I have never been impressed with the powerbelts on the game taken here. however our deer are large and shot at close range, under 40 yards mainly.

the powerblets most often used are the hollowppint or areotipped ones, mainly 295 grain I believe, wihtout pulling out the records. THey did not penetrate fully and blew apart quickly. a great deal of meat was lsot due to copper shrapnel being all in it.

If this is a minor concern for you then you will like them and if this is your idea of good bullet performace then you will like them.

The debate over bullets staying in a critter and expending all it's energy vs. ungodly penetration and retained bullet weight will go on and on. you jsut have to pick one side and go with it.

I know that based on the performance of powerbelts on whitetails ehre I would never personally use them on elk or moose. I felt the three elk we've shot with 30-30's to be undergunned and a stroke of luck that they fell where they did. Many who cry the 30-30 and 32 are too little for an elk advocate less energy and worse trajectory in black powder. go figure.

I'd use a solid copper or full lead bullet, something that will hold together and penetrate better than the powerbelts we have had used here.