powerbelts ROCK!!!!!

[stik]

bang flop- straight down. never took another step approx. 70 yd shot

ran 50 yds on his nose with the off-side shoulder blown all over the hillside. blood EVERYWHERE. what he thought was a doe turned out to have 2 in. spikes. 60 yd shot.

 

[Big J]

I have never had the problems others have experienced with power belts! Good deal congrats!

 

[cecil30-30]

Cool!

 

[mike243]

they have always worked good for me,hope to try out some with 777 magnum pellets :grin: ,mike243

 

[JeepKuntry]

I always shot the 348 grain bullets, but didn't get the chance to see how they worked on a deer. Congrats to your Bowdacious and yalls son.

 

[dh1984]

congrats i know every body else hollard how bad they where and every thing but they are the best bullet i have ever used in my knight and they rock they just shoot better out of some guns and some they don't do so good out of but you have to find a bullet that your gun likes thats all it is

 

[rbreedi1]

Nice job !

 

[MFBAB]

Way to go!

 

[spitndrum]

Congrats!

They suck for me!

 

[preachermantom]

Good job on the deer...but I agree with Spit on the powerbelts...and I shoot a knight.

 

[stik]

these are not our only experiences with the powerbelts. the boy has killed numerous deer with them always leaving a good bloodtrail if needed. most never got out of sight. BOWdacious got her 1st deer last year with a powerbelt and had a bloodtrail about 60 yds. long with blood sprayed 4 ft. up on the trees.

i realize a lot of guns won't shoot the powerbelts. mine won't. but as far as bullet performance on game goes, they are as good as anything.

 

[fourwheeler431]

They are the most accurate bullet that I've ever shot in all of my knights. I switched to 300 gr sst's after I lost a buck with them last season. I will admit though I was shooting the 295 gr. I have never been able to find any of the others around here. They have always been sold out when I go to buy some.

 

[ROOKIE2323]

congrats

 

[UTGrad]

There are alot of other options out there. I am trying out the Scorpion PT Gold 300 grain tomorrow. Ballistic coefficient is excellent as well as accuracy.

 

[stik]

bang flop- straight down. never took another step approx. 70 yd shot



yes a rock could do that with your wife's excellent shot placement nothing to do with the projectile



no way i would use the 245 nor 295 but the 348 and 405 are great choices


congrats to both on great kills

i can't argue with that and thanks for the congrats

 

[holstonangler]

This one made it maybe 15 yards. 338 platinum. 100% pass-through. 100 gr fff triple 7.

 

[vabuckbuster]

same here. THey shoot great out of my optima and have always laid em down

 

[woodchuckc]

The 295 gr Powerbelts shoot the most accurate of anything I have tried in my Optima Pro, and over a pretty wide range of powder charge (777), but I had less than desirable performance on the two does that I shot with them a couple of years ago. I found them both, but there was absolutely zero blood trail (both shot in the heart / lungs at less than 50 yards - no exit wound). One took off across an open field and fell after about 175 yards in the open, and one I shot on an open mature hardwood hillside and I watched her go down about 125 yards from where she was shot. As with all deer I shoot, even when I know exactly where they fall, I practice my trailing skills by locating where they were shot and looking for sign. I probably would have found them both eventually if it was brushy, but I just don't have confidence in being able to get a decent blood trail for tracking with those Powerbelts. I shoot XTPs now and had good results with the one deer that I shot last year - hopefully I will get a chance to get another data point or two this weekend!

 

[Bertman]

cool work great in my gun.I haven't had a deer go more than 45 yards.I love em.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

bang flop- straight down. never took another step.....

Same here

It's nice to see the deer laying there when the smoke clears.

 

[holstonangler]

dang that looks like the rompola buck!

 

[iowavf]

bang flop- straight down. never took another step.....

Same here

It's nice to see the deer laying there when the smoke clears.

Nice Missouri buck, congrats on the shot.

 

[ghosthunter]

Congrats!

 

[East TN Deer Stalker]

I've had mixed luck with powerbelts, but most of the problems are probably with shot placement. I did switch this year to TC Shockwave hollow points, but not because I didn't like powerbelts.

 

[Hickory Nut]

I shoot a .45 sidelock and had used round balls forever. I thought I would try the Powerbelts because they are so much easier to load, and no patch to mess with. I shoot 65 gr of fff black powder. I was happy to see that I get very good accuracy. I've not had the opportunity to see how they perform on deer but I expect the Powerbelts will do just fine with an accurate hit. I hope I get a shot soon and I'll find out.

 

[Boone 58]

Congrats!!!

 

[mike243]

11-12-09,50 yards only shot possible,2 mag 777 pellets & a 245g powerbelt,works for me

 

[moondawg]

Stik, how much powder was Bowdacious using? Looks like she had a good shot!

I've killed 3 deer using Powerbelts in my .45 cal CVA Magbolt. Not much of a blood trail, but I ended up with 3 dead deer. Now my 4th one was a little more difficult...probably shooter error, probably a tough doe that refused to die, or a little of both. I'll give them another chance, since there's not many options in .45 caliber.

I've never hunted with them in my .50 CVA Firebolt. I tried shooting them once or twice, and wasn't satisfied with the grouping. I shoot Barnes out of my .50 cal.

 

[stik]

Stik, how much powder was Bowdacious using? Looks like she had a good shot!

I've killed 3 deer using Powerbelts in my .45 cal CVA Magbolt. Not much of a blood trail, but I ended up with 3 dead deer. Now my 4th one was a little more difficult...probably shooter error, probably a tough doe that refused to die, or a little of both. I'll give them another chance, since there's not many options in .45 caliber.

I've never hunted with them in my .50 CVA Firebolt. I tried shooting them once or twice, and wasn't satisfied with the grouping. I shoot Barnes out of my .50 cal.

90 gr. pyrodex 295 gr. powerbelt

 

[wayers]

power belts are the best easy to load shoot good out of a dirty gun they just cant be beat. I love them and will probably never shoot anything else.