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10-27-2002 | 07:24 PM
#2
Typical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 826
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From: Wabash, IN
RE: Powerbelt Expansion
Defiantone,
Actually, it sounds like you hit bone with that shot (maybe some ribs). About all of the complaints I've heard about the Powerbelts is their LACK of expansion - especially at close range. I shot a boar with one of the 348gr aerotips with 110gr of Cleanshot at about 15 yds and had a complete pass-thru with little or no expansion. From what I've pieced together off of the Internet, this seems to be the norm on close-range shots.
"Every moving thing that liveth, I give unto you as meat" (Gen 9:3)
Trust God..........but keep your powder dry!
Actually, it sounds like you hit bone with that shot (maybe some ribs). About all of the complaints I've heard about the Powerbelts is their LACK of expansion - especially at close range. I shot a boar with one of the 348gr aerotips with 110gr of Cleanshot at about 15 yds and had a complete pass-thru with little or no expansion. From what I've pieced together off of the Internet, this seems to be the norm on close-range shots.
"Every moving thing that liveth, I give unto you as meat" (Gen 9:3)
Trust God..........but keep your powder dry!
10-31-2002 | 08:15 AM
#6
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 163
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From: Geneseo NY USA
RE: Powerbelt Expansion
I shot several of the 295gr P.B.s into wet phone books last year, at a distance of 35 yards, using 90grs of "P". Penetration was 14 inches, and both bullets looked identical. They didn't break apart, nor did they mushroom in typical fashion, but rather the whole top half of the bullet bent over to one side. I plan on hunting with them this year, I will let you know what results I have with them on deer.
