Recent content by BowhunterNJ

Awesome, thanks guys! Great advice. I'm probably going to try quite a few different bullets...but I have my eye on those Failsafes...they just look kicka$$! Once I get my gun scoped, I'll get out to the range and let you guys know how she groups!

Brian, were you using factory loads or your own? Can you give some info on the loads you used? I've heard when using the silver tips under too much velocity, they essentially explode before they achieve good penetration. Of course, the Fail Safes are a much harder bullet intended to maintain...

I shoot the 240 grain .45 caliber Hornady XTPs out of my .50 cal ML (using a .50 cal Knight sabot sleeve) and they are absolutely awesome. Taken several whitetails with them over the years and they've performed great. So, I definitely like the Hornady bullets...but that is simply based on my...

Hey all, looking for recommendations on a bullet/load (off the shelf, I don't load my own yet) for eastern and western deer. I've been looking at the Winchester Failsafe 165 grain, but from what I've read they recommend them for very large game such as elk and not so much for deer as they do...