Powerbelts
11-04-2007 | 08:48 PM
#61
Spike
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RE: Powerbelts
No powerjunk for me thank you very much! Not after my horrible experiance with them 2 years ago. No way no how.
To sum it up. 3 different deer in a 15 minute span all under 50 yards, all broadside standing still. Yup you guessed it. No blood, no deer nothing. No way no how did I not put good shots on them. We have unlimited doe here and I needed meat for the freezer and had 2 friends begging for a deer. We searched for hours and never foundany blood. 295 grain aerotip pushed by 100 grains of T7 pellets. I was about to wrap my gun around a tree when I decided to shoot a knot on a tree at 50 yards instead to see if maybe my scope got messed up. Nope it was right on the money. Made me sick to my stomach knowing I injured those deer.
Very next day out I went back to my 260 grain standard knight lead sabot (the ones that come with the gun in value packs) and dropped a doe in her tracks. That was my only and last time I will ever hunt with them.
To sum it up. 3 different deer in a 15 minute span all under 50 yards, all broadside standing still. Yup you guessed it. No blood, no deer nothing. No way no how did I not put good shots on them. We have unlimited doe here and I needed meat for the freezer and had 2 friends begging for a deer. We searched for hours and never foundany blood. 295 grain aerotip pushed by 100 grains of T7 pellets. I was about to wrap my gun around a tree when I decided to shoot a knot on a tree at 50 yards instead to see if maybe my scope got messed up. Nope it was right on the money. Made me sick to my stomach knowing I injured those deer.
Very next day out I went back to my 260 grain standard knight lead sabot (the ones that come with the gun in value packs) and dropped a doe in her tracks. That was my only and last time I will ever hunt with them.
11-04-2007 | 08:52 PM
#62
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RE: Powerbelts
Amazing how i can use them for... 5-6 years and never have a lost deer or a deer that ran over 30 yards. In our group, Only 1 deer ran more than 30 yards. All of mine either dropped on the spot or went a maximum of 10 yards. Now i have used other conicals where i have lost deer but thats a different topic.
11-04-2007 | 09:00 PM
#63
Spike
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RE: Powerbelts
ORIGINAL: frontier gander
Amazing how i can use them for... 5-6 years and never have a lost deer or a deer that ran over 30 yards. In our group, Only 1 deer ran more than 30 yards. All of mine either dropped on the spot or went a maximum of 10 yards. Now i have used other conicals where i have lost deer but thats a different topic.
Amazing how i can use them for... 5-6 years and never have a lost deer or a deer that ran over 30 yards. In our group, Only 1 deer ran more than 30 yards. All of mine either dropped on the spot or went a maximum of 10 yards. Now i have used other conicals where i have lost deer but thats a different topic.
Honestly the best performing bullet i have ever shot a deer with was the barnes expander. I accidentaly killed 2 with 1 shot at 70 yards. I had no clue there was another deer standing behind the one I shot. She was in the brush behind the one I shot so I didnt see her. My jaw dropped when I walked up to the deer I shot and saw another one 10 yards behind her stone cold dead. Upong dressing them both the bullet almost made a complete pass through on the second deer! The holes were huge and the bullet performed perfectly with perfect expansion. Those are now my go to bullet for hunting.
11-04-2007 | 09:28 PM
#64
Typical Buck
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From: Nebraska
RE: Powerbelts
Short story:
IMHO-Go heavy-275-300g for 45 cal shooters, and 348 and up for 50 cal folks. Ya need to slow Powerbelts down to about 1200 feet per second at the muzzle. This means about 60grains powder for 45cal, and about 70-75g powder for 50cal shooters. This will give you all the penatration and blood trails you will Ever need. Most times just BOOM Flops. Done it for 4 years the Wrong way, and one year the Right way.
You can not over drive these super soft bullets and expect them to perform at 30yards[&:]They will explode and fragment most of the time. For those close shots, always go for the lungs, NOT the shoulders
If you want a fast over-driving bullet, try the Barnes Expander-all copper or the Shockwaves. They will take all you can give them, and just keep on going at all ranges
PS
Never lost a deer to a Powerbelt, wether they disintegrated or not! But the damage and meat loss was Extensive!!
IMHO-Go heavy-275-300g for 45 cal shooters, and 348 and up for 50 cal folks. Ya need to slow Powerbelts down to about 1200 feet per second at the muzzle. This means about 60grains powder for 45cal, and about 70-75g powder for 50cal shooters. This will give you all the penatration and blood trails you will Ever need. Most times just BOOM Flops. Done it for 4 years the Wrong way, and one year the Right way.
