QT Polymer Tip Bullets

Cecil Epp - 200 yard range Selkirk Gun Club - Selkirk, Manitoba 215 gr. .40 QT Polymer Tip Bullets	Traditions 1:32 twist with the 195 grain QT polymer tip bullets.180 yards, 30 yard recovery distance, Aaron Souhrada, Iowa.
From left to right: 180 gr., 195 gr., 215 gr., 235 gr.

The MIGHTY .40 Polymer Tip Bullets

Anyone can make a bullet lighter. Removing a few grains of lead or copper does not make you "the Roy Weatherby of Muzzleloading". There's more to earning the right to use the word "performance" in the bullet business than lopping off a few grains of lead from the back of a bullet.

Over two years in the planning and development, Welcome the ultimate advance in muzzleloading performance; the .40 caliber QT Spitzer Polymer Tip Bullets. Unrivaled ballistics, trajectory and down range energy.

  .40 QT - 180, 195, 215, 235 and 250 grain for .45 and .50  caliber rifles
  .44 QT - 250, 275 and 300 grain for .50 caliber rifles
  .45 QT - 300 grain for .50, .54 and .58  caliber rifles

The QT .40 Polymer Tip bullets took first place at the 2001 and 2002 World "Manufacturers Challenge" Black powder Championships team event. The QT or Quick Twist polymer tip bullets are specifically designed to dissipate 100% of the energy inside the body cavity, reducing recovery distances.

The chart below will help you match the correct caliber and weight of QT muzzleloader 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 polymer tip bullets increase the ballistic coefficient, which increase the downrange velocity and impact energy. The cavity behind the polymer tip is specifically designed for rapid expansion on bullet impact. Proven accuracy and maximum impact energy are the trademarks of this MIGHTY .40.

Field Testing Photos: (Click Photos to Enlarge)

Cecil Epp - White-tailed Buck - 215 grain .40 QT Polymer Spitzer - 150 gr Pyrodex RS - CCI Musket Cap - 30" Kahnke Model #94

This buck was shot at 215 yards with a 1" high at 100 yard site setting. The crosshair was still on fur at 215 yards!

Travis Keeter - Virginia White-tailed Deer -195 grain .40 QT Polymer Spitzer - 130 grains Pyrodex - 100 yard shot - zero yards to recovery

Randy Turechek - another South Dakota White-tailed Deer - 6 x 5
215 grain .40 QT Polymer Spitzer - 3 Pyrodex Pellets - Kahnke Model 94

Del Ramsey - Mule Deer Buck
235 grain .40 QT Polymer Tip - 110 grains Goex Clear Shot - Knight Super .45

Bryan Gerbrandt from Morden, Manitoba - White-tailed Doe
250 grain .40 QT - 120 grain RS - Knight Disc

Testimonials

Here are some emails I received from real folks that have used the Precision Rifle QT muzzleloader bullet:

Deer Ray, The 235 grain QT did its job again. I got this buck with a Winchester Apex .50 caliber using the 25 ACP primer conversion. The conversion has worked very well giving tighter groups when compared to the 209 primers. It also leaves almost no fouling around the firing pin and breech plug. I shot the buck at approximately 40 yards and the deer only went about 30 yards after a clean through lung shot. 

Best regards, Don Greene

Hi Ray- just a quick note to once again endorse the QT .40. I killed two more deer with them in Dec. in New York. I was once again impressed with the accuracy and knock down. More importantly your tips (swabbing, shooting loose instead of pellets, fouling first... etc... ) have really made muzzleloading the most fun I have had hunting, ever! The trusty shotgun will get lots of rest in the future. I plan on shooting all winter, I will place an order soon. Happy New Year-
Pete Johnson- Buffalo New York.

Ray, I shot up the bullets today and all I can say is WOW!  For the first try, I took my old T/C Renegade, primarily because it is by far the most familiar of my muzzleloaders... Over the years, I tried just about everything imaginable in it... Minnie's, Maxies, sabot this, sabot that, and the ONLY thing it has ever shot well is patched round balls... You could drive nails with them, but any of the sabot or cast bullets open up to around three inches with the occasional flyer.. So, using 80, 90, and 100 grains by volume of 777 FFg I started in my sighting in the scope which turned out to not need any adjustments... After that, and after I had my flinches and jerks out of the way, I got down to business.  On the first target, which I actually intended to be a practice target, I fired two rounds each of 80, 90, and 100 grains... It was a one hole group! Backing off to 100 yards, I turned in another three rounds again all holes touching the other... I'll have to scan the targets, but basically, I found no point of impact difference between 80 and 100 grains 777 FFg at 50 yards, and no change in accuracy at 100 yards using 100 grains... This is the very first "bullet" of any kind other than the patched round ball that I have found to shoot in this rifle... If this is any indication at all, the QT is one heck of a great bullet.... I'm totally impressed... I'm going to post this on the forums, and then get the article together for the magazine page... 

Dave QUOTE: "Lord, please help me to be just half the man my dog thinks I am"... 

