Forums.NitroExpress.com

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact NitroExpress.com: Powerbelt bullets

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies

*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

You are not logged in. [Login]

Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Muzzleloaders & Blackpowder

PBR
.275 member

Reged: 21/08/09
Posts: 51
Loc: St. Louis, MO, USA

Re: Powerbelt bullets
21/11/09 05:21 AM

260's are WAY TOO LIGHT --- especially with that bullet. Powerbelts have always had penetration issues - but 50 cal round balls have issues as well if you hit any type of shoulder bone. You should really get up to 300 grains and those issues might start to disappear. Most people don't want to go heavier because it affects trajectory.

I like full bore diameter bullets although my side lock does not seem to like the conical slugs past 60 yards. I've been using 270gr Harvester Saber Tooth bullets with incredible accuracy from my 1:48 twist (3-4" groups at 100 yards with open sights) and have killed 6 deer over the last 3 years. None have as much taken a step after the shot (of course they are all neck and shoulder shots at less than 75 yards). Now I will say the entrance hole has always been bigger than the exit hole and on some occassions the bullet has not exited. If they hit the main shoulder bone, the bullet will explode - of course what's left of the bullet and bone chucks will shred the lungs.
I need to get more before next year and I'm unsure whether or not to go to a bigger size. If it's not broke, don't fix it but your experiences might vary especially if you shoot past 75 yards. I'd personally feel more comfortable with the 300 or 350 grain because they'll plow through the deer with no problems (especially the 350) but I'm unsure if my jack of all twist will be able to shoot them.

My recomendation would be to go over 300grains with whatever you choose.

http://www.harvestermuzzleloading.com/in...=1&Itemid=3

This is a picture from one of the whitetail does I killed last weekend. The bullet went in high in the shoulder (the thin blade bone), through a rib, through the lungs, through another rib, and I found it lodged up agaist the hide on the other side.

Post Extras

Print Post

Remind Me!

Notify Moderator

Entire topic
Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Powerbelt bullets	BlainSmipy	18/11/09 02:03 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Dphariss	18/11/09 02:43 PM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	18/11/09 04:12 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Tatume	18/11/09 04:44 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	19/11/09 02:29 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	JabaliHunter	21/12/09 11:26 PM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	22/12/09 03:33 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	BlainSmipy	19/11/09 04:38 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Dphariss	20/11/09 02:15 PM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	PBR	21/11/09 05:21 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Dphariss	28/11/09 02:09 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	PBR	28/11/09 05:16 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Dphariss	29/11/09 01:54 PM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	PBR	01/12/09 02:23 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	BlainSmipy	09/12/09 04:25 PM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Tatume	09/12/09 11:09 PM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	10/12/09 02:18 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Tatume	10/12/09 04:13 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	11/12/09 03:29 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Tatume	12/12/09 06:50 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Dphariss	14/12/09 02:38 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Tatume	28/11/09 08:35 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	28/11/09 03:00 PM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Tatume	28/11/09 11:57 PM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	29/11/09 04:47 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	28/11/09 03:03 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	DarylS	19/11/09 05:06 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Tatume	18/11/09 06:08 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	BlainSmipy	18/11/09 10:37 AM
Re: Powerbelt bullets	Dphariss	18/11/09 02:33 PM

Extra information

0 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator: DarylS

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 14984

Jump to

NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5

Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact

Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved