You can also compromise and shoot the White PowerStars. I've got some 435 grainers for .50 caliber and some 350 grainers for the .45. I'm hoping the Apex .45 will like those 350 grainers.

I don't know if Steve can still supply those bullets or not. Someone should make them again if he doesn't.

Here's a weird group I shot while playing around with an Encore .45 that I no longer own. That is the only Encore barrel I ever owned that would flat shoot even with the QLA present.



Made a scope adjustment after that second shot then fired two more at 50 and one at 100 to test "drop". Didn't seem to be any.

I love shooting conicals but I've also grown fond of BH209 powder so am using plastic more than ever before. And I'm getting (?? ) horribly lazy.

I've got big plans to test that .45 Apex with both conicals and sabots using the BH209 and Swiss 3f but will probably only do about a 1/4 of the shooting I've planned. The bore on that barrel sure looks like it would handle conicals well. The .50 I've got in the same model will shoot the conicals very well (based upon just a very few shots). I've got to wait for a warmer day though.