Muzzleloader Bullets for Washington

[Myrtle Creek Inc.]

another vote for Barnes.

Couldnt pay me to use Powerbelts or Hornady sst's

Barnes seems to be the general consensus!

[raydog]

290 tez ONLY for me

[blackpowderhunter]

330 grain hardcast lead from harvester muzzleloader for elk. 
bang.
flop

[HntnFsh]

I've never found anything easy about the Barnes TEZs.
They always loaded just as hard as all the rest of the Barnes bullets. I've killed several elk with Barnes bullets but hate using them because they load so hard.

[jrebel]

I have used the shockwave 250 and 300 grain bullets with the superglide sabots with great results. 

Currently playing with Lehigh defense rounds and have been pleased with the way they shoot.  Have not killed anything with them yet but appears others have had good results.  Both the controlled fracturing and the extreme penetrators. 

[Farmer72]

I've never found anything easy about the Barnes TEZs.
They always loaded just as hard as all the rest of the Barnes bullets. I've killed several elk with Barnes bullets but hate using them because they load so hard.

  main reason I haven't used them hunting. I feel like I am going to break my rod.

When the 250 gr TTSX bullets come in stock that are for the 450 Bushmaster so I can just use them with my sabots I will be switching as long as they shoot good.

[phildobaggins]

I've never found anything easy about the Barnes TEZs.
They always loaded just as hard as all the rest of the Barnes bullets. I've killed several elk with Barnes bullets but hate using them because they load so hard.

They load nice an' EZ for me I actually don't even have a T handle, I just use my palm on the rod HAHA

[bobcat]

I've never found anything easy about the Barnes TEZs.
They always loaded just as hard as all the rest of the Barnes bullets. I've killed several elk with Barnes bullets but hate using them because they load so hard.

They load nice an' EZ for me I actually don't even have a T handle, I just use my palm on the rod HAHA

Yep, they load easy in my CVA, that's one of the reasons I like them. I can shoot 10 or 12 in a row using loose Triple 7 without any swabbing at all.

[carpsniperg2]

Bore sizes vary a good bit.

I have to pretty much hang from my ram rod to load the tmz bullets. The tez in the same guns I can load super easy, no starter needed and one solid push to the bottom and its down.

[Rigby416]

I use the Federal B.O.R.LOCK MZ 270 grain Trophy Copper bullets ahead  of 84 grains by weight of Blackhorn 209 in both my CVA Accura MR-X and Traditions Pursuit G-4.  Works very well.

[Dan-o]

330 grain hardcast lead from harvester muzzleloader for elk. 
bang.
flop

Nice.
I shoot the 400 grain Harvester hard cast lead.

I've shot a bunch of elk with them.

The wound channel is amazingly impressive.

[Sneaky]

I use the Federal B.O.R.LOCK MZ 270 grain Trophy Copper bullets ahead  of 84 grains by weight of Blackhorn 209 in both my CVA Accura MR-X and Traditions Pursuit G-4.  Works very well.

These bullets are EXTREMELY accurate out of my CVA accura v2. I shot a deer with them last season at about 10-15 yards. 50 cal hole in and out with very little visible trauma around either hole. Shot placement was center of the deer and just behind the shoulder. The deer (a young whitetail buck) made it 82 yards by GPS. I was surprised at the lack of trauma and the way the deer made it so far on a great vitals hit.

In shooting the bullets at the range I recovered several awesome expanded projectiles with high weight retention. The only thing I can think of is the small deer body at nearly muzzle velocity may not have offered enough resistance to initiate expansion? Talk about an ultra accurate easy loading bullet though. I have been desperately looking for the 350gr lead version that I think I could get some more authority out of.

[Rem14]

I also use the Federal B.O.R. Lock 270 gr., 100grs. 777. Out of 1/2 dozen deer recovered 2 (those pictured) dropped in their tracks, the rest made it maybe 50'. Very accurate. Easy loading. Love these things.

[Webfoot]

I just about have to put my ramrod against a tree and push the gun against it to load the Barnes TEZ'S.

[M_ray]

I use TC shockwave 250grn for both deer and elk, Accurate to 200. For states like Oregon with more restrictions I have another set up with 310grn Knight full lead. I wouldn’t use powerbelt’s if you gave them to me free.