them shouldn't they separate from the bullet when fired like a Powerbelt. I'm interested in the Sabertooths. But curious about the glue comment. Thanks
SJSfire,
Some have said on this forum that they tiped the muzzle of their gun toward the ground and the bullet fell out! Worst yet, if a bullet shifted say a foot up from the load, then you have a barrel obstruction and that is not good--nobody has reported this to my knowledge, but it could happen. If your barrel is nice and tight then there is no worry, but if it is say loose, then glueing on theplastic seperator would be the right way to go. Cayugad however in his rifle reports that they don't come off till 80 yards from the shooter, that seems very long to me, so maybe there is no problem. I have not used the bullets yet, but intend to get some and shoot some. I like the strength, expansion and penetration of the SabreTooth, from what I have read and the deer my brother shot in NY the last day of the season. I am however a sabot shooter--Crushed rib sabot with an XTP Mag in a FL 70 to 80g of Goex, Nosler Partition over 100g of 777 with crush rib in an Omega and Knight Disc. Ihave on order aSavage 10ML (black stock and SS barrel) and intend to shoot Barnes Red Hots, TC ShockWave or something with a high balistic coeffient in the 10ML (I have bought several to try). Have the scope already, just not the rifle or the mounts and rings.I like Leoupoud rings, but haveheard good things about the Warn QD rings, most of the 10MLer use these rings and mounts.I would google search for Harvester Sabretooth and read what is out there, you will get a good impression also by looking at the product reports at Cabelas and Midway and MidSouth Shooters supply.

Another source of good information on bullet performanceis "Rifle Bullets for the Hunter a Definitive Study". If you read the chapers on Deer Bullets, Bullet theory, ML bullets and Solids it gives a lot of good information. I just bought a copy about 3 weeks ago from www.ramworks.net and it is a good read. Bryce Towsley wrote the ML chapter.
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