Originally Posted by
Bible_Man
I shoot the Optima Elite, and did very little testing before finding a recipe that left me extremely pleased. My mixture:
Winchester 209 primers
150 gr. triple seven (3 50 grain pellets)
295 gr powerbelt copper series bullets
I am shooting with open sights, and can put three shots inside just about an inch at 75 yards. I don't figure on taking shots at any distances much farther than that where I will be hunting, but feel that I would be comfortable if the situation arose.
You'll find that PowerBelt will perform better if you drop down to about 80grs of powder...Being soft lead they are going to expand quickly and more than likely you won't have an exit...