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All lead bullet
« on: October 09, 2011, 02:05:57 PM »
Has anyone have any experience with the Precision QT Polymer Tip bullet.I have had trouble with expansion on the copper jacketed bullets and think I might try all lead again.
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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2011, 02:23:30 PM »
I have the same bullet except without the plastic tip. Problem is I haven't shot any game with them so I can't say how well they work. But I've read a lot of good reports and I'd trust them before I'd trust a Powerbelt.

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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2011, 08:58:07 PM »
Top two best muzzy bullet ive shot

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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2011, 08:59:05 PM »
Top three best muzzy bullet ive shot

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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2011, 05:35:23 AM »
Ive have read somewhere that polymer tips on m/l bullets are just a gimmick amd serve no useful purpose. Havent done any testing to verify though.May hhave been a Chuck Hawk article
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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2011, 07:10:39 AM »
When I hunted muzzy I shot a solid lead hollow point in my TC.  It was the most accurate of any bullet I shot.  I want to say it was a "Buffalo Bill" or Buffalo Balls( that just sounds wrong).  I would shoot the smallest bullet I could find, I want to say it was 180 grain.  It was basically a 45 colt bullet.  I was hitting a 6 inch sign at 174 yards open sights with it.  It also only took one shot to the chest of an elk to drop it in its tracks with 150 grains of powder.
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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2011, 09:34:35 AM »
I'm pretty sure that its precision that makes the Dead Center bullet. If I was going to go back to all lead bullets that's what I'd shoot. I shot an elk a few years ago and he didn't go far after shooting him. Plus I could get much better accuracy out of them then I could the Powerbelts.
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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2011, 12:33:59 PM »
Yeah it is precision who also makes the dead center. Shot a deer a few years ago with one and it completely destroyed the liver.
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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2011, 12:44:22 PM »
I have used them on 2 elk and 2 deer.  Very accurate very deadly.  recovered one from a cow elk,  it mushroomed nice and held together very well.  penetrated through and left a nice bulge on the the offside hide, thats how i found it.

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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2011, 04:54:26 PM »
All 4 in our hunting party used them early season for mule deer. We were using the Dead center double duplex 175 grain or 195 grain.  Everybody got one and all the shots had complete pass through at the following ranges: 82yds, 100yds, 150yds and 270yds. All were smaller 2 X 3 mulies.

I would prefer more expansion but the flat shooting and the shots to kill ratio speak for themselves.

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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2011, 07:12:57 AM »
Pay attention to the twist of your barrel.  If you have a slow twist barrel the all lead bullets will stabilize, where some conical and sabots will not.  Good luck.

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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2011, 07:21:47 AM »
I used one on an elk in 2009.  According to Precision they are a harder lead compound and are designed for pass through penetration (to enhance bleeding/tracking), not expansion.  This was verified on my 2009 cow.  Shot it at 135 yards and the bullet exited.  (only ML bullet I did not find on the far hide.  Very accurate out of my gun, for what that is worth.
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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2011, 07:41:08 AM »
Pay attention to the twist of your barrel.  If you have a slow twist barrel the all lead bullets will stabilize, where some conical and sabots will not.  Good luck.

Not sure if I understand this comment - is there a conical out there that isn't "all lead"?
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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #13 on: November 02, 2011, 11:12:10 AM »
Pay attention to the twist of your barrel.  If you have a slow twist barrel the all lead bullets will stabilize, where some conical and sabots will not.  Good luck.

Not sure if I understand this comment - is there a conical out there that isn't "all lead"?

I don't remenber the brand but remember seeing full bore copper conicals recently. They had a cup on the bottom that would expand upon firing to seal the bore much the same as powerbelts disc does. Maybe somebody can refrence this one for me?

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Re: All lead bullet
« Reply #14 on: November 02, 2011, 12:40:25 PM »
Pay attention to the twist of your barrel.  If you have a slow twist barrel the all lead bullets will stabilize, where some conical and sabots will not.  Good luck.

Not sure if I understand this comment - is there a conical out there that isn't "all lead"?

Yes there is a all copper Thor and a lead copper Hornady FPB
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