Which Gold Dots/DeepCurls work best?
 

I'm thinking about ordering some DeepCurls and sabots. Which ones are people having the most luck with? I'm thinking either .44 cal 270 gr. or .45 cal 300 gr. Which would be better and with what sabot? I'm probably going to order from Grafs if that makes a difference. I wanted to try the PT Golds but I can't justify the shipping they want. I'm shooting these out of a Pro Hunter with BH209 of that makes a difference. I'm looking for something I can hunt with and practice with.

SuperKirby

I do not now if you can go wrong... but I myself really prefer to be as close to bare diameter as I can get so I use the .452... I have never had consistently good luck shoot a 44 from a 50, but I have not tried in several years....

I have shot the .250 and the .300 gr versions. if your average shots are not long ones, say 0-150 yds the .250 is plenty of bullet and accurate. i haven't been able to get the 300 gr D/C to group very well yet.i shoot them in a CR sabot from my Triumph and i am sure your pro hunter will require the same sabot.. Ray

Wow..............Grafs finally has the Deep Curls in stock.
Throw a pack of the PT's in your cart too. :D Its still $4.95 shipping or FREE if you order 4 items...expires Monday.

http://www.grafs.com/retail/catalog/...productId/5459

Deep Curls are .452 and the PT's are .451

The one you and your gun shoots best. I prefer heavier expanding bullets only because i prefer the best chance of a pass through at more angles. Plus BH209 gets it biggest ballistics advantage with heavier bullets.

Omega45

Yeah but they are still out of the 40-180gr GD for short barrels. That means mine are still on back order too. :(

The bottom 3 holes punched by 270g Deep Curl at 200 yard when aiming at the middle target.


Bullet is a 300g Deep Curl, found after it blew up 3 one gallon jugs which were at 200 yard, and filled with water.






Myself, i can't have a favorite between these bullet. However, i probably spend more hours afield with the 300g Deep Curl in my rifle.

Looking at that DC. I'd say the Barnes would do more damage.

Here is a series of pictures of bullet impact on juice jugs filled with water. They were shot at 30 frames/second. The 290g TEZ impacted the jugs on the left. The 270g Deep Curl impacted the jugs on the right. The range, powder charge, and rifle were all the same. The TEZ ended up in the bottom of the 5th jug. The Deep Curl ended up in the bottom of the 4th jug.

The side by side comparison is quite impressive. Thanks for putting that together. I personally prefer heavier bullets, but I hate buying 50 at a time to find out they don't work nearly as well as I'd hoped, and most people are getting better groups with different size. Figured I'd ask first. I think I will throw in a box of PT's also. Thanks everyone, I appreciate your help.

Which bullet works best, as always, depends on what your gun likes. All things being equal, for deer sized game, I like the .44 cal, 240gr bullets. They are pretty much the little brother of the 50 cal 300gr. And for whatever reason, the 240gr bullets are much cheaper than all the others, about $25 for 100.