ORIGINAL: hoyt3
I wonder how in the world 63 grains would push a 320 gr slug to lethal velocity? this guy is a bit fishy...check his other posts. I use 100 grains of triple seven and a 295 gr bullet. never would I use less.
Well, 60 grains of FFg was the standard service charge used with the Minie ball in the Springfield rifle-musket during the Civil War. This piddling charge pushed a 530-grain Minie ball fast enough to kill MEN out to 400+ yards! So tell me that a charge of 777 equivalent to 70 grains of FFg won't push a 320 grain .50 cal. bullet fast enough to kill a deer if the bullet is properly placed? NUTS!!