I used to shoot 348 gr all lead power belts with 100 grains of loose powder for years. My gun loved them. On a good day 2inch groups at the range. Bad day would be 4" at 100 and 125 yards. But I can't say I'm confident in performance on animals after extensive use and that's why I don't use them anymore. I've shot mule deer, blacktails and whitetails with them. And had several times the bullets fail me. They had a few kills that were dead in seconds. Some that required extensive tracking and finishing jobs. And some never recovered. Some may say shots may not have been good from across the internet. But in my honest opinion that's not the case. After reviewing what has happened with these bullets and there terminal performance they have been all over the board. They flatten out like a pancake and sometimes penetrate through both shoulders and exit and sometimes don't make it past front shoulder. Lost a solid buck that I hit at 50 yards in the front shoulder. Had 2 people see the impact as well as me. Lost a doe at 30 yards. Had 3 other deer that just would not die but recovered but after follow up shots. I've shot 4 deer from 15 yards to 130 that went down quick. Never had issues with running bloodlines, Xtps/xtp mags, or Barnes bullets. All shots from those bullets from me as well as close friends have been quick recoveries.
I have heard great things from harvester lead bullets.
