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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: Jimmy33 on August 18, 2019, 09:11:21 PM

Title: Coming back...
Post by: Jimmy33 on August 18, 2019, 09:11:21 PM: Coming back to Muzzy after archery hunting for the last 5 years...curious what everyone is using for a bullet?

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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on August 18, 2019, 09:26:04 PM: Power Belts....... Period.......Period..........
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Post by: Jimmy33 on August 18, 2019, 09:55:37 PM: ThTs what I used to use...what grain?

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Post by: JakeLand on August 18, 2019, 10:01:35 PM: I run out the platinum 300 grain power belts
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Post by: flyfishWA on August 21, 2019, 07:48:37 AM: I tried powerbelts with bad results... changed to barnes T-EZ 250 grn. and am not going back. :hello:
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Post by: teanawayslayer on August 21, 2019, 08:10:18 AM: Quote from: Jimmy33 on August 18, 2019, 09:11:21 PM
Coming back to Muzzy after archery hunting for the last 5 years...curious what everyone is using for a bullet?

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throwing in the towel on the bow huh? knight bloodlines 300 grain. Best all around bullet I’ve used.
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Post by: WSU on August 21, 2019, 08:11:55 AM: 290 grain Barnes.
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Post by: luv2hunt on August 21, 2019, 08:20:52 AM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on August 21, 2019, 08:10:18 AM
Quote from: Jimmy33 on August 18, 2019, 09:11:21 PM
Coming back to Muzzy after archery hunting for the last 5 years...curious what everyone is using for a bullet?

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throwing in the towel on the bow huh? knight bloodlines 300 grain. Best all around bullet I’ve used.

:yeah: 275 grain bloodlines for me.
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Post by: BeerBugler on August 21, 2019, 09:46:45 AM: Have had great results with Barnes 290 tez, this year I switched to the tmz. The only reason I switched was I needed bullets and the tmz’s were available. They weren’t much harder to load and very slightly better BC so I just stayed with them.
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Post by: Sabotloader on August 21, 2019, 09:47:51 AM: personally I use one form of a Lehigh product or another...

The Lehigh/Knight Bloodline is a great bullet, either the 300 or the 275 grain models. The terminal performance these bullets offer is outstanding.

This is the .458x300 CF

(https://i.postimg.cc/25LRfsHJ/CompositeBloodline.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/hGzc5HFy/Lehigh300DOA.jpg)

The Lehigh 275 is virtually the same except a little shorter.

This a computed Ballistic sheet for the two bullets to show comparison

(https://i.postimg.cc/6Q7sfRp7/Lehigh275-300Comp.jpg)

Lehigh is also now offering a .452x265 CF copper bullet that is also a great bullet.

(https://i.postimg.cc/kGVjq74V/Lehigh-Copper.jpg)

265 Ballistics...

(https://i.postimg.cc/63JdfZgR/Lehigh-452-265-CF-HP.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming back...
Post by: Jimmy33 on August 21, 2019, 01:18:08 PM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on August 21, 2019, 08:10:18 AM
Quote from: Jimmy33 on August 18, 2019, 09:11:21 PM
Coming back to Muzzy after archery hunting for the last 5 years...curious what everyone is using for a bullet?

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throwing in the towel on the bow huh? knight bloodlines 300 grain. Best all around bullet I’ve used.
I’m going back to a recurve for elk but I’m gonna Muzzy hunt for deer. Too many things to break in those compounds...

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Post by: BigVinn on August 21, 2019, 09:28:07 PM: I love the Bloodline 275 grain. I’ve taken five elk and one deer all single shots and very little tracking.
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Post by: floatinghat on August 22, 2019, 12:59:05 PM: Depends on the gun

600gr .50 White conical
375gr ? Barnes .52 Knight
350gr Bloodline .52 Knight
I have some silver sabots for the .52 and will find a .458 chunk of lead that shoots.
460 gr .451 White
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Post by: MountainDevil54 on August 23, 2019, 12:00:41 PM: Quote from: Jimmy33 on August 18, 2019, 09:11:21 PM
Coming back to Muzzy after archery hunting for the last 5 years...curious what everyone is using for a bullet?

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Yeah, what rifle are you shooting?
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Post by: Jimmy33 on August 23, 2019, 10:12:22 PM: I’ve got a knight bighorn

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Post by: usmc74 on August 24, 2019, 07:35:29 AM: Good rifle.

My elk load: Barnes TMZ290, 110gr 777 3F, Musket cap. I use the same for deer, but elk is my primary game animal
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Post by: Jimmy33 on August 24, 2019, 08:18:48 AM: I ended up finding the bloodlines in 275 grain on sale for 20$. I got 777 50/50 pellets and a 209 conversion kit for my bighorn. I’m only hunting deer here in Washington with it so I feel like it should be good.

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