Poll - What style of bullet are you currently primarily using for hunting in an inline rifle?

[toggy]

Hornady (.45 cal) SST 250 grain sabot.

I am considering a different and heavier slug for next year.

 

[Martin JV]

I shoot the same sabots and bullets through my .50cal Optima V2 Rifle and Optima Pistol.
It seems they both shoot the 250 and 300gr Barnes Expander (.45cal bullet) pretty well.
I shot the Expanders with the Harvester crush rib sabots and they practically fell down the barrels. Very little pressure needed to be added to the weight of the ramrod to slide them down. Accuracy at 100yd was ok with the rifle.
About 3-4” groups.
A slightly tighter, but comfortable sabot has resulted in 2” groups at 100yd with the rifle, and I’m just fine hunting with that.
I can’t tell the difference with the pistol. At 50yd, I’m shooting 5-shot groups all within a 6” circle.
I usually hunt thick woods, and 100 yards is about as far as I expect to shoot with the rifle.
Only difference I can tell with the two weights is that out of the rifle, the 250gr groups about an inch left of the 300gr at 100yd.
I only practice with the pistol at 50yd and less.
Sorry for being so wordy, haha.

 

[Blueridgeguy]

Arrowhead XLD 300 grain 105 grs BH by weight CCI 250

 

[Wilbar]

Hornady XTP, 240 in my White, 300 in the Encore and Savage. Tried many over the years but these are my go-to for hunting. The Barnes bullets in 250 and 290 shoot very similar with good expansion.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I shoot the same sabots and bullets through my .50cal Optima V2 Rifle and Optima Pistol.
It seems they both shoot the 250 and 300gr Barnes Expander (.45cal bullet) pretty well.
I shot the Expanders with the Harvester crush rib sabots and they practically fell down the barrels. Very little pressure needed to be added to the weight of the ramrod to slide them down. Accuracy at 100yd was ok with the rifle.
About 3-4” groups.
A slightly tighter, but comfortable sabot has resulted in 2” groups at 100yd with the rifle, and I’m just fine hunting with that.
I can’t tell the difference with the pistol. At 50yd, I’m shooting 5-shot groups all within a 6” circle.
I usually hunt thick woods, and 100 yards is about as far as I expect to shoot with the rifle.
Only difference I can tell with the two weights is that out of the rifle, the 250gr groups about an inch left of the 300gr at 100yd.
I only practice with the pistol at 50yd and less.
Sorry for being so wordy, haha.

knurl those bullets a bit, between a couple files, before putting them into the sabot, and i bet your group tightens up even more without changing your POI.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Hornady XTP, 240 in my White, 300 in the Encore and Savage. Tried many over the years but these are my go-to for hunting. The Barnes bullets in 250 and 290 shoot very similar with good expansion.

Im surprised you shoot a short bullet in a White. The 300 didnt shoot better in it?

 

[Kalalau]

Using Barnes .45 cal 250 grain TMZ in my .50 cal Omega. I replace the yellow sabots with Harvester crush rib sabots.

 

[Wilbar]

Im surprised you shoot a short bullet in a White. The 300 didnt shoot better in it?

The 300 grain XTP shot good but I had a better group with the 240’s so I went with it. It’s also a short barrel White Lightning. I also have a Whitetail that likes the heavier bullets but haven’t hunted with it.

 

[Patched]

I shot a 340ish bull elk in late October with a 40 cal 240 gr “Precision Bullets“ pointed plastic tipped all lead bullet in a sabot atop 110grs of 777 out of a 45 cal 1st generation CVAOptima at 83 yds…perfect expansion one shot kill, tipped over within 30 yds…Groups around 2” at 100 yds…open sights in Nevada.

 

[DavidAR10T]

Barnes Spit-Fire T-EZ Muzzleloading Bullet 50 Caliber Sabot with 45 Caliber Polymer Tip Flat Base Lead-Free​

290gr of perfection over 77gr of weighed BH209 with CCI 209M primer.

 

[Chundoo]

Currently using the 250 gr Barnes Expander MZ in a HPH/24 sabot. Want to try the 300 grain version when I find some.

 

[ingramjets]

300 grn harvester white lightning over 70gbw bh209 green crush rib sabot fed 209 out of a knight 50 cal mountanier/

 

[jlynch75]

240 gr XTPs, Harvester Green sabots in my Whites on top of 80 grs(vol) 777/fff

 

[GregK]

Knight LRH 50 cal, 84gr weighed BH209, Fury .452 265gr STB, Traditions Ridgeback sabot

Greg

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Knight LRH 50 cal, 84gr weighed BH209, Fury .452 265gr STB, Traditions Ridgeback sabot

Greg

Have you used those STBs on deer yet? If so, how did they do?

 

[Slingingslugs]

Barnes Spit-Fire T-EZ Muzzleloading Bullet 50 Caliber Sabot with 45 Caliber Polymer Tip Flat Base Lead-Free​

290gr of perfection over 77gr of weighed BH209 with CCI 209M primer.

I'm with David. Except I'm a 76gr guy with a harvester crush rib

 

[Okie Hog]

i use the 250 grain SST bullet in the black crush rib sabot. It brings home the venison and pork chops.

 

[Decay]

I’m waiting for Mr Buckasauras to show up so I can use my Fury 265STB

 

[deerlessbob]

300g XTP in a black Crush Rib sabot over 70 weighed grains BH.

 

[ThreePoint]

Barnes 300 Grain Expandable with an MMP Black HHP 24 sabot.

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