Originally Posted by
kellyguinn
I have been shooting the TC shockwave in 250 grains with 100 grains of pyrodex for a while now. The round is extremely accurate for me out to 200 yrds. My problem is I get very little blood trail from this combo out of my TC Omega. This past week was the last straw. I shot a very nice 8pt from 60 yrds.
Kelly, first let me warn you, I am not a fan of pointy bullets in a muzzleloader - but mostly at close range. Often we load a ML to give us the power and accuracy that we might need to 200 yards - well I do.... but I know full wel my average shot is going to be in the 60 yard and under area... but than again I might get a big one at 175 or beyond better to be prepared
The trouble is the pointy bullet especially in a deer at close ranges mat and most often does pencil pass right through unless you shoot through a major bone - very little if any expansion.
I would highly recommend you might take a look at this new(er) bullet that Lehigh Defense is offering.
It is a 451x230 and will fit the tighter bore TC's and CVA's very well. It is really accurate to 200+ yards and carries a decent amount of energy with it. But I am shooting T7 or BH powder, so I am getting a little lore muzzle velocity than you might shooting one of the Pyro's.
The title tag on this bullet is .451x230CF-HP, which represents a different theory in operation. It does not work as typical expanding bullet. In fact it doesn't start expanding until it encounter a fluid atmosphere. So in reality you can shoot it through the shoulder bone, it will not expand until it reaches the fluids and organs in the chest cavity. At that point the nose will open and the petals will separate. When the open to 40* the six petals will come of the nose of the bullet and move out puncturing the adjacent organs in the cavity. The six grain petals do not have enough energy to move through meat tissue so that is not a problem. The core of the bullet representing the greater mass then becomes a cutting tool and creates 'hydrostatic pressure' to further stir up the internals. Most often the bullet will pass completely through providing a blood letting exit hole.
This picture shows an example of the core of the bullet after the petals have been released. You can see in the picture the sharp cutting edges of the bullet. Also look at the center of the bullet and see the small concave cup in the center... as the bullet is passing though the chest cavity it collects liquid and forces it out and upward providing additional 'hydrostatic shock' in the chest cavity.
Normally the all of these effects added together will over-ride the animals 'flight' response resulting in a whole lot less tracking...