52 Cal Knight
 

What are guys using bullet and sabot wise to shoot out of these guns?


Thanks
Jason

Knights Bloodline bullets in 275grn or 300grn is what i use.

Jason, about the only thing you can use is .458 or .475 diameter bullets. The sabots are available from Knight, either a grey .458/52 or a purple .475/52.

The two 52's I have are extremely accurate and they can be driven very hard in in the powder department.

Here is some reading and some pictures for you....


http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...ight-52-a.html

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...n-morning.html

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...52-advice.html

Thanks Sabotloader i find the 52 very interesting for some reason!!

Jason

I like either the .458 275gr Lehigh or the 325gr FTX. I never tried any of the 300gr Lehighs though or the 220gr. The 52x475 options are probably fine but there are a ton of good .458s on the market.

I really like the 52cal too if you want to shoot the larger bullets faster. The Knight/MMP 52cal sabots are extremely tough and should handle any load you can. ;) I would have preferred Knight improve on 54s with 50cal bullets but i am very biased about the 54.

I lost my A/C at the house yesterday so this will set me back a few more weeks on my new inline.Today it is real warm down here, going to be in the 100's so as I set here sweating I am wondering if a 52 might be better than a 50?


Jason

walk into the shooting stores and see how many stock sabots for a .52

i personally think its the worse caliber to own as theres nothing available for it, store wise anyway.

Well other than a few months at Wally World there is zero muzzle loader anything within 200 miles from were I live.



Jason

Just get a TC Renegade stock and buy a green mt Long range Hunter barrel in a .54 cal. You get to use a sidelock but have the barrel with a sabot twist of 1:24. Then you can shoot a .452 bullet to a .500 dia bullet. That would be my choice. Which is why I exactly did just that. You can order the sabots of MMP. Which is seems thats what you have to do anyways.

50calty
Ever tried the 50 caliber 350 gr HP in a purple sabot in that 54? with 135 gr powder they really are a bit much for deer, you just about have to shoot behind the shoulder or it makes a mess and just through the ribs will leave a hole you have to see to believe. Love that load for bear.