Cornmeal with Hollow Based projectiles
#1
Cornmeal with Hollow Based projectiles
What would happen If I were to try cornmeal with a Ball-et or Great Plains? I might go test it this weekend or next but I was wondering what you guys think about it with hollow base projectiles.
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: Cornmeal with Hollow Based projectiles
Somehollow base bullets - even sabots, shoot better with some-sort of wad. A perfect example is the plastic sub-bases offered from places like Precision Bullet Co. My 50-cal Buffalo S.S.B hollow Harvesterplastic sabot tightens shot groups with a 54-cal fiber wonderwad.
The rule of thumb with granule wads like Cornmeal or Cream Of Wheat has been to start with 10 grains & you shouldn't need over 20 if it's working for you.A couple of posters that I know who use either one have settled on 15 grains.
The rule of thumb with granule wads like Cornmeal or Cream Of Wheat has been to start with 10 grains & you shouldn't need over 20 if it's working for you.A couple of posters that I know who use either one have settled on 15 grains.
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
RE: Cornmeal with Hollow Based projectiles
Me too,you won't know what it likes till you run through the ladder I start at
pistol-10 gr by volume 45-15 grbv 50-20gr bv 54 25gr bv 58 30gr bv
try up and down 5 gr at a time. Lee
pistol-10 gr by volume 45-15 grbv 50-20gr bv 54 25gr bv 58 30gr bv
try up and down 5 gr at a time. Lee
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Kerrville, Tx. USA
Posts: 2,722
RE: Cornmeal with Hollow Based projectiles
Anyone have any experience with using cornmeal in a hunting load. The reason I ask is I usually load my gun at the first of a hunt and don't shoot until I see game or come to the end of the hunt. Would 4-5 days of carrying the gun around in the mountains possible see a shift in the cornmeal and affect accuracy? My first inclination is no, but I shoot powerbelts, and since they are slightly less than bore width, they stand a chance of shifting in the barrel.
Any thoughts or experiences?
Any thoughts or experiences?
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
RE: Cornmeal with Hollow Based projectiles
txhunter58, yes I have used the cornmeal solution for hunting it has worked fine for me . The only load I use with PB is the 250 copper for varmit hunting so far no problem but I do check to make sure the PB is still down all the way once in a while;but I check sabots for that to. Lee
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RE: Cornmeal with Hollow Based projectiles
ORIGINAL: lemoyne
txhunter58, yes I have used the cornmeal solution for hunting it has worked fine for me . The only load I use with PB is the 250 copper for varmit hunting so far no problem but I do check to make sure the PB is still down all the way once in a while;but I check sabots for that to. Lee
txhunter58, yes I have used the cornmeal solution for hunting it has worked fine for me . The only load I use with PB is the 250 copper for varmit hunting so far no problem but I do check to make sure the PB is still down all the way once in a while;but I check sabots for that to. Lee