Nice Powerbelt load for the Accura...
07-06-2017, 06:55 PM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 988
My dad saw quite a few injuries from people using powerbelt bullets. I have seen a few myself. I'll agree they are in the top 5 of accurate bullets on the market for muzzleloaders, but in terms of terminal performance, they are well in to the bottom of the list. In my opinion anyway. I've just seen a few for myself but have heard many horror stories about shoulders blown apart with little to no penetration. One of the one's I saw for myself, the guy hit a very nice buck at just a little over 50 yards. Buck was quartered away a little bit. He hit it right dead in the pocket. We lost blood at around 40 yards. After 2 hours I jumped the the buck and put a 275gr maxi through it's neck. On field dress, we noted his absolutely perfect shot looked like a grenade had went off under the shoulder but not a single hole in the cartilage of the ribs. Sorry but just accuracy in a bullet does not a hunting bullet make.
07-07-2017, 06:34 AM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
All of the things brought up are true, my personal experience was having one blow on the shoulder of a nice buck and having to get tracking dogs to find him then shoot him again.
There is another answer if you are stuck with a bunch of them, just fill the HP. with solder.
There is another answer if you are stuck with a bunch of them, just fill the HP. with solder.
07-07-2017, 09:59 AM
#15
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 988
Honestly MountainDevil54, I have had better experience with round ball than what I've seen from Powerbelts. Not in the accuracy department of course as I will always concede the powerbelts are very accurate out of most barrels. That is amazing in itself to be honest. Not many bullets out there for muzzleloaders can claim good to better than good accuracy out of just about every barrel. Not honestly claim it anyway. If they would just make the things penetrate better and not be so fragile they would be worth the premium price being asked for them.
07-07-2017, 10:53 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Near a lake with no fish
Posts: 1,077
........... Not many bullets out there for muzzleloaders can claim good to better than good accuracy out of just about every barrel. Not honestly claim it anyway. If they would just make the things penetrate better and not be so fragile they would be worth the premium price being asked for them.
I've shot a truck load of different bullets and there are many that completely out perform those bullets, both in accuracy and performance.
I'll refrain from my complete negative thoughts with the bullets, but I will say they melt down and make great fishing sinkers.
07-07-2017, 10:56 AM
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
It's simple. Don't push the PB too hard and don't shoot shoulders. Some can't get it through their thick head that more is not better. Keep the velocity down and they penetrate fine.
Hell, I wouldn't shoot a shoulder if I was using the toughest bullet made.
Hell, I wouldn't shoot a shoulder if I was using the toughest bullet made.
07-07-2017, 10:58 AM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
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