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Old 10-20-2009 | 10:29 AM
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txhunter58
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I really like them. They are the only conical that will shoot accurately in my Omega (Other than the powerbelts and the FPB is slightly more accurate). And they are noticably cheaper than powerbelts. Last year I used my Omega, and this year I used my Knight LRH.

I killed a very large cow elk last year and a good sized cow this year with 90 gr of BH 209 and the 350 gr FPB. This year, the bullet broke the large leg bone just above the elbow (shooting steep uphill and obviously not where I was aiming). Bullet kept on trucking and took out the heart.

Very good bullet and they fly fairly flat for a somewhat larger bullet. With my set up I can dead on aim out to 120 yards. At 150, they are 4-5 inches low.

There is a learning curve for loading. In my Omega, no problem because the QLA lets you drop them down the barrel. Slightly harder in my Knight with no QLA. However, in both you really need a short bullet starter with a Hornady (or similar) loading tip. The rear of the bullet is flared and larger than bore diameter by design, so you have to custom fit it to your barrel. The way you do that is by giving the bullet starter a "pop" with the palm of your hand to start it down the barrel. When you do that, you then can finish loading it with your ramrod (and the bullet jag) fairly easily.

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