Quick background:
Two years ago I shot a cow with a 250 gr Powerbelt Aerotip and 100 grains of powder. She was standing broadside and hit her on the back side of the front shoulder. She ran off before I could get a 2nd bullet in her. After searching for a couple hrs we realized we were going to find her.
After this experience I felt pretty bad and started looking for a better option. After reading a number threads I ran into some info on Bloodline bullets. Bloodlines are not designed to mushroom, like your traditional bullet, but to open up like a flower upon contact with fluid. At lower velocities the pedals create large damage channels and at higher velocities they break off to inflicting large amounts of damage to internal organs. I was concerned about meat damage but a couple of the ballistic gel demonstrations show how the pedals don't carry enough power to penetrate much in to the meat and will normally bounce of ribs and other hard objects.
My Experience:
Long story short, this year I was able to take a bull and my buddy was able to take buck while using these bullets. In both cases the internal damage was substantial and both animals expired quickly. My buddy’s deer dropped immediately and slide down the hill about 20 yards, never even trying to get up. My bull ran 20 to 30 yards and fell over. I was really surprised by the amount of blood that came out of his mount and nose that point to a large amount of internal damage. After seeing these bullets perform in the field I think I found something that I will be using for a long time.
Below I have posted some of the reference material I looked at while researching these bullets.
Science project - bullet comparison and discussion of design theory
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/black-powder/361092-science-project-report-long.html
Review by someone that has been using them for years
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=75690.0
Couple of YouTube videos (first is pretty good)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmpFcIhPY34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLonprIWm4
Below are a handful of pictures of my buddy’s deer and my elk.
1) Blood pool from the entry wound of my buddies deer
2) Skinned out entry wound of buddy’s deer
3) Exit wound of my elk
4) Blood from my elk’s mouth
Two years ago I shot a cow with a 250 gr Powerbelt Aerotip and 100 grains of powder. She was standing broadside and hit her on the back side of the front shoulder. She ran off before I could get a 2nd bullet in her. After searching for a couple hrs we realized we were going to find her.
After this experience I felt pretty bad and started looking for a better option. After reading a number threads I ran into some info on Bloodline bullets. Bloodlines are not designed to mushroom, like your traditional bullet, but to open up like a flower upon contact with fluid. At lower velocities the pedals create large damage channels and at higher velocities they break off to inflicting large amounts of damage to internal organs. I was concerned about meat damage but a couple of the ballistic gel demonstrations show how the pedals don't carry enough power to penetrate much in to the meat and will normally bounce of ribs and other hard objects.
My Experience:
Long story short, this year I was able to take a bull and my buddy was able to take buck while using these bullets. In both cases the internal damage was substantial and both animals expired quickly. My buddy’s deer dropped immediately and slide down the hill about 20 yards, never even trying to get up. My bull ran 20 to 30 yards and fell over. I was really surprised by the amount of blood that came out of his mount and nose that point to a large amount of internal damage. After seeing these bullets perform in the field I think I found something that I will be using for a long time.
Below I have posted some of the reference material I looked at while researching these bullets.
Science project - bullet comparison and discussion of design theory
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/black-powder/361092-science-project-report-long.html
Review by someone that has been using them for years
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=75690.0
Couple of YouTube videos (first is pretty good)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmpFcIhPY34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bLonprIWm4
Below are a handful of pictures of my buddy’s deer and my elk.
1) Blood pool from the entry wound of my buddies deer
2) Skinned out entry wound of buddy’s deer
3) Exit wound of my elk
4) Blood from my elk’s mouth