Well guys the new green mountain, 50 caliber flint lock barrel came Monday and I didn’t get out until Friday to try it. Using Goex-2F, I started out at 25 yards, using 80 grains of powder; increasing in 5 grain increments, up to 100 grains, I tried the following sabots:

• 250 grain, nosler partitions
• 300 grain shockwaves
• 300 hornady XTP's
• 300 grain T/C XTP mags

The only one that grouped well was the Hornady, but they were extremely hard to load; they shot a perfect cloverleaf at 25 yards. Then, I moved out to 50 yards and they were not even cutting paper.

I would like to get the nosslers tuned in, but they aren't cutting paper at 50 yards either. However, they are almost too easy to load. They came with the brown sabot.

Our late flintlock season comes in the day after Christmas, but I cannot get back to the range until Thursday.

By the way, I did swab between every shot with the alcohol and windex mixture.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a great 2008!
Thanks in advance!