200 yd

[cataway]

just for fun i took my encore to the range to do some experimenting
what i found is that it likes the shock waves 300grthe best.
after getting a good grope at 100yd's i tryed for the 200yd target.
the 200yd target is a 8 inch squarepiece of flat steel which hangs on a chain so theres no doubt when ya hit the thing .zeroed a 100yd's i found that i had to aim 16 inches high to hit it. but what amazed me the most was that i took 3 shots at it and hit it 3 times.ya got ta love that.

[Chris W.]

The encore is a great rifle and has a reputation for excellent accuracy. With todays muzzleloaders, polymer tipped bullets and BP substitues like 777, doing the 200 yard shot with a muzzleloader isn't out of the question these days. With a load your mz likes and some good range time, making kills at that range is very feasible.

[cayugad]

Well it sounds like you have a great load there and you have shown that the rifle is able to shoot 200 yards. Now all you need do is apply all this to your hunting or future target shooting. Good shooting and good luck with the rifle in the future.

[frontier gander]

last year i took my winchester x150 .50cal to the range and loaded it with 150 grains pyrodex RS and a 245 grain powerbelt. At 100 yards i put it 7 inchs high, shot a great group and then pulled back to 200 yards and and was dead on! Good thing to, i dropped 2 deer 2 months later at 148yards and 143 yards off hand. Im from Colorado so i wasnt using a scope. Even tho one of the deer i shot was during rifle season. Its a shame when my muzzleloader out shoots my 30-30 lol. Thats okay tho, during rifle season i had a good laugh at all the hunters emptying their gun twice trying to hit a deer and here i go and drop one with 1 shot, open sights and off hand at 143 yards. Rifle hunters need to learn to relax, take your time and work into range and stop taking 500 yard shots with a stinkin 243!

[Mister Tiny]

How many grains powder/pellets are you using? I need to get out to 200yd and also have 300gr shockwaves.

[dmurphy317]

I have a couple of nice loads for the 300SST/SW. It shoots nearly the same accuracy using 100gr loose 777 and 130gr of Pyro pellets with the latter being about 170fps faster at around 1950. Using a 3" high at 100 yards sight in the 130gr load is down about 5" at 200, the 100gr load is down about 7.5". Typical groups at 200 are 4" or less.

I hope that helps.

[Mister Tiny]

Thanks for the info dmurphy317. I was using 250gr hornady SST/ML with 130gr pellets. Had nice group at 50 yds but when I moved back to 100yds they started flying all over the place. I'm hoping the bigger bullet weight will give more control. Thanks again for the info.

[Triple Se7en]

ORIGINAL: cataway

just for fun i took my encore to the range to do some experimenting
what i found is that it likes the shock waves 300grthe best.
after getting a good grope at 100yd's i tryed for the 200yd target.
the 200yd target is a 8 inch squarepiece of flat steel which hangs on a chain so theres no doubt when ya hit the thing .zeroed a 100yd's i found that i had to aim 16 inches high to hit it. but what amazed me the most was that i took 3 shots at it and hit it 3 times.ya got ta love that.

Just a guess here but I'll bet you were using two pellets of Pyro or 777 with the older, tighter-fittingShockwaveplastic sabots.

Try the same powder load with a Harvester or MMP-3P plastic sabotwith a sub-base attached. That may get you down to around 12" low.

The 300 gr. sabot is the ultimum grain size for 1-28" twists.... in my opinion. That twist is so forgiving that any sabot from 180-400 gr. will generally produce nice hunting groups with the right powder/bore diameter combo... once in a while needing a fiber wad or sub-base for tweaking.

[Redclub]

With my Omega, Peep sight
120 grains T7,348 AT powerbelt
77 yards-2" high
118 yards-dead on
160 yards 6"low
200 yards= 20 " low
Redclub

[Triple Se7en]

ORIGINAL: Redclub

With my Omega, Peep sight
120 grains T7,348 AT powerbelt
77 yards-2" high
118 yards-dead on
160 yards 6"low
200 yards= 20 " low
Redclub

That Powerbelt - with 120 gr 777. - should not be on a downward planeat 78 yards.

Something's wrong! Old and/or contaminated powder?.... plastic base on Powerbelt staying on too long??..... rifling partially clogged with something???.... your shooting range goes uphill in progression..... sumthin' ain't right.