ORIGINAL: CamoCop
i'm currently using the 295 gr. Powerbelt Aerotips in front of 150 grains (3 pellets) of pyrodex. at 100 yards i am cutting previous holes. have not shot game with them yet. last year i used the 245 gr. Powerbelt Aerotips to kill 2 bucks. they were accurate but did not hold together well upon impact, so this year i am experimenting with a heavier bullet.
Read into Frontier Ganders info on Power Belts and 150 gr charges. Too much powder and they do come apart.....not good. 80gr and that 295gr Powerbelt is all you should need. I started shooting Power Belts as soon as I got my first muzzleloader, just because a guy gave me about 20 of them.....maybe for a reason. Although they grouped fine I opted for the Barnes solid copper Expander MZ's, they don't fragment.