Power Belt Performance on an Elk

[FrontierGander]

eeeek! I hate it when i see posts about fellers using those tiny weight bullets for elk! Its a pure lead conical with an over sized Hollow Point! Kabooooom they go when you push them to fast and the distance is short.

With that 245gr Powerbelt, Thats for deer size critters, not elk! For elk you'll want either the 338 platinum or the 348gr + Copper series and dont get the Hollow Points.

And the 245-295 grain powerbelts, if you push them with 100 grains as they are, they will come apart. Drop the charges down to 80gr and you got one hell of a killer bullet that holds together.

I just finished making some new insert for the powerbelt, I am pleased to say that a 295gr powerbelt with my Tip installed weighs in at 309grains and after shooting it into damp sand, it came out 301 grains and in a nice strong cone shape. The 245's weight in at 262 grains and are averaging 242-243 grains recovered weight and in cone form.

I still have quite a bit of work to do before i offer them as a aftermarket insert. They just press right into the HP cavity and you are set to go without worrying about the bullet fragmenting.