set up: knight dics, 100 pyro pellets.
ive been using powerbelts with so/so accuracy. i want to swith to hornady xtp or go back to knight sabots. so far i have found 240,250 and 300 grains. which is best for hunting whitetails? the only thing i like about the powerbelts is i can start them faster in the gun. i was using the 295 grain.
all you bp shooters, please help.

thanks

Try Dead Center Sabots. They have a better ballistic coefficient than any of the others on the market. These are also the most accurate out of my Knight Bighorn. They are available in weights from 200-340 gr. for the 50 cal. I buy mine out of Cabela's, as no one locally carries them.

You will have to decide what you want the projectile to do other then dispatch the animal your shooting. Do you want pass through penetration or at least deep penetration? Perhaps your looking for a bullet that has real internal devastation? What ranges are you going to be shooting? All of these will determine the projectile weight, and style. All rifles have their favorite projectile. Something they shoot better then anything else. Of course shot placement is a key factor in all shooting situations.

I know a lot of people are worried about how fast they can load the second shot. Perhaps that is important. I worry more about the first shot. One thing I noticed some shooters do is start with one load as their favorite first shot, then have a powerbelt or other sabot that loads easy in a fowled gun for their "backup shot." That way they are getting the best of both worlds.

Good luck on which ever projectile you choose. You have a great rifle there, and I am sure you can get the load you want.

If the recoil doesn't bother you, I'd try 150g (3 pellets) and the 250g barnes expanders. These regularly shoot moa, and are hell on deer and antelope. I've never recovered a bullet even with shot out to 240yds. Expansion/pentration is awesome. It seems my disc rifle was made for this load. Interestingly enough, 100g (2 pellets) does not shoot particularly accurately and I have seen the load fail to exit on a big mule deer at 70 yards (shoulder shot).

I'm shooting from a Knight Wolverine, but I do like the Precision Bullets Dead Center's, not as easy to start as the Powerbelts in a dirty barrel, but for hunting purposes you can easily load a second shot without to much difficulty.

Precision Bullet has some sales going on for the next week or two. But since you don't know which to shoot at this point, they do offer sampler packs.

I'm using the Dead Center's which shoot nice, but are quite pricey. I'm going to try there Keith Nose hollow points next, just to save a few bucks and another excuse to play with another bullet/powder combo.

http://www.prbullet.com/

Happy Shooting

pauly-which bullet would you choose? i was thinking about the 260 gr dead center. would you agree? thanks

Have you been on Precision Rifle's home page? They have all kinds of ballistics for all their bullet weights and one thing I did notice they don't ever shoot magnum loads of powder. They have a very informative web site explaining why they load like they do. I am just starting to shoot their Dead Centers in 200gr. and 240gr.

IF you can get them to shoot, Powerbelts are the best for fast reloading! Three things to try:

Different weights of Powerbelts, and/or different powder charges with the 295-grainers.

Take the plastic gascheck wads off and put them back on, the idea being to free them up a little so they come off the bullet faster. If the wad stays on too long, accuracy will be affected.

Different kinds of powders.

Might try the Knight branded PwrBelts as they are a bit larger diameter. Off the shelf PBs will be a little too much underbore.