Worst bullet poll
 

All this discussion on bullets made me decide to offer the opportunity for you to vote . Even if you have no personal experience with some of the bullets feel free to vote anyway

how can you vote if you have no experience with the bullet?

And theres no poll at the moment! lol

:D:D:D:D it's done now

Having no field experience with any of the Powerbelts it is hard for me to say one is worst then the other. If we are talking accuracy, then the pure lead has been less accurate then the copper series. And again, no experience with the Platinum or the Aerolite series. So I could not vote in your poll.

Hmm...do I go with Powerbelt or Powerbelt. Decisions...decisions

That's ok , I understand . As long as mulie and Md get to vote

Never hunted with one. No vote for me.

They kill paper real good though.

They might kill paper but they can't kill cheez-it boxes

i don't know anything about Power belts. The local China Outlets store sells a lot of the silver plated ones.

Neither can Ron. :biggrin:

No vote from me either. But 2 of the other co-owners of our farm shoot the platinum powerbe]lts and they have taken both deer and black bears.

theres no doubt you can kill deer with them. I've killed deer with powerbelts before and with my car. I care to use neither for killing deer anymore:D

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After my experence with PB', i would say they are the most expensive mistake with bullets I have ever made. I can not vote against all of them so I did not vote.

It is funny but the Powerbelts I have shot were some of the most accurate projectiles out of certain rifles, that I ever used in them. I have a CVA Staghorn Magnum that just flat out shoots with a Powerbelt. And I have used them hunting, its just with the depleted deer herd, I never saw anything to shoot that day. And unlike many, I unload the easy way at night. Which means I have lost one more Powerbelt.

My main complaint with them is cost. One reason I only purchase them on sale. I wait until one of the local stores has had them sitting on the display for too long, because they would not sell due to cost. They finally lower the price and I pick up some Powerbelts to shoot. I've purchased a lot of bullets this way, buying out the store. Barnes, Parker, to name a few.

Also a forum member was kind enough to send me some for my rifles, and again.. very accurate to shoot. I have saved some of the Platinum Powerbelts he sent me and I intend to give them a try this deer season. Lets hope the deer cooperate. Then I might be able to offer some in field experience on how well they preformed.

I've never used Powerbelts. If I were going to pay a buck a bullet the money would go to Barnes. However I would not hesitate to use any of the heavyweight Powerbelts (295 grains and up) on deer. How could a 300 grain .50 caliber projectile not be effective if the shot is properly placed?

the poll was just a joke for the devil!!!:s2:
Thats why only Powerbelts were listed, and I called them CVA powerbelts for muley's benefit. :barmy: But thanks goes to those who voted. I guess the results are obvious. The poll clearly shows that powerbelts are the worst bullet ever.:s2:

No experience with any of them. So I voted for the Aerolites just because.

I also never voted, i have used both the all lead and the copper coated PB's at one time or another just to shoot.

I really can not say they are the 'worst' bullet because I know a lot of folks really like them and have been successful with them. I consider them nothing more that an elongated round ball and therefor probably a setup from the round ball.

I would not or do not reccomend them to the serious big game hunter, but if you are a new shooter and want to get started the PB can be the easiest thing to load in most muzzleloaders, probably leads to their popularity.

I do like one PB IF you can find them cheap. The 45-300gr PB Plat is very accurate out of all my 45s and it should hold up ok if not pushed too fast. Using 100gr of BH209 they fragged badly or turned into pancakes.

My biggest issue is cost compared to other premium priced options. Even the PR Ultimate1 360gr conical performed better on media and was even more accurate.

ALCON,
I can't vote with out any knowledge of the bullets on the poll, but I do have a question about the 270 gr Plat PB's. I have read alot about PB's with mag charges and the negative impacts of the bullet. Does anyone have experience with the 270 gr plat PB? I have only heard some good things about the dangerous game PB's, but I dont recall any good reports with the 270 gr. However, I did see the 270 gr plat PB being advertized for mag loads. I am not considering them but I guess they spark my curiousity. Thanks

Mike

I think a Platinum with a magnum load will still blow up. However, i'm not a fan of magnum loads. With a normal load I think the Platinum would perform pretty good. It has the smallest hollow point which should help hold it together.

Powerbelt claims it uses pure lead. Pure lead doesn't shatter like a PB unless it's been made brittle. It might be when they put the copper wash on it, or they aren't being honest about it being pure lead.

its pure lead, just melted 4lbs of it today to cast real bullets with. Soft as butter. Even the sabertooth bullets splatter when pushed to hard.

Never seen a round ball splatter.

thats because they don't have enough power to do so.

Cmon Jon. That makes no sense.

100gr of Pyro in a sidelock with a 50cal PRB has more velocity than a PB in an inline with the same powder load. That load has had a PB explode. Never the PRB.

ive had balls turn inside out, but again, that hollow point makes all the difference. I just cleaned out my sand buckets today and some were just ripped up, others were in good shape. Round balls just are not in the same category.

You're right. Round balls stay together. Entirely different category. :p

its the truth though, round balls just dont have the energy to blow apart, plus the shape of them aids in that area as well. I actually have seen balls split in half but thats what happens when you hit 2 balls together.

You might see funny things happen to home cast balls, but not Hornady balls. Then you can look at lead conicals. They don't shatter.

Something is weird with the lead in PB's. They shouldn't do what they do. Imagine how popular they would be is they gave a perfect mushroom every time? They load good, and are accurate. I think hunters would accept the high price better if the terminal performance was better.

They work sometimes now, and other times not at all. The problem is, they have to be going the perfect speed for the conditions. That's just not possible to do, and it shouldn't have to be either.

the only perfect powerbelt is the one i have installed my inserts in :D

I agree, hornady i feel uses harder lead, they are one ball that i can not dig my fingernail into. Im sure its pure lead, but it just feels much harder. Back when I shot my buck, i used a Speer brand round ball because they were softer.

You need more protein in your diet. Your nails are too soft. I just cut a groove in a Hornady ball with my fingernail. :p :hit:

thats probably true, i do have nail problems badly on my right hand.