I have got 300 gr sst for this year out of mine and Boos gun. Devin will be shooting the Shockwave out of the 45. I blistered that 8 pointer last year with it and he never took another step! Entered the lower neck and out the opposite side behind the shoulder. I mean it hammered him!
Favorite Muzzleloader Bullet for Whitetails?
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square
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Hornady sst's and shockwaves are very accurate....they just don't expand.
square said:
They expand too much. You're just not pushing hard enough.
Accurate as hell in my .40, but no shoulder shots with these 2.
A .40 195 gr Barnes at 2,900 impact velocity is awesome on a deer; from rear to front - only shot I had
Recovered the bullet at the base of the neck - perfect mushroom.
Matador
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I like Shockwaves, Barnes, and Hornady. Probably use shockwaves the most though after trying them
that about sums up my first post on this thread about the two, but i will say the blue tipped bonded shockwave is a vast improvement. with the bonded bullet, i have shot into shoulders, lung shots, and shots a little further back and have never have a deer run over 20 yards. sometimes they act like a partition and sometimes they mushroom nicely, all depending on impact angle. the muzzle velocity is about 1850 fps.ewc said:square said:
They expand too much. You're just not pushing hard enough.
Accurate as hell in my .40, but no shoulder shots with these 2.
A .40 195 gr Barnes at 2,900 impact velocity is awesome on a deer; from rear to front - only shot I had
Recovered the bullet at the base of the neck - perfect mushroom.
Kimberman said:
The TMZ is the boattail with the ballistic tip right? I bought some Knight PBT 250 grain which is the same bullet.
How tough is it to load and how much powder do you use with the Barnes?
