muledeerarea33? Report post Posted July 19, 2020 2 hours ago, creed_az_88 said: That was me. Oh, my bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted July 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Titanium700 said: 2 yrs ago I killed a bull with my Rem700 .50 cal shooting 250 grain Barnes MZ bullets in front of 120Grains of Blackhorn 209 ignited by a CCI 209 primer coming out of muzzle at 2270 fps it hit the bull at 95 yds right behind the shoulder took out both lungs and he dropped like the carpet was pulled from under him. also as one suggested use the Barnes bullet starter to not mar the tip. works great. I found my bullet which looked like the one a few posts above under the hide on the opposite side. I remember you getting that tag. It was supposed to be mine haha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Titanium700 Report post Posted July 21, 2020 Lol. Yup. I remember too. hope you get your bull this year. 👍🏼 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruthunter Report post Posted July 21, 2020 I’m shooting an arrowhead 300gr xld with 115 gr of BH209 . I had arrowhead build me a custom muzzleloader. Thing is sweet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted July 21, 2020 This was a .50 cal 250gr Hornady SST sabot I dug out of a nice 6x6 Bull taken from 220yards 4 years ago. Bullet retained 248grains, shot from a.TC Contender. Don't recall the exact pellet used, but 100grains. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Titanium700 Report post Posted July 31, 2020 Have you selected a bullet yet? tested it? curious what you might end up with in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zackcarp Report post Posted August 14, 2020 Have any of you guys had luck with the powerbelt lines? I just ordered some 338 gr platinums to try out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted August 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, zackcarp said: Have any of you guys had luck with the powerbelt lines? I just ordered some 338 gr platinums to try out. Only heard bad things like poor penetration and excessive fracturing. It's too bad cuz I have a bunch of them and they're easy to load. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkaholic Report post Posted August 14, 2020 295 powebelts , 100 grains of whatever. Pellets etc. As accurate as needed out 150 - 200. Yards. Very aerodynamic, spins it like a top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted August 14, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 9:56 AM, Titanium700 said: Have you selected a bullet yet? tested it? curious what you might end up with in the end. The carnivore 250 grains are 1.5” at 100 yards with blackhorn charges from 90-110 grains. Barnes 290 grain were roughly 2” groups but I shot those with imr white hots. Hornady sst 250 grain were the same as the carnivore. I shot both at elevation this past weekend and grouping/poi didn’t change much at all. I’m content with 1.5” groups but would like to see better. Headed to sportsman’s tomorrow for more powder and primers, I’ll pry pick up a few different boxes of whatever bullets they have just to try. If the hunt was tomorrow I’d pry stick with the carnivore but carry the sst’s As a back up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted August 30, 2020 Well I think I’ve decided on a bullet. The Federal 270 grain bore lock. Shot the best out of everything I’ve tried so far. 4 out of 6 holes touching at 100 yards. I’ll get them on the chronograph next weekend and see how they do at 200 yards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted August 31, 2020 On a side note, only shooting a muzzle loader for the past 6-7 weeks really makes a guy slow down in life. I’m even driving slower now lol. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zackcarp Report post Posted August 31, 2020 8 hours ago, muledeerarea33? said: Well I think I’ve decided on a bullet. The Federal 270 grain bore lock. Shot the best out of everything I’ve tried so far. 4 out of 6 holes touching at 100 yards. I’ll get them on the chronograph next weekend and see how they do at 200 yards. I think I've decided on the same bullet out of my great plains hunter. Just over an inch at 100 with iron sights. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
