are powerbelts any good for deer

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 

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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
 
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!
 
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
 
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?
 
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