ORIGINAL: mhoffm
Hi Gang,
I'm hoping you guys can help me get updated on this gun I bought 15 years ago. I plan on going on a hunt in NY state, so it's either get this going again or buy an inline. First, it is a beautiful 50 cal rifle, that never really shot that well for me. Certainly not with therange newer guns have. Maybe ok at 50 yds.I have the scope mounts and all. The book says to shoot a maxi-hunter w/90 grains of FFG powder. So here are some questions:
Can I use Sabots in this rifle?
Are there newer types of powder developed over the last ten years?
Is it worth scoping this rifle? It has an 21" barrell.
Any advice apreciated.
Mike
I hunt in NY State every year with a ML in their Shotgun season at my brother's camp. It is a lot of fun and a ML is a great gun for NY State regular season hunting. I have hunted there the last 7 years with a Kight Disc, and a TC Omega. This year I am going with a new smokeless powder Savage 10ML2, with a Bushnell Elite 3200 firefly 3x9 scope. I plan on shooting Parker Ballistic Extreme 275g. You will have a great time on a ML hunt in NY regular shotgun season. My brother told me that they passed a rifle law this year in our area, Stuben County, so that could change things as people can now take 200 and 250 yard shots in open field, which was not possible with shotguns. We will see.
As for the White, I have read that they are great conical shooters with Bull Stops, other people with the rifle will chime in on the sabots, several MLers love this rifle since it was designed as a sabotless conical shooter basically. Best wishes on your hunt.
Chap Gleason