Rifle Used: .50 caliber Knight Disc Rifle
Powder Used: Triple Se7en 2f
68 grains weighed per charge
Primers: Remington Kleenbore Primers
orange disc
Distance: 30 yards
Sighting: Open sights - fiber optics
Swabbed between every shot
Projectiles: .45 caliber .458 -
350 grain Semi Pointed Lead Nose
.458 sabot suspected of being a Knight
.45 caliber .458 -
350 grain round nose lead projectile
.458 Orange Knight Sabot
Sabotloader will need to help me explain the projectiles because I lost my notes on the projectiles and the sabots. All I know from putting them on the scale was that they weighed 350 grains.
The powder used was Triple Se7en. I first measured out ten separate loads. I used my volume powder measure and got readings from as high as 70 grains to 66.8 grains. The average was 68.0 grains. I then re weighed the charges making them all 68 grains. I funnel poured them into the rifle.
My first group of six shots
I fired the 350 grain semi pointed projectiles first. The #1 hit on a clean oil free barrel out of the Knight Disc rifle, Iwas more then pleased with the shot. I then swabbed (identical as possible between shots) and fired shots #2 through #5. Again I was not unhappy with the results. For shot #6, I adjusted my POI going to a full cover hold instead of the open six o'clock hold and was not surprised where it hit.
My second projectile used
These .458 diameter .45 caliber round nose projectiles with the same powder charge shot very well. As you will note on the target I had two flyer's. As many of you can relate, when I loaded those two shots that turned out to be flyer's, they were #3 & #5 I knew when I was loading them they did not load like the other four bullets. These were very hard to get down the bore, unlike the other bullets. As far as the grouping of the other four shots, I was very pleased with that.
Sabotloader can tell you the make and style of bullet better since he was kind enough to mail them to me for my testing. I had it written down, but like all things, lost it. [&o] Over all. I like the way the round nose projectiles loaded and the way they grouped with the open sights.