powerbelt bullets
I shot a deer last year with a 295 grain aerotip powerbelt bullet.The shot was broadside 130 yards.I hit high and shattered the bucks spine,but the bullit didn't expand much or leave an incredible exit,the exit was no bigger than the entrance.I shot it out of a 28inch barrel with three triple seven 50 grain pellets so I was at maximum velocity for my guns pressure limits.Have any of you experienced this or did I just not hit enough bone for good expansion.I haven't shot any others with this bullet but it makes me wonder if I would have had a long tracking job had I hit the deer in the rib cage with no expansion,though the 50 caliber hole would cause it to bleed out pretty fast I guess,but still expansion is good.Or was velocity to low at 130 yards for good expansion to occur.I'm thinking about going back to 240grain hornady's with a sabot but it doesn't shoot as accurate as the powerbelt's in my gun,any advice is appreciated.thanks.