Originally Posted by
nchawkeye
Well...Gelatin is gelatin and deer are deer...
I am a loose powder guy and love working up loads and trying different
bullet and sabot combos...Some of my hunting buddies are a 2-pellet,
PowerBelt kind of guy...I've seen and cleaned at least 2 dozen killed buy both
types of bullets...We have recovered one Barnes, that was from a straight on hit...
We have recovered several PowerBelts...
On lung shot deer the Barnes 250 or 300 gr passes through and leaves a gaping hole
on the opposite side...With 295 PowerBelts (both the hollow points and tipped) the
bullet mushrooms just fine and usually stays in the animal...
We have better blood trails with the Barnes...Some guys still use the PowerBelts because they load easier and you can reload faster...
X2, we know PB's blow up with stout loads of powder at close range. this includes the new line of PB bullets.i won't even go into how Barnes bullets perform. nchawkeyes statement is spot on gel is gel and deer are deer and how a bullet performs on deer is what counts.