ORIGINAL: DoctorDeath
No not retricted ...I bought the gun used from a friend a couple of years ago ..he had two just alike ..he had zeroed it in using 46 grains ofIMR 4227 smokeless powder ...I shot it and at 175 yards it was pretty much dead on so I was sold on it ...as I have said I have not hunted with a M/L much so this is all a little new for me ...the guy I got the gun from was a veteran M/L hunter and I just assumed he knew these guns pretty well.
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Sorry to be pain but Im confused when you shot it at 175 yds were you using 4227 or BP?
Rory, smokeless powder is measured by weight, not volume like BP and substitutes. I only use 40 gr of IMR 4759. 2000fps with a 250gr SW and that is a reduced load , i can easily get 2400fps & 2200fps w/ a 300 gr. and still less recoil than a conventional muzzleloader. The Savage is awsome!