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Dead Center
In 2001 Precision Rifle's QT bullets won the World Black Powder Championships. I believe their Dead Center™ bullets shoot even better. Everything they learned from the QT was carried over in the design of the Dead Center™. How the Dead Center got it's name. In 2002 a black powder writer was testing the Premium Trajectory Sabots (PTS) doing an article for Outdoor Life on .45 caliber muzzleloaders and reported that every weight of PTS outshone all the competition. He suggested renaming the PTS bullets "Dead Center" so Precision Rifle adopt the newly coined name. Read more...
.357 Dead Center - 175 and 195 grain for .45 caliber rifles
The chart below will help you match the correct caliber and weight of Dead Center bullets to your rifle. If you already know your rifle's rate-of-twist then all you need to do is match your rifle's caliber and rate-of-twist to the bullets in the chart that show at least 2 stars. The bullets with 2 or more stars should perform the best in your particular rifle, based on previous field testing. If you are not sure of your rifle's rate-of-twist then you will probably find it by clicking here rate-of-twist.
 The Dead Center is Precision Rifle’s top selling muzzleloader bullet. The polymer tip was specifically designed to increase penetration and enhance pass through performance by modifying the cavity behind the polymer tip so the bullet dissipates most of its energy while still gaining complete penetration. The smooth ogive bullet loads easily and provides outstanding accuracy, with both synthetic and black powder. Read More ...
The Dead Center™ line boasts the highest ballistic coefficients in the Precision Rifle bullet line. Higher ballistic coefficients mean higher downrange velocities, which translates into higher downrange energy.
The Savage 10ML-II easily generates much greater velocities with smokeless powder than is possible with any conventional black powder muzzleloader. That combined with the quicker 1:24" twist, required a longer more stabile bullet providing better ballistics. Several hundred 260 grain Dead Center .40 caliber bullets were tested. Precision Rifle sent the new longer 260 Dead Center to several experts in the black powder industry to get their feedback. Check out their results.
Toby writes "I was hunting with a new break-open muzzleloader from Mid-Western Outdoor Specialties (of Joplin, MO)(Denali). I was shooting a 110 grain charge of FFFg Triple Seven, for almost 2,100 f.p.s. from the 28-inch .50 caliber barrel.
I had spotted a group of mule deer at about a half-mile, and using a steep ridge for cover, was able to cut the distance quickly. When I eased to the top of the ridge, the deer were all inside of 200 yards. There was one better buck, but he did not offer a shot. And when this one stepped out, I hit it with my laser rangefinder, and it read 181 yards. The rifle was sighted 2" high at 100 yards, and since I was shooting slightly downhill, I held about 3-inches above "dead center" of the shoulder and squeezed off the shot.
The buck dropped on the spot. The bullet angled slightly rearward, and exited out the opposite side. However, it had punched through the blade of the shoulder that offered the shot, and had apparently expanded well. The exit hole looked 3 times larger than the entrance hole."
Group shot by Bill Ball, the son of Henry Ball, while testing the accuracy of Serial #001 of the Ball Custom Savage Muzzleloader
Group shot by Toby
Bridges 48 gr N120 with MMP MSB
Testimonials
Hey Ray These bullets should be named not just ( Dead but extremely Dead Dead Center. ) I have been shooting the 200 gr. 45 & 50 cal. backed with 100 gr. of Jim Shockey Gold for the last 3 years in my T/C Encore 45 & Ruger M77/50. I can shoot 3 shot groups in either gun that will measure 1 1/4" at 150 yards all day long. Out of the last 2 deer hunting season 05 &06 I have killed 3 bucks each year with this bullet. The longest run any of these deer made was 30 yards. Four of them fell dead in their tracks. The longest shot I have made was 130 yards according to my rangefinder. I have recovered 4 of these bullets all of which expanded & flatten out to about 3/4" and looked like a helicopter blade. These are the best shooting bullets I have used in my guns, after seeing the damage done by them, my son-in-law & best friend use them in their Ruger & Traditions pursuit. I hope Cecil never changes anything about these bullets because they are the most ( wicked ) bullet out there. I especially like the great design of the little boattail and extreme accuracy of the dead centers. May everyone find the same pleasure in them either hunting or just shooting, but just remember be safe & enjoy what (God has put out there for sportsman to enjoy.) Rick King
I just want to say thanks for making
the best bullets around. Attached is a picture of a deer I harvested
on my
Great Uncles farm in Minnesota November 16, 2002 using a Dead Center 175g
in My Knight 45 Disc Extreme pushed with 110g of 777 fff. The deer was at
160
yards walking. The shot was a pass through which hit both lungs, he traveled
about 50 yards and tipped over dead. This is the third deer I've shot with
these bullets and all three went less than 50 yards with great blood trails.
