Wimpy Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 245 Gr. powerbelts with 100 gr.(2 pellets) of Triple se7en Ditto for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathews4life Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 250 gr TC Shockwave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodycamp13 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Barnes The XTP's are great, the SST's are great, the Powerbelts have proven to be less than stellar on performance. I've seen some poor results from them. I actually had some great results from an old Knight rifle with a 240 gr lead semi-wadcutter .429 bullet - shot great and gave good expansion. I never hit any heavy bone though. All that being said, Barnes are perfect. Find the best sabot fit for your gun and you will have the BEST bullet made. I've used the 250 and 300 grain Expanders in the past and had absolutely perfect performance. The 285 gr Spit-Fire MZ is unbelievable. I've shot close to 2500 rounds through various muzzleloaders and Barnes bullets have no equal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontierGander Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) You guys want to see an awesome conical? Check these out! http://thepowerbeltforum.powerguild.net/thor-bullets-shooting-range-f36/cva-accura-50cal-thor-t594.htm http://thepowerbeltforum.powerguild.net/thor-bullets-testing-f32/247gr-colorado-thor-test-1-t590.htm http://thepowerbeltforum.powerguild.net/thor-bullets-shooting-range-f36/250gr-ballistic-tip-t598.htm http://thepowerbeltforum.powerguild.net/thor-bullets-testing-f32/250gr-ballistic-tip-thor-t603.htm Ive shot these from 2 rifles so far, i have another inline coming in tomorrow to try them in hopefully. I feel these are the Ultimate Conical! Over 2,000fps with 120 grains Pyrodex RS. And as you can see, they are a failproof copper bullet! Edited August 28, 2009 by FrontierGander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grady269 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Barnes Expander MZ 250 grain. They shoot way better than they look and kill deer dead as a hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMort Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hornady 350 FPBs, or 348 solid PB's 100 grains trip 7 TC Encore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul23 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 260 grain Winchester Platinum Tips. Devastating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox360Player Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 powerbelts nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 My brother and I have killed several deer with Powerbelts but they consistantly give poor bloodtrails. We switched to the Hornady 300gr. SSTs which shoot very well. Hopefully this season will give an opportunity for killing some deer with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontierGander Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 i shot a 362gr custom tip into a doe that left a 2' wide blood trail for 30 yards. I also went to new mexico and had my brother in law test out a new conical (Thor) and that sucker was awesome. I'll have to post the story some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_RIDGE_RUNNER Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 You have to find out what bullet or bullet sabot your rifle likes. My Knight Bighorn really likes the 300 gr Hornady XTP mags in a Harvester crush rib sabot. I have recovered two of these bullets that had traveled lengthwise through a mature deer and both had expanded from 45 cal to 64 and 66 cal and formed the deadliest mushroom in the woods perfectly. The one deer was shot at 18 yds and the other just two weeks ago was shot at 40 yds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browtine2 Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 I use 260gr. Harvester Scorpion funnel points in my Encore and they shoot great and with the crush rib sabots they push easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerkiller11 Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 250 shokwave with 150 grains of tripe seven out of a TC Encore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtech Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 My Knight loves 240 grain Hornady XTP and 100 grains triple 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22_LR Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Winchester supreme 260 grains w/ sabot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grady269 Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Precision Rifle I switched over this year while sighting in from the Barnes Expander MZ to the Precision Rifle 260gr. I have to say I love these bullets they are by far the most consistant I have ever shot out of my Encore. I have killed (2) deer with them so far (1) Doe and (1) 9 pt buck. The buck was a 170 yd shot and he dropped in his tracks. They load very easy compared to the Barnes Bullets as well. I am not knocking Barnes they make an excellent round and served me well for years and the Barnes is a much harder bullet. The PR's are hard to find in the store as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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