are powerbelts any good for deer

[jeffpenland123]

If you really want lots of good advice on muzzys, check out ModernMuzzzleloader

beginner ask a question theses idiots make stupids comments thats why muzzloadeing is dying also the hunting community.

 

[jeffpenland123]

If you really want lots of good advice on muzzys, check out ModernMuzzzleloader

i did tank you

 

[ElDiablito]

i did tank you

You oughta join there and ask the same question.

 

[FrontierGander]

You're too hard headed to listen to anyone but yourself imo.

 

[fngTony]

No need to get personal or insulting.

 

[jeffpenland123]

No need to get personal or insulting.

i never did why dont you go back to the third pae and look atthe man that said i crapped on his opinion and tell him the same i was telling him my pov what i had hunted with then he said i was stupid and crapped on his opinion ANd i did not.

 

[jeffpenland123]

You oughta join there and ask the same question.

i did thank you for the recommendedation

 

[jeffpenland123]

You're too hard headed to listen to anyone but yourself imo.

no i asked a question some people helped and some acted stupid not you or eldiabto

 

[jeffpenland123]

You oughta join there and ask the same question.

i did and the people acutally said some info that helped like you and some others did

 

[fngTony]

i never did why dont you go back to the third pae and look atthe man that said i crapped on his opinion and tell him the same i was telling him my pov what i had hunted with then he said i was stupid and crapped on his opinion ANd i did not.

My comment was directed towards everyone. However your report (in which you insulted them) is why I subscribed to this thread. How many times have you used the word “retarded, stupid” in reference to people in this thread? Let’s (everyone) move on with the discussion in a respectful manner.

 

[highcountrymuley]

In my experience powerbelts are not great bullets. I lost a bull after 60 yd shot. ( i know you are asking about deer, specifically...) The next day I shot this buck at 40 yds. I shot as his front leg was fully extended so I did not hit shoulder. The entry hole is huge= bullet splattered/expanded/fragmented at the close shot. I recovered the buck but there was no exit and bullet fragments were all I found inside. I was using a Platinum Aero something Powerbelt... can't remember the specific bullet name. I think it was 350 gr weight.

If you want to bang your head against a wall to convince yourself they are adequate bullets, you can. And if distance , velocity and shot placement are ideal they will kill deer. But there are way better bullets out there. I switched to Federal bor loc lead bullets and have been very happy. I will always advise against powerbelts - leave them alone before you lose an animal to them. Listen to others' experience before you have to learn this lesson the hard way.

 

[jeffpenland123]

In my experience powerbelts are not great bullets. I lost a bull after 60 yd shot. ( i know you are asking about deer, specifically...) The next day I shot this buck at 40 yds. I shot as his front leg was fully extended so I did not hit shoulder. The entry hole is huge= bullet splattered/expanded/fragmented at the close shot. I recovered the buck but there was no exit and bullet fragments were all I found inside. I was using a Platinum Aero something Powerbelt... can't remember the specific bullet name. I think it was 350 gr weight.

If you want to bang your head against a wall to convince yourself they are adequate bullets, you can. And if distance , velocity and shot placement are ideal they will kill deer. But there are way better bullets out there. I switched to Federal bor loc lead bullets and have been very happy. I will always advise against powerbelts - leave them alone before you lose an animal to them. Listen to others' experience before you have to learn this lesson the hard way.

ok thank you

 

[mtfallon]

Our shots in MA/NH are typically ~50 yards, I've killed at least a dozen deer with powerbelt hollowpoint .50 295gr with the green base. In my experience they do a lot of damage to the deer but don't leave great blood trails. That said they get the job done!

 

[VaMtnHunter]

i have a traditions nitrofire the bullets it recomends are all saboted bullets except for the fedral bor lock copper 270gr and traditions smackdown mzx aka hornady full bore 290gr ftx. and i am wondering if powerbelt are any good some people say the get poor blood trails some say they are awesome. i am looking at 50 cal. i have looked a the elr 50 cal the copperseries aerotip hollow point and tipped and the aerolite. wich are the best let me know

I'd love to hate on Powerbelts but a good friend shoots the 348gr ones over 90gr of triple seven out of a TC Omega and has killed more bear and whitetail with that load just about anyone I know. He's usually not trailing either. Dead on the spot. I think with any muzzleloading projectile it's shot placement more than the bullet

 

[ShootOkHuntWorse]

They worked for me but seemed way too soft on all the animals I shot with them. I wasn't very impressed.

I used them on a cow at 93 yards through the second to last rib quartering away, stopped on opposite ribcage.

Because they are coming out slow you don’t want a soft bullet? Kind of opposite of the tmk theory and tumbling/fragmenting of a dtac?