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Old 12-20-2007 | 12:54 PM
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gleason.chapman
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Default RE: Accuracy comparable to PowerBelts?

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Is there a bullet out there that has it all? Accuracy and performance?
Yes. There are several, such as:

Barnes MZ, TMZ or any Barnes bullet
Nosler partition
Speer Gold Dot

All hold together good when they hit game since they are constructed/designed well. As for accuracy of these in YOUR rifle, your going to have to try them. Here is the bullets I tried in my Savage Smokeless:

http://www.the-gleasons.com/this_is_my_savage_10_ml_page.htm

My strategy was to find the bullet that was most accurate, and best constructed (based on reading and product reviews). I chose a Parker Ballistic Extreme 275 this year, but I am switching to a Barnes next year, since I plan on hunting elk in colorado in Riflel season with my smokeless MLer. Here are the Barnes bullets I am trying and their Ballistic Coefficient and the sabot that works with them:

Barnes #45105 275g XPB BC of .141, usiing HPH12
Barnes Expander MZ 300g #45131 BC .207, using HPH12
Barnes Origonal 300g #457010 Spitzer SP BC .291, using MMP Orange
Barnes X-bullet 300g XFN 45832 BC .204, using MMP Orange
Barnes X-bullet 300g FB 45802 BC .235, using MMP Orange

You must "work up a load" for the bullet AFTER you get down to the bullet you want to try. So you shoot them for general grouping, and choose the tightest one to work up a load. You have to match the sabot to the bullet. In BP MLers that is easy, since they are pretty forgiving, but for smokeless it is NOT. Chap Gleason

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