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Old 03-30-2011, 04:48 AM
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That bullet definitely looks like a Harvester PT. I thought the Harvester Scorpions were the XTP pistol bullets? Good shooting cayugad.

Are you guys ever gonna get rid of all that snow up there????? Lol.
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Old 03-30-2011, 07:10 AM
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Usually the snow is all gone by May.. although we can and do get a May snow storm sometimes. I've rode snowmobiles in May actually. Then it starts snowing in September sometimes, but usually October before we get any good snow.

So that is a Harvester Scorpion PT 260 grain? Right...
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Old 03-30-2011, 11:21 AM
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These are what you have. http://www.harvestermuzzleloading.co...chk=1&Itemid=3

PT stands for polymer tip. You can purchase the bullets in bulk from Harvester or Grafs sells them in 12 packs with crush rib sabots for $9.99.
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Old 03-30-2011, 11:41 AM
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cayugad ~

I will be trying for the first time
I will start with 2 ~ 50 gr pyrodex pellets and T/C Shockwave 250 gr. yellow sabotted bullet It was also suggested to try 150 gr Pyrodex as it may shoot better.

That is what has been suggested to me.

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Old 03-30-2011, 02:32 PM
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I the Genesis I had I tried 150 grains with 295 Grain Powerbelts and it shot horribly. Also seemed like the bullet was tumbling. That combined with a lot more recoil than I wanted and the price, I cut back to 100 grains and the groups really tightened up.

That being said each gun is different and yours may not be the same way.

Mine shot 2 100 grain Pyrodex pellets and a 300 Grain Fusion bullet very well, as well as the 300 grain Speer Deep Curl bullets.

Heck, everything I shot in it shot great. It really shot great with the Powerbelts too, but unfortunately I had to ditch those due to the horrible performance I got when using them for deer.

I've got several big complaints about the quality of the Genesis that I had, but the accuracy wasn't one of them.
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Old 03-30-2011, 07:47 PM
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The best group I ever shot with the Genesis was one afternoon at 66 yards I believe it was. This was shooting Pyrodex RS pellets. Two of them. And I was shooting 250 grain Barnes MZ Expanders with the red sabot they came with. I have never done this since.
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Old 03-30-2011, 07:58 PM
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Three shots huh? Come on Cayugad, fess up. That was two good shots and a really bad flyer somewhere out there in space.

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