Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
It could be that's part of the problem. When they put the copper coating on the lead. It could be making the lead brittle.
Ever see a pure lead conical or round ball explode?
Yes, a 385gr Hornady great plains with 90gr shot into a 100lb shoulder of a doe. Bullet was split in half and my brother had to finish her off with a sidearm for me.
I went back the powerbelts the next year.