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Old 10-25-2008 | 11:07 AM
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Default RE: Round balls and modern Muzzleloaders

Actually, the inlines (some not all) will shoot roundball. The trick is to reduce the powder charge down so the patch and ball does not start skipping the rifling. For when it skips the rifling it does not get the spin needed to stabilize it. I shoot 50 grains of Goex and a patched ball out of my Wolverine and small game (bunny) hunt with it. Just put the scope on the snowshoe's head and fire. The rest is easy.

What I would recommend is, save the roundball for your CVA. Try some 250 grain shockwaves and about 80 grains of Triple Se7en. It should give you a very accurate, hard hitting deer load that should get a pass through. Another good bullet you can buy in bulk is the .44 caliber 300 grain .430 diameter XTP in a green crushed rib Harvester sabot. Again, use 80 grains and I think you will have a good shooter. Of course you will have to play with the rifle to see what it likes, but that would be a good place to start.

Of course you could try 70 grains and a patched ball and see how it shoots. If your shots are close and the accuracy acceptable, you'd still have a deer load there. Good luck.
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