The powerbelt elr looks to be the same type high bc long range bullet. I think they are cheaper than those.
Than you haven't shot the 350 grain and over, yes under 300 grain suck but the heavy ones are good boolets
You are correct. The 295s left such a bad taste in my mouth as well as the rest of the hunters in deer camp that we swore them off. I won't try Powerbelt again. To add to that, Hornady has always worked for me. I figured don't try to fix what's not broken.
Agree completely. HATE the 295s and under. But the 348s and 405s have proven sure killers. Too bad they've stop offering a lot of their bullets in these weights.
Exactly, it takes weight to penetrate.
Only in the powerbelts, the 295 and under pancake on deer but i can take a 260 scorpion gold, 240 xtp, and the ftx ,sst etc and get pass thrus all the time, its construction and velocity as much as weight depending on the bullet
Yep, bullet construction is vital. Nosler partition bullets design allow even light weight bullets to achieve superior penetration.
It don't take 295 grains to penetrate
If it's not 50 caliber, I'm not shooting it!I'm very happy with my 290 gr Barnes bullets.
Even BSK would love them if he shot a couple deer with them
It depends on how the bullet is constructed. The softer the lead is the heavier it has to be. Even jacketed bullets will not give deep penetration if they are constructed to rapidly upset upon impact.
That is exactly why the Barnes are so good. Perfect expansion with near 100% weight retention every single time.
I have used various types of Barnes bullets for years. Indeed, they are excellent!
I won't argue the point on poor bullet construction. Probably why there's so many issues with powerbelts.
