The 295gr PB with the aero tip w/ 100 gr of pyrodex pellets has always been good to me. My shots are never more than 100 yds and 90% less than 50 yds. Obviously, I'm not asking it to do as much as many of you have. Near as I can recollect, I've probably taken 20-25 whitetails with this load and haven't seen alot of fragmentation, but I've seen many complaints about that. I do find a little green plastic though. Lol
I'll try to attach a pic to this post of a 100 yd liver-shot from a few years back. I think it did it's job.
I've also seen alot of guys prefer a pass-through shot. Some of mine have (the liver shot), some haven't. Never lost a deer though.
I do have a question about the pass-through though....
As an archery guy, I'm ALWAYS wanting a pass-through for the blood trail. But I was told (more than once) that "a perfect bullet will maintain close to 100% of its mass, has controlled expansion for good penetration, and transfers 100% of it's kinetic energy into the animal for the maximum shock". That's alot to ask of a tiny little hunk of metal....lol.... but wouldn't a pass-through eliminate some of the shock value? Not arguing.....just asking. I honestly don't know enough to argue. Hell... I may need to rethink my disappointment in seeing two holes.
Anyway.... I'll send the powerbelt a little love, but also admit that I've switched to the Hornady SST 250gr sabot for this year. Haven't shot at anything other than a target yet, but I like what I'm seeing so far.
This site is teaching me alot....but mostly that there's always another way to skin the cat and we all have different experiences and preferences. I love reading all the different opinions and looking at things a different way.
Mike
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