Impressed with the Hornady PFB bullet

[Newtosavage]

Just wanted to share a positive experience with the one-piece Hornady PFB. I am prepping for a colorado elk hunt, and they don't allow sabots (I normally use a 240-grain hornady .44-cal pistol bullet with a plastic sabot when I hunt deer). So I did some research and everyone recommended NOT using powerbelts on elk. Then I came across the Hornady PFB, which essentially has a copper "skirt" and a ballistic tipped hollow point. Penetration and retention are supposed to be much better on heavy game than a powerbelt.

I shoot a Ruger 77/50 with #11 percussion caps, and Triple Seven has proven to be the easiest, best performing, most accurate powder for my gun over the years. I cranked up the load to a max of 120 grains, and am getting 1830 fps. over my chrono with 300 grain Hornady PFB's. I routinely print 2" groups with open sights at 100 yards. A little better with the scope, but I can't use that in CO either, so open sights it is.

If you're looking for a one-piece CO-legal bullet for your muzzleloader, you might want to give these a try.

 

[frontiergander]

I've seen elk shot with 30-06 to 300 win mags before and walk away with bullets.

Its not so much the bullet, but knowing the limitations of that bullet and being able to shoot the rifle the first place.

This is my dad, 67 years old with a 140 some odd yard shot on a cow elk with a 300gr Powerbelt Aerolite and 100gr Blackhorn209.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ADcThW6pD4