muzzleloaders

sarge_cbr · 07-30-2006, 10:27 PM

for huntin wat grain of a bullet do u use and how much powder do u use

Mike Hill · 08-01-2006, 04:26 AM

Hello and welcome to the wonderful world of muzzle loading! What I have to tell yu could fill a book so I will keep it shot. Things I would need to know is what type of gun do you have so I know if it can use magnum loads and the twist of the barrel so I know if it can use sabot rounds or round ball exct. Check out the black powder forum below its a welth of info.

CtHunter8 · 08-01-2006, 09:53 AM

for deer? 325 grain maxi-ball with 100 grains of black powder out of my T/C Hawkens .50 cal

-Travis-

700bdl870exp · 08-01-2006, 10:49 PM

omega,kodiak, and 700ml all use 100gr 777 and 240 or 250gr xtp's

hartshot101 · 08-08-2006, 09:15 AM

for me in my cva optima a 295 grn powerbelt with a 150 grns of pyrodex.

Paul L Mohr · 08-08-2006, 03:27 PM

I use a 350 grn Precision Rifle bullet with the all lead bullet and polymer tip. I use 90 grns of 777 or 100 grns of clean shot (Pioneer).

Paul

Rebel Hog · 08-08-2006, 05:47 PM

I have been using Hornady XTP 260grs and 85 grns of Pyrodex and using Large Rifle Primersout of a Knight "Wolverine" for years.

skeeter 7MM · 08-09-2006, 08:14 PM

I have had good luck with 240-300 gr sabot projectiles under 100-120 RS or90 -110 777. The past few years I have been using the 250gr sst under 105 gr 777 ffg. For sheer cost effectiveness I shoot a pile of 240xtps under 95gr 777 ffg, then switch as season looms. I have owned Gonic, TC's, Knight and Rem 700 inlines.

This year I will be giving the Savage 10 II a go. The benefits of being able to use smokeless powder are to hard to ignore any longer(legal here), soI just had to try a new toy. I will be running 250gr sst under smokeless powder but haven't fully decieded yet which one, either IMR 4759 or Viht N110 have given me great results.

lefteye · 08-14-2006, 09:11 PM

245 or 295 grain powerbelts and 100 grains or two pellets of powder is a basic load that works in alot of guns. Each gun needs to be tweeked a little, but that is the fun part. Shockwave sabots are a good choice, too.

Duffy · 08-14-2006, 10:21 PM

Just a little foot note to Skeeter's post. For anyone who is new to muzzleloaders and doesn't know this.

NEVER USE SMOKLESS POWDER IN A MUZZLELOADER (unless it is one like the Savage, mentioned by Sheeter,that is oked by the manufacturer).

Robin down under