new green mountian barrel

[sup]

Well guys the new green mountain, 50 caliber flint lock barrel came Monday and I didn"™t get out until Friday to try it. Using Goex-2F, I started out at 25 yards, using 80 grains of powder; increasing in 5 grain increments, up to 100 grains, I tried the following sabots:

"¢ 250 grain, nosler partitions
"¢ 300 grain shockwaves
"¢ 300 hornady XTP's
"¢ 300 grain T/C XTP mags

The only one that grouped well was the Hornady, but they were extremely hard to load; they shot a perfect cloverleaf at 25 yards. Then, I moved out to 50 yards and they were not even cutting paper.

I would like to get the nosslers tuned in, but they aren't cutting paper at 50 yards either. However, they are almost too easy to load. They came with the brown sabot.

Our late flintlock season comes in the day after Christmas, but I cannot get back to the range until Thursday.

By the way, I did swab between every shot with the alcohol and windex mixture.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a great 2008!
Thanks in advance!

[cayugad]

My 1-28 green mountain barrel in .50 caliber shoots the .430 diameter 300 grain XTP with a crushed rib sabot. This helps them load a little easier. As you can see, I push them pretty hard, but this is 50 yards with a 1X scope trying the two different projectiles. The first shot was the low 5 o'clock hit. After that, swabbing between shots, it would just lay them in time after time....



With the Nosler, you might want to get some HPH-12 and see if they do not load a little more solid. Also they are good conical shooters if you need to use big lead.

Where did you buy the barrel from? I think I would like to get one of them for my flintlock as well... Keep trying. Also my new barrel I scrubbed that thing really good with some J-B Bore Paste. I wanted all the rifling nice and clean...

[sabotloader]

sup

I am assuming the Nosler 250's are 44 caliber (.429) and the "brown" Nosler sabot the same. If they do load to "easy" that canaffect accuracy. See if you can find some"green" MMP's or Harvesters 44/50 cal sabots and try them.

I have a GM-LRH barrel but it is a percussion barrel - I shoot .451/260 grain Noslers from it with great success.

Good luck in your search...