You can not over drive these super soft bullets and expect them to perform at 30yards[&:]They will explode and fragment most of the time. For those close shots, always go for the lungs, NOT the shoulders
If you want a fast over-driving bullet, try the Barnes Expander-all copper or the Shockwaves. They will take all you can give them, and just keep on going at all ranges
PS
Never lost a deer to a Powerbelt, wether they disintegrated or not! But the damage and meat loss was Extensive!!
11-05-2007 | 11:33 AM
#66
Typical Buck
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Tennessee
RE: Powerbelts
If you like powerbelts, get some of the 405 gr. PBs and call it a day. A buddy uses those with 105 gr. of 777 and you would think the deer were hit with a sledge hammer by looking at the exit wounds. I shot the 348 gr. hollow points for a bit, but switched to a 410 gr. GP conical after not getting exit wounds on the first two deer I shot. With solid chest hits, both deer ran in excess of 100 yards and were a real job to find in the thickcedarplots around here.The PB killed thedeer butI wasn't really impressed with the overallterminal performance. Never did find either bullet while field dressing. The 410GPscreated somegreat exit wounds andneither the deer or the hogI shotlast season went more than 25-30 yards after being hit.
11-05-2007 | 06:57 PM
#67
Nontypical Buck
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From: Decatur, IN
RE: Powerbelts
I've never lost a deer to a PB bullet yet. But like I stated several pages back, they've all been broadside shots..and most fell in their tracks. The biggest doe I've ever seen only went 30 yards..then expired.
270 Plat's, 100gr 777
270 Plat's, 100gr 777
11-06-2007 | 10:47 AM
#68
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Powerbelts
ORIGINAL: ProStreetCamaro
No powerjunk for me thank you very much! Not after my horrible experiance with them 2 years ago. No way no how.
To sum it up. 3 different deer in a 15 minute span all under 50 yards, all broadside standing still. Yup you guessed it. No blood, no deer nothing. No way no how did I not put good shots on them. We have unlimited doe here and I needed meat for the freezer and had 2 friends begging for a deer. We searched for hours and never foundany blood. 295 grain aerotip pushed by 100 grains of T7 pellets. I was about to wrap my gun around a tree when I decided to shoot a knot on a tree at 50 yards instead to see if maybe my scope got messed up. Nope it was right on the money. Made me sick to my stomach knowing I injured those deer.
Very next day out I went back to my 260 grain standard knight lead sabot (the ones that come with the gun in value packs) and dropped a doe in her tracks. That was my only and last time I will ever hunt with them.
No powerjunk for me thank you very much! Not after my horrible experiance with them 2 years ago. No way no how.
To sum it up. 3 different deer in a 15 minute span all under 50 yards, all broadside standing still. Yup you guessed it. No blood, no deer nothing. No way no how did I not put good shots on them. We have unlimited doe here and I needed meat for the freezer and had 2 friends begging for a deer. We searched for hours and never foundany blood. 295 grain aerotip pushed by 100 grains of T7 pellets. I was about to wrap my gun around a tree when I decided to shoot a knot on a tree at 50 yards instead to see if maybe my scope got messed up. Nope it was right on the money. Made me sick to my stomach knowing I injured those deer.
Very next day out I went back to my 260 grain standard knight lead sabot (the ones that come with the gun in value packs) and dropped a doe in her tracks. That was my only and last time I will ever hunt with them.
11-06-2007 | 10:56 AM
#69
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Powerbelts
ORIGINAL: frontier gander
They make nice roundballs when you melt'em down and cast a RB. I like the way they mushroom too.
They make nice roundballs when you melt'em down and cast a RB. I like the way they mushroom too.
11-06-2007 | 10:59 AM
#70
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RE: Powerbelts
Recovered powerbelts and only 7 348 grain .54's that my flintlock wouldnt shoot. Also made a huge batch of balls from recoverd maxis and great plains.
As for the sabertooth, I used it one year and after my first shot, i loaded up a powerbelt. Those cups the sabertooths fit into did not squeeze together tight enough in my rifle and the bullet fell out while i was walking up a trail. I learned the hardway that season. 20 minutes into the hunt on day one and i could have been done[>:]
As for the sabertooth, I used it one year and after my first shot, i loaded up a powerbelt. Those cups the sabertooths fit into did not squeeze together tight enough in my rifle and the bullet fell out while i was walking up a trail. I learned the hardway that season. 20 minutes into the hunt on day one and i could have been done[>:]