Only bullet that I don’t want to see again is the early Ballistic Tip. 165gr .30 is the only version I’ve used. Others have made the case for massive shallow destruction.

Muzzleloader success surprises me. We have used the 250gr .45 Hornady sabot, the 200gr .40 TC by Hornady and the Barnes 200gr .429 pistol bullet. All in CVA Optima using BH209. In only a dozen or so cases all but one worked great. The oddball was a 200gr tipped with full weighed charge. I stuck it near the base of the neck on a nice buck walking toward me at less than 15 yds. It blew up on the spine. As in there was a large cavity in the neck where bone, meat and metal came together. The most damaging bullet by far has been the Barnes XPB.


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Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version)
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."