I would like to congratulate you on
making /designing/marketing an amazing product. I would never have believed
that a muzzle loader could be so accurate and so powerful at long range. On
Thursday this week my best friend Frank of Springville Springers shot a ten
point white tail buck at two hundred and forty one yards!!!! The three
hundred grain dead center smashed and disabled one shoulder and punched
through an off side rib. Your Dead Center bullets even get rid of the
dreaded loading wrestling match of shoving the bullet down the bore. The
Savage smokeless powder rifles and your Dead Center bullets are a match made
in heaven. To my knowledge there is no better combination for muzzle
loaders. After shooting paper and game I am wondering what the limits are of
this super accurate and powerful combination. I keep checking your web site
for updates on your exterior ballistics of your three hundred grain 45
caliber Dead Center bullets for 50 caliber rifles. Please publish them. I am
starting to day dream about next years muzzle loading season here in Ontario
and maybe a muzzle loading elk hunt in New Mexico next year. I am still
shaking my head at the ability of these smokeless powder rifles using your
bullets. And NO I do not work for Savage or the hunting or firearm industry
( I wish I did!)
I realize a great deal of time and
effort went into making the Dead Center .45 "round". I am here to say that
it performs flawlessly on whitetail deer. On opening morning, Monday Dec.
02, 2002, (Ohio) I shot a nice eight point and was astonished at the way the
bullet performed. I was using a CVA Eclipse .45, Triple 7 powder, Winchester
primer, and your Dead Center. I shot the Buck at about 50 yards from an
elevated stand and the Buck performed a 15 yard 'death dance' before he made
two complete circles and fell stiff. I was amazed at the impact and the
reaction of the deer since he damn there made a back flip when shot. Even
though on this occasion the bullet did not make a complete pass through the
animal, the hole inside the deer cavity behind the left front shoulder was
about as big as a softball. I have yet to skin the deer out, and I believe
the bullet is either wedged in between the muscle and the hide or in the
right shoulder blade. Thank you again for your hard work and dedication in
making such a wonderful muzzleloading projectile. It makes the hunt all that
much better when a person can make a fast and humane kill. Good luck in
future endeavors and I know you have a customer for life. Tom Moses
AM I IMPRESSED!!! I received the new
barrel(1:30) for my .45 Knight and went to the range yesterday. I was using
the .357 Dead Center sabot with 3 50 gr. pellets. After about 6 shots I had
it on target. I then preceded to shoot a 2" group @ 100 yard dead center.
Two shots were touching and the third was off (I may have pulled). I then
moved the target to 200 yards and shot a 1 1/2" 3 shot group that only had a
3" drop! I can't wait for dear season! If you want I can send you a copy of
the target.
Jim Poock
I have enjoyed shooting your
bullets, I have purchased 300 of your Dead Center .40 cal 200 grain for my
T/C Encore, very nice. I have also shot approx 200 of your QT .40 cal 250
.44 cal. Wonderful expansion on recovered bullets. I am currently working
with your .40 250 grain QT, but due to Indiana law I must use a .44 cal
bullet. I have now shot 150 rounds through my T/C Encore and 100 rounds with
my new Omega. Enclosed is the group I attained from my Encore after using
your loading and "spit patching" procedure. To say the least I am pleased.
Currently the Omega is being zeroed in at 200 yards. Using 130 grains of
Triple 7 and attaining 2.0 to 2.5 inch groups. I tell everyone about your
product! Thanks for all the good work. Looking forward to your ballistics on
the Dead Center 260 grain. Todd Wiedell
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