ORIGINAL: rafsob
Can't believe you didn't do your homework and come up with a better bullet/powder combo for this year. I can't understand why you still go with 150 grs of pellets. This is obviously too much powder for this bullet. I howeverr have only shot up to about 95 grs in my gun. Everytime I go higher, my groups really get bad. I on the other hand am having a hard time grouping the 295 gr. powerbelts using any powder combinations. They will shoot all over the place in my NEF Sidekick. Now I shoot a saboted 300 gr STP and it is deadly in my gun.
i stuck with this combo for the accuracy. it is extremely accurate in my Traditions Pursuit Pro. i don't have the luxery of walking out in my back yard and playing with different loads. the closest range to me is about 1 hour away and a hassle to use with a muzzle loader due to the time it takes to shoot, load and clean. it is a public range with yahoo's who just like to shoot and not sight in...if you know what i mean. with my limited time and range access, i wanted to try the powerbelts one last time with a larger bullet to see how well they performed. unfortunately the only way i can see how well they perform on a deer is by shooting a deer. the public range dirt mound is so full of lead from 30+ years of use you can not find the bullet you just shot to see how well it mushrooms and performs.