I've posted these excerptsaboutsomeone's TC Black Diamond:
My TC Black Diamond in 22in barrel is by far my most accurate rifle.
I mostly shoot 240 gr bullets in sabots. My go to hunting load
in the only legal hunting (I own WA legal no 209 primers allowed)
TC Black Diamond w/musket caps is 80 grains of Triple 7 FFFg
with a Speer 240 gr .430 wadcutter in a sabot. Very accurate and
cheap to shoot! None of the guns are accurate with maximum loads.
If anyone is interested, the very best bullet I have found in terms
of accuracy is the Buffalo Bullet in yellow sabot 240 grain hollow
point boat tail. Tested in all three of my rifles. It is impossible to
beat. They come 32 to a box around $15.00 so they aren't cheap.
I have approximated this bullet using MMP sabots and Speer 240
grain semiwadcutters in lead. The Speers are $10.00 a hundred
and the sabots are $5.00 per 50. Damn close results.
It is Speer 44 CAL 240 GR .430 SWC #4660. You will find these
in the handloaders section at the sporting goods store. Also
Hornady and TC sabots can be found anywhere that has BP
supplies, I happen to like the MMP sabots the best. I buy the
MMP sabots sized .430 50 cal from cabelas. The bullet goes
in a sabot! They make great practice loads. I have found they
shoot very tight groups with 80 grains of T7. Same as my favorite
Buffalo bullet. The Buffalo bullet however will retain it's accuracy
with hotter loads than the Speer does.
Another one worth mentioning from Cabelas is the Precision Rifles
Dead Center Lead Bullet, w/plastic tip in orange sabot. that one
is 240 Dead Center .40/.50 caliber good long range choice.
The Speer for $10.00 a hundred is hard to beat.
The MMP sabots kind of remind me of the ones that are used in
the Buffalo Bullets. They have a consistant feel in loading. I
haven't had any problem having to pound them down. They are
similar to the Hornadys. The MMPs seem to work better with
the wadcutters and the Hornady TC type I like with jacketed
bullets. There isn't really a huge difference. The difference
may be more specific to what barrel you are using.
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The 3 shots in the bull, low are my TC Black Diamond at 100 yds
(iron sights). The bull was a saboted wadcutter and the two lower
ones are Cabelas Deadcenters. The 2 groups up high were my Colt
Dragoon at 25 and 35 feet. I shot the Dragoon to a different point
of aim so as to not mess up the groups. I could shoot flies with that
thing!
Two T7 pellets in the TC, 45 grains of American in the Dragoon.
The third lowest shot, I pulled that one. It's funny the last time I
shot the rifle 2 weeks ago it was shooting 2 inches high at 50 yds
with 80 grains of FFFg. That was the reason I had to shoot one
100yd session. I wanted to check out last years T7 pellets to see
if they were still good after reading the other thread. I actually
think the 80 grains of FFFg is hotter than the 2 pellets. Everytime
I go shooting I end up with more questions than answers it seems!
Thanks tomarcseatac of TheFiringLine!
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