Originally Posted by
7.62NATO
I shoot the 300gr DCs out of my Omega with exceptional accuracy, so I'm good there. My buddy is just getting into muzzleloading and I want to start him on DeepCurls since they perform so well on game and are reasonably accurate. The thing is that he is pretty recoil sensitive, so it's probably best to steer him away from the 300gr bullet. Has anyone had success with accuracy using a 40 cal DC in a 40/50 sabot? Any suggestions on where to start would be appreciated.
I have shot the 40-180 grain Speer a lot from a 45 but can not remember shooting it from a 50. I know I must have but it must have worked fine or I would remember that. From the 45 it shoots excellent and I really think it would a fine shooter with the MMP 40x50 sabot. That sabot is thicker than one thinks so that it will compress in the bore grasp the bullet tightly preventing slippage in the sabot.
I am a T7 shooter but if you are a BH shootther that might be even better since BH is progressive the recoil could even be a bit milder.
Depending on the range you might need to attain, 90 grains of T7 or BH would be a good place to start. I shoot them with 110 grains and the nosie is far greater than the recoil...
Just remember in 40 cal - I think they are still called a Gold Dot not a Deep Curl.