252g Powerbelt Hollowpoint
08-03-2015, 12:37 PM
#261
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
My thought is that some in the so called "5%" have killed more deer than many in the "95%", heck some probably have taken more in one season than others have in their whole hunting career. What they say carries more weight, to me. They are speaking from real world experiences, good and bad.... not just internet message board chest pounding supported by google.
08-03-2015, 12:38 PM
#262
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
My thought is that some in the so called "5%" have killed more deer than many in the "95%", heck some probably have taken more in one season than others have in their whole hunting career. What they say carries more weight, to me. They are speaking from real world experiences, good and bad.... not just internet message board chest pounding supported by google.
I've just gotten back into ML'ing the past few years so I am out of the loop on some of the newer greatest, bestest, newfangled technobabble out there nowadays. But over many many years of hunting with everything from a sharp stick (yes I have lance hunted hog and deer) to some of the most advanced rifles in the industry I kind of have a pretty good perspective on big game and what's needed to put meat in the freezer. But that sure doesn't mean I know all. What it DOES mean is that I have more than likely done it, seen it, or heard about it from reliable sources. If I haven't I want to learn it! Even at my advanced years I still love to learn!
08-03-2015, 12:41 PM
#263
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,605
Please do not refer to the 95% Club as Stupid (not knowing better). The Kings of Stupidity are the ones paying 1.60 per ML bullet (or over 75 cents) for harvest-distances under 100 yards.
Your definition of better is only better 5% of the time. I'll stick to 180/260 Precisions, 300 gr. XTPs, 200 gr. SSTs and 250 Deep Curls, none of which requires magnum powder loads and that combo still allows me breathing room for an extra 50 yards (150).
Your definition of better is only better 5% of the time. I'll stick to 180/260 Precisions, 300 gr. XTPs, 200 gr. SSTs and 250 Deep Curls, none of which requires magnum powder loads and that combo still allows me breathing room for an extra 50 yards (150).
Let me help you
Not knowing is ignorant
Ignorant is not stupid its simply not knowing.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ignorant
This is common place in this industry thanks to the salesmen and saleswomen at places like Bass Pro shops and Cabelas. CVA and other companies use reps to inform (or misinform) the staff to push their products. When someplace like Cabelas has massive contracts with these companies, they tend to listen and employees push the most abundant stock on the shelves with a high markup. In this case its Powerbelts.
I have seen this first hand EVERY time ive been in Cabelas and Bass Pro. Each time i walk over to the bulk bullets and grab a pack of sabots. I leave with more than twice the number of bullets for usually less money.
The sales staff is stunned and look like a deer staring into the head lights when i ignore their sales pitch.
BTW i pay less than 50cent a piece for SSTs. I know where to buy them for even less. I paid less for my Parkers BEs than you paid for you PR QTs and we both probably got them on sale. Its been quite some time since ive paid a buck a bullet but then again, im informed about where to get them.
08-03-2015, 12:53 PM
#264
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,605
My current 50cal prefers a .450-.452 because the bore is tighter and sabot selection is better. As far as i can tell both bullets perform the same....Flawless.
Currently i prefer the .451 225gr XPB for deer in that rifle. They are cheaper than the 250gr Expander MZ and recoil is less. Performance has also been flawless.
08-03-2015, 01:24 PM
#265
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,605
This is the impact
This is right after impact and penetration.
Notice the hump on his back and it vanishing a split second later? Notice the bullet splash?
The bullet hit very high. Its more evident in the video and with a higher resolution still shot.
Last edited by Gm54-120; 08-03-2015 at 01:31 PM.
08-04-2015, 07:16 AM
#267
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boncarbo,Colorado
Posts: 9,186
110gr BH209 and the 250 Aerolite did a heck of a job on a buck back in 2011 with a high shoulder shot. I was about to put it in the lungs when I changed my mind and decided to do the high shoulder as see if it would bounce off. It did not.
Last edited by MountainDevil54; 08-04-2015 at 07:19 AM.
08-04-2015, 09:26 AM
#269
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boncarbo,Colorado
Posts: 9,186
nope, new mexico in 2011 when i drew a tag. I purposely used the high 110gr bh209 charge and shoulder shot for testing. I think the aerolite had only been out for a year. Do a search for powerbelt aerolite bullets on youtube. You can see my Part 2 video where i track it and recover it. Sadly my brother was on a doe at the time of the shot.
there will be 3 of us in new mexico again this year. Im using patched ball but the other 2 are usign the 260 PT golds.
there will be 3 of us in new mexico again this year. Im using patched ball but the other 2 are usign the 260 PT golds.
