Barnes 250-300 MZ Expander

[bigjim]

Our muzzleloader season coincides with our prerut and I only hunt mature bucks during this time, my choice what I enjoy. My bucks are usually 195 to 220 pounds. My question only to those with experience with these bullets on large framed deer do you think I will almost always get a pass through on these bucks with 50 cal MZ 250 expanders with approx. 90 to 100 grns. loose powder out to 100 yards or should I go to 300 Grn. MZ's. I'm thinking I need 300s for large bucks, but correct me if I'm wrong. Where I hunt in the south we have giant cutovers 12 ft high 100 acres of briars and I have to have a good blood trail if he doesn't fall right there. Thanks for any input on the subject.

[mike3132]

Either one will do the job. I'd used the one that shot best in my gun. mike

[wilmsmeyer]

bigjim,

Exactly what mike3132 said. Many beefy whitetails were taken by my Knight hurling the 250 MZ's. I do not remember recovering anything but the deer. No worries.

[dans]

The 250 and 300 grain Barnes will shoot through most deer sometimes longwise. I used a 300 grain to take a bull elk so take your choice I don't think you can go wrong.

[bubba]

I have used the 250mz, awesome performance, hit one kinda in the middle - guess it was moving faster than I thought, at any rate, it hunched up, went about 10 feet and laid down, there was a basketball sized clump growing out of the exit side, bullets work great- oh ya, that was with 80 T7 ff powder at about 75 yards.

[tasaman]

I found a sale on these on Traditions site. Here's my post. Oh, they had 250s as well but I wanted to try the 300s.

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[huntsman]

My brother used a 290gr Barnes Spitfire TMZ and three Triple seven pellets and dropped a nice bull moose at 157yds with a neck shot, the TMZ was recovered and displayed a beautiful expansion. I don't know if that helps but I'm sure for deer either will do nicely!