Opinions on powerbelt bullets?

[Alpinehunter]

I bought a knight bighorn .50 cal a while back and I just recently had a chance to shoot it.
I'm shooting powerbelt 295 grain pure lead hollowpoint bullets.  The first two shots went great and then
while loading up the third load the bullet got stuck in the barrel. Anyone else ever have this problem?

[rasbo]

I bought a knight bighorn .50 cal a while back and I just recently had a chance to shoot it.
I'm shooting powerbelt 295 grain pure lead hollowpoint bullets.  The first two shots went great and then
while loading up the third load the bullet got stuck in the barrel. Anyone else ever have this problem?

never,I use the same bullet..

[bearpaw]

You need to clean muzzy's real often when shooting. This can happen with any brand of projectile. I would put your ramrod down the barrel and put it against a tree or something solid and push hard, you need to get the projectile down against the powder to shoot it. If you can't get it seated I would use a puller and get it out, then clean before loading again.

(some barrels are tighter than others)

[rasbo]

You need to clean muzzy's real often when shooting. This can happen with any brand of projectile. I would put your ramrod down the barrel and put it against a tree or something solid and push hard, you need to get the projectile down against the powder to shoot it. If you can't get it seated I would use a puller and get it out, then clean before loading again.

(some barrels are tighter than others)

thats a universal statement,LOL I run a patch or wire down my gun about every 5th shot...do you have a bullet puller

[MountainDevil54]

swab between shots, your bullet simply got caught up in the crud ring.

[Nilehunter]

swab between shots, your bullet simply got caught up in the crud ring.

Spit on a patch and run it through after each shot.  Works for me.

[Kowsrule30]

I shoot the all lead and copper coated in the same grain.... I can shoot 6-7 before I have any trouble loading at all....  Must be a little tighter bore...

[bearpaw]

When out shooting a lot I have ran a brush down the bore once to clear fowling between shots, it's quick and your bore is dry.

On Northwest Outdoors Radio they say the world record grizzly that Steve West shot was recently taken with a powerbelt.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=99581.msg1346223;topicseen#new

[Rooster1981]

My wife shoots powerbelts through her 54 cal inline. She hasnt killed anything yet with that gun, hopefullly she will spend  a little more time in the woods this year and wack a doe with it so we can see how well they do. She shoots the 348 grn solid tips, the are very accurate and load well in her gun.

[Alpinehunter]

I managed to get the bullet out ok and it was only going to be my third shot.  I have been told every three to five shots to run a few patches through it, but I didn't even make it to three. I'm hoping it was just a freak thing but I guess time at the range will tell. I was just curious if this was something that might have been a result of me using the wrong bullet for my gun. Thanks for all the info.

[Bunnell]

what powder were you using?

[Alpinehunter]

Triple Seven 100grains

[billythekidrock]

I managed to get the bullet out ok and it was only going to be my third shot.  I have been told every three to five shots to run a few patches through it, but I didn't even make it to three. I'm hoping it was just a freak thing but I guess time at the range will tell. I was just curious if this was something that might have been a result of me using the wrong bullet for my gun. Thanks for all the info.

Run a spit patch through it after every shot. I do this with my Knight and don't have a problem even after 25-30 shots.

[Sabotloader]

I bought a knight bighorn .50 cal a while back and I just recently had a chance to shoot it.
I'm shooting powerbelt 295 grain pure lead hollowpoint bullets.  The first two shots went great and then
while loading up the third load the bullet got stuck in the barrel. Anyone else ever have this problem?

Make up some windex patches for the range work and spit patch while hunting...  Windex works great for cleaning also...

[Heredoggydoggy]

I tried them one year, and they didn't seal the bore real good, and the powder got wet on the first day's hunt.  Pulled the bullet and got the wet powder out.  Should have seen me snapping caps in the motel parking lot trying to dry out the barrel for the next day's hunt!  Never bought any again.