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Old 01-22-2009 | 06:00 PM
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Default RE: Moving away from Powerbelt bullets; Need recommendations

I agree hole hartidly with the original post about Powerbelts not penetrating through and no good blood trail. I have shot plenty of deer now with Powerbelts and often hunt in the snow where blood is easy to see. If I didn't know the deer's body language and could tell they were hit, I would've assumed I had missed. But that wasn't the case. After about 30 yards or so of tracking along I could finally bump into specks of blood. Then I would finally find a good blood trail! Disappointing for sure. The bullets fragment as well. I shot a spike buck this season through the lungs and found pieces of the bullet when cleaning the deer. Interestingly, they bullet did not pass through at 50 yards behind 100gr of T7 powder either. And the deer ran about 60 yards, which I could see from my stand. So I went to where I shot to see if there was blood. None for about 30 yards as usual! Up by the deer, plenty, in the body cavity...plently....Barnes or Hornady here I come!
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