ORIGINAL: srwshooter
ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
ORIGINAL: srwshooter
the group that i hunt with all shoot 100 grains of either 777 or pyrodex pellets. we have killed over 125 whitetails in the past 8-10 years. most have been killed with 295 powerbelts. i have killed 30 some myself and have yet to see a bullet come apart.
Amen for you, many have the same experience. Do you look for all bullets in the expired deer? Have you lost any animals? Do you only take broadside bow shots? Chap Gleason
chap, yes we always look for the bullets in expired deer,sometimes they pass thru ,sometimes they don't. we have lost only 1-2 animals ,most don't go out of site before dropping. and ,yes we always try to take good broadside shots at reasonable distances.i use PB'S because,yes tthey load easier,they also shoot great in all of our guns. last yr before the season 5 of us shot one time at 100yds with 5 different ML'S and we all shot at a the same 3in dot . we shot a 2in group with 5 guns and 295PB'S. they kill good and they shoot good so what more could you ask for. i just bought 200 295 copper hp last week at 21.30 for 50 thats as cheap as any sabot
Beautiful, that is a perfect mushroom for a PB, since they are so soft. However, I don't believe that picture of a PBis an example of a "perfect expanded bullet". Examplesee theway a Barnes or Nosler Partitions mushroom (see below)----the shank of the bullet is intact (read still driving into the animal), the head if fully expanded to about .75" causing massive tissue disruption and the head of the bullet is flat, causing a large splash or wound channel when it hits the animal and starts to expand. If you order the free DVD on Bullets from Barnes you will get a good intro theory on bullet design:
http://www.barnesbullets.com/products/free-dvds/
also this book has a lot of info in it on bullet design:
http://ramworks.net/estore.html
The title is "Rifle Bullets for the Hunter, a Definitive Study". Ask for one for Christmas, they are about $35. Best Wishes for this season to you and your group of hunting buddies.
Chap
