jeffpenland123
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so i was on rokslide and asked this and people was being stupid so i come here i was wondering if powerbelts are any good on deer for my traditions nitrofire firestick system.
ok thank you thats good to knowThey work. We all used them at some time in our lives, some still do. I found them to have a grenade effect and wasted a lot of meat. In my opinion there are many more viable bullets out there. Good luck as that is half the fun of muzzleloading, trying to find the rite bullet powder combo for your gun..
i got some barnes expander mz hollow point flar base bullets.They are inconsistent . I have had good luck and bad. I am now using Barnes tez with outstanding results on the last 10 deer I have shot , most drop where they stand
Barnes are much better. I have never had failure with Barnes. I had one failure to expand, it was a 250 yd shot with starting velocity of 1700, .5" through the heart still killed the deer. I don't count that as a bullet failure, it was below the expansion threshold of the bullet.i got some barnes expander mz hollow point flar base bullets.
The Powerbelt ELRs and the platinums are designed for 100+ g (by volume) charges. The other Powerbelts are not.In a Nitrofire i believe you’ll be shooting 100gr or 120gr of T8(bh209) powder charge. Thats just too much for powerbelts imho. They work pretty good with a lighter Powder load, like 70-80 of Pyrodex or even T7, like phalanx said. But i just bet them Nitrofires will splatter them. They are pretty often a very accurate bullet tho. Try out the Bor-lock or Bore Drivers or something else like it, way better hot bullet.
Sorry, ive not shot the ELRs yet. Do they build them differently than the regular PBs? Or the Platinums? I shoot the Platinums sometimes and like their accuracy. They have a harder “coating” (not quite a jacket) but still insufficient for 100+ gr loads imo. Im only shooting them in an Accura and a White 91 sometimes.The Powerbelt ELRs and the platinums are designed for 100+ g (by volume) charges. The other Powerbelts are not.
Now I would try those with cast lead or PowerBelt, if i had a NitroFire or a CVA Crossfire.Firesticks also come in 80gr versions but I don't know how readily available they are.
I understand that you're a newbie to muzzleloading, but asking that question about them bullets will bring out that reaction no matter where you ask it.so i was on rokslide and asked this and people was being stupid so i come here i was wondering if powerbelts are any good on deer for my traditions nitrofire firestick system.
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