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Old 08-24-2020, 03:32 PM
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bronko22000
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Originally Posted by Fyrstyk54
I sight my .58 to be 1.5" high at 50 yards, which puts me pretty close to dead on at 75 and about 2" low at 100. My load is 120 grains of 2f with a 575 ball and a mink oil lubed .015 patch. I'm shooing a Bobby Hoyt re-bored Browning Mountain rifle with a 30" barrel.
That's really comparable to my experience today. 1" high at 50 and dead on at 100. The slight difference is likely due to a bit more velocity with the Pyrodex.
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