Im simply agreeing with what YOU said in 2013. Not sure why you want to bring the 300gr into the discussion. We are talking about the 250gr correct?
Reply By: Frontier-Muzzleloading
04/22/2013 12:26 pm
The powerbelt is a pure lead "soft" conical with a massive hollow point that prevents it from penetrating, and 99% of the time, fragment its hundreds of little pieces.
This is what i found when i did an in the field test with the 250gr Aerolite. Accurate as hell, but at $30 a package, this kind of fragmentation should not be happening. But again, soft lead with a HUGE hollow point, what did the engineer expect was going to happen?
The ballistic tip itself actually does more damage to the bullet than it does good. Due to long smooth shaft, 95% of the time this tip actually gets turned sideways into the bullet, eats deep into the center of the bullet on impact and greatly weakens the center, again, causing easier fragmention.
You can take a soft lead bullet, throw it against a wall and have it mushroom some. Push it 1800-2000fps and you'll see exactly what a hand grenade will do when a person is standing near it.
Sure sounds like how a varmint bullet reacts to me.