Originally Posted by
Paul L Mohr
I would like to agree with on this one Matt, but I can't. I used the brenneke gold mags last year and was not overly impressed. I mean sure it killed the deer but I have seen better performance.
All it did was punch a quarter sized hole right through the deer. Bullet performance and ballistics are not very impressive compared to a better designed bullet.
Not that brenneke doesn't make a quality product, because they do. I just personally think a better designed bullet like a controlled expansion XTP type bullet works better on game.
Just my opinion though and nothing more. If I were shooting a smoothbore I might look into some of the brenneke rounds. But my smoothbore really likes Winchester rifled slugs, so I don't see the point in changing right now.
To be honest though they will pretty much all kill deer if you hit them in the front somewhere
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Paul
I have shot a few 44/45 cal XTP and none expand to .72" dia which is what the 12ga berenkie's are. I have used lots of them and they are real DRT slugs and the also cut very clean to permout bleeding as well. A .72 cal LFN hard cast is what they are.