Originally Posted by
cayugad
WOW!!! nice shooting.. Is that normal that so little powder is used? Now I know the average load during the Civil War was between 60-70 grains of 2f black powder. Of is this what they recommend for that bullet? That looks like it would make a good hunting load. I bet even with just 40+ grains of powder, that big heavy conical would knock the snot out of a deer.
That load is just for N-SSA targets. I would use 65 grs. for hunting. In Virginia we must have a minimum load of 50 grs. while hunting big game. I got nice results with 65 gr. load.
You are right about the civil war and the loads they used. 60-70 grs was the norm from what I have been told. But the 41 grs. I use is perfect for hitting the targets they use. They use a board with multiple clay birds as one type and then they use a frame with hanging tiles for another. Then each team lines up and then they start the clock and then all teams proceed to shoot all the clays or tiles.
When at the range in Winchester, Va. for the nationals, it gets really neat with all that smoke. When they do this it is supposed to be the longest shooting line in the U.S.