ORIGINAL: cayugad
1. How many of you shoot magnum powder charges for hunting?
2. What rifle(s) do you shoot these magnum powder charges out of? ie; brand, model, barrel length
3. What projectile are you shooting when using magnum charges?
4. What ignition system are you shooting?
5. Is this a scoped rifle?
6. What animal are you hunting?
7. Do you feel this is a benifit with the magnum loads or is this the powder charge that gives you the best accuracy?
8. What do you feel is the max range you would be willing to shoot, if all things were perfect in relation to the shot?
9. Have you ever taken game with this load?
10. Have you ever missed with this load on game?
11. If you do not shoot MAGNUM CHARGES, what is the average non magnum powder charges, you do shoot in your rifles?
(1) I don't know why the standard drops for loose powder. But I shoot 120gr loose powder, be it APP FFG, T7 FFG, or Pyrodex RS in my two inlines
(2) T/C Omega, CVA Kodiak, 28" bbls
(3) I generally use 250gr T/C Shockwaves
(4) .209 Primers
(5) The T/C wears a scope except in the month of December (ML season)
(6) Mule Deer
(7) Both. I group very well with 120gr powder in both guns, and I like the ballistic advantage to slow moving conicals at distances over 100 yards.
(8) I feel these loads have the power to cleanly take deer at 200 yards; less than 7" drop and over 1000 ft/lbs with a bullet I've had great luck with. I would not be afraid to up the powder charge to 150gr for even farther shots (225-250yds) because my accuracy suffers little with these heavy charges. This is under the assumption of use in Rifle season where a scope can help me make the shot relatively easily.
(9) Yes
(10) No
(11) I put 90 in the Hawken