Originally Posted by
redmag
My brother just got this rifle coming from a Knight Disc and wanted to shoot 100 gr. Pyrodex pellets and the 260 gr. saboted Knight jacketed bullet (50 cal). His problem is that the Knight bullet will not go down the barrel without extreme effort that distorts the end of the bullet. Is there something else that he should be trying to shoot in this weight range that will load correctly?
Thanks
Once you find a sabot that will work, assuming you are cleaning between shots, try loading your muzzleloader without cleaning. If the sabot won't go down on a dirity bore look for another sabot. This is a hard lesson if you are hunting and need to reload after the first shot.