Just bought 2 packs of these on clearance at a Wally World in Mo. for $9 each. Thought I would test them in the Omega. What are you Omega owners using for charges? And more specifically, anyone using RS?
used rs with some of those bullets. did not group well but i didnt have enough bullets to start working up a load. Also reloading of a fouled bore was ALMOST impossible.
Used the FPB bullets to kill two good sized hogs that bang flopped. It is a good bullet. Accuracy was not all that good; about 2.5-3.5" at 100 yards:Accurate enough to kill a hog at 100 yards.The FPB bullets loaded easily into the bore onmy Encore. Perhapsthey wouldhave been more accurate if i had swabbed between shots:However, ido not swabbetween shots while hunting.
They shoot just over an inch in my Triumph with 90-100-110 gr. They are made of harder lead and hold together well in my sandy loam test to. I like them for a hog bullet especally with dogs. Lee
They shoot just over an inch in my Triumph with 90-100-110 gr. They are made of harder lead and hold together well in my sandy loam test to. I like them for a hog bullet especally with dogs. Lee
I went in the back yard and sighted in my Genesis this weekend (first time I had ever fired a muzzleloader and it was a blast), and I tried to stuff a Hornby FPB down its throat, and was met with significant resistance, so I went back to shooting the sabots. Guess I just did not push hard enough, but I was afraid to get it stuck.
I am getting great accuracy with my Omega and 90 gr of blackhorn 209. No swabbing.
Also did well with 90 gr of 777 with swabbing.
Didn't take that much force to load. QLA (false muzzle)really helps
you have to understand how they are designed to know how to use them. The base is a flared miniball skirt. This flared baseis bigger than bore size. So when you start them, you have to force them into the barrel. That way they can be sized to any barrel
They are hard to start in rifles without a QLA. You have to have a short starter and POP them to get them started, then they go down fairly easily. Some people are starting a bunch of them at home, then pushing them on through. That way they are "presized" when you get to the range or hunt.
They are a great bullet and worth the effort to learn how to use them.
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When I shot FPB's in my Genesis, the trick is to kind of line that bullet up with the bore, then with your short starter, give it a good SMACK and put it down the barrel under the muzzle. If the bore is clean or not badly fouled, the conicals seem to load fine in mine. I only shot a few of them so far, but I want to get out and shoot soon...
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