Nosler Partition HG performance
Dropped the hammer on a big 9 pointer last Thursday evening. I was shooting my T/C Omega topped with a 1.5-4.5 Bushnell 3200. Currently I'm getting the best accuracy from 80 grains of 777 under a .451 260 grain Nosler Partition HG. The buck was broadside at about fifty yards in picked corn field. Bullet placement was about perfect, both lungs and the top of the heart. The entry wound was impressive, about 4" across; the exit wound was much smaller, but still a complete pass through. The entry and exit wounds looked opposite of what one would expect. The buck ran about 60 yards before going down.
For comparison, I've shot quite a few deer with .50 round ball out of GPR and I think the results would of been pretty much the same, except the round ball would of flattened out and been under the skin on the far side.
Also, FWIW, .452 bullets load hard, Power Belts load real easy, .451 bullets load just right; not too hard, not too easy.