D. Robert (Dave) Quick HANDLOADING FOR HUNTING Main Website: http://www.accs.net/users/drquick 
Discussion forums: 
http://drquick.proboards18.com/

Hi Ray- I finally got a chance to shoot more than paper this past weekend on the Pennsylvania early muzzleloading opener- does only season. I was very impressed with the QT and the job it did on an animal. Truly devastating at 100 yards. The penetration and the way the bullet exited the deer made tracking in yellow and bright red maple leaves (although pretty in the sun) easy because of the amount of blood. Pete

Ray, I thought I would drop you an email to let you know how happy I am with your sabots! I was shooting Powerbelt 275 grain bullets and wasn't happy at all!  They dropped like a rock after 150 yards. I have a TC Encore 45 and the Powerbelts were dropping 9 inches from 150 to 200 yards! I shots your sabots (.40 Caliber QT 250 grain) and could not believe it....At 100 yards I was 4 inches high and at 200 it was still 3 inches high.  I moved the target out to 250 yards and I was only 4 inches low!  I could not believe it!  NO "flyers" either!  I am going on an Elk hunt in New Mexico in 2 weeks and an extra 100 yards or more range sure will help! 

Thanks! 

Sid in Georgia

Exciting news on my old TC Hawkens and the 180 grain QT .40! Click here to read about it.

The QT .40 is the result of several years of planning and experimenting. The goal was to give the blackpowder shooter a light weight, long range, efficient muzzleloader bullet that could be shot at maximum velocities with minimal recoil using to-day's quick twist barrels.

Once hunters started using calibers like the .243 and the .257 instead of .270 and .30-06 they seemed to become instantly much better shots. I believe the reason that these small caliber rifles appear to harvest game more effectively is due to two things:

1. The lighter bullets makes them easier for hunters to hit their target due to the flatter Trajectory.

2. The smaller bullets recoil less, which encourages the shooter and helps to reduce flinching.

Enter the .40s.

May 29, 2004. Today I decided to test the 180 grain QT .40 in my TC Hawkens sidelock. Since the Hawkens has a rather slow twist (1 in 48) and Cecil told me these were made for the slower twist rifles I thought it was time to wipe the dust of my Hawkens and see for myself. It has been several years since I shot any rifle with open sights, I was in for a little bit of a shock. I've aged some and all of sudden I realized my ability to focus with open sights is a bit blurred to say the least. It just so happened there was a fellow at the range shooting an old Browning .54 caliber sidelock. He was shooting round balls and some heavy-weight conicals that would stop an elephant. I had never met this guy before, but not being shy I ask him if he would like to shoot some lighter bullets and give his shoulder a break? His name turned out to be David List, and he said yes he would since he was intrigued by the QTs. I then told him I would be grateful if he would shoot a group with them to see how they shot loaded with 80 grains of 777 FFg powder in my Hawkens.

The first two were touching, but on the third shot, the gun had a delayed ignition leading to the hole on the left. The fourth, however, returned to the group. David was impressed to say the least, and said he wanted to try some of these in a sidelock he had at home. I gave him my web site address and thanked him for his help. I am extremely excited about what I discovered today. I suddenly realized that there are an awful lot of folks out there still using sidelocks, who might just want to try these flat shooting QTs in them. If my eyes could focus better, I would not be afraid to use these little rascals out to 175 yards or more in my sidelock with open sites. 

May 31, 2004. I couldn't wait any longer. I had to see what the .40 QT 180 grain  muzzleloader bullet would do in my Hawkens sidelock at a longer range. I was not disappointed. I increased my load to 90 grains of 777 FFg to up the velocity a little. After sighting the Hawkens in a 2" high at 100 yards, with the help of reading glasses, which helped clear up my sight picture, but blurred the target a little, I moved back to 180 yards. Shooting off my spare tire and barely able to see the bulls eye at that range I expected the worst. Well, my shots, although not as tight as they might have been with a scope and bench rest showed very little drop; maybe 4 inches. Wow, point blank out to 200 yards with a Hawkins. I'm lost for words. I would like some folks to help me out on this one. If you have a .50 caliber sidelock and would like to test some of these bullets and report back to me on your results, I would sure appreciate it, and I think others would be less skeptical of my results. Call me toll free 1 888 5 bullet or email me and I will work something special out in the way of price for the bullets and throw in a Super Jag as my gift for your help.

Just a note - I shot a small buck (120 lbs dressed) two years ago that was just a little over 200 yds. The QT40 235 hit him directly in the heart. My buddy, who was looking through the binocs when I shot him, said it looked like a blood-filled water baloon broke out of the opposite side. He ran about 40 yds. When I opened him up his heart and the lower part of his lungs were gone. Sucked out of a hole about the size of a nickle. Awesome!

Thanks for making these bullets,

Rick

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.

Thanks again!
Todd Wiedell

I am very impressed with your QT bullets. My wife had a great deer hunting season this year, and your QT 240 gr. bullet had a lot to do with it. The down range accuracy even with a old TC Hawkins 1 in 48 twist rifle, is the best we have ever used. Attached are some pictures

Roger & Sharon Conrath

Love your product. Both of these deer were shot with QT Polymer Tip 275 gr. Both deer went straight down with zero years to recovery. Last years deer (2001) was my son's first hunt. Keep up the good work!!!

Dean Iwanoczko

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