I shot a doe in our early muzzleloader season here in PA last fall with a .50 caliber 295 gr. Powerbelt hollow point, and the deer dropped in it's tracks and didn't move. Bullet went in behind the shoulder on the near side and went through the far side shoulder bone and buried in the hide on the far side. I was totally impressed with the killing power! Bullet was perfectly mushroomed, but lost a small sliver of metal when it passed through the bone on the far side. I tried some 348 gr. Aero Tips today, and they shoot nearly to the same point of impact as the 295 with 2 50 gr. Pyro Pellets (about 1" to the right). I think this will be my bear load when I go to Maine this fall! I like 'em, and think they are worth every penny!