I tried a few shots with some TC Maxi Hunter 350 Gr. that I bought at Wal Mart on close out to try. I used 100 gr. Shockey gold like I always do and use the same T7 primeers.

Instead of a loud, deep boom like normal my gun made more of a softer ploop kind of sound. I tried five shots cleaning each time and lubing with bore butter and the same result.

I fired three without swabbing and the same effect occoured.

Does anyone know why this would happen.?

I know this isnt the best gun but Ive hunted successfully with it for three years and Ive never misfired or hang fired with it. I have shot only Powerbelts with it.

That happens to me when I use 50 grains of powder or a bullet that isn't sealed very well--like a round ball. It could be because there's not as much of an airtight pressure sealbetween the powder and bullet. That's all I can think of. I'm no expert but I've done my share of MLing. Good luck to you!

Seeing your using Shockey Gold made by American Pioneer Powder company, they state, not to use lubes as it effects the powder. What I am guessing is your swabbing, and lubing with bore butter on the maxi effected the powder and you were not getting complete burn.

Try the same thing with some Pyrodex RS. Put in about 80 grains and try the Maxi Hunters. Personally I never had much luck with the Maxi Hunters. Now the Maxi Ball are a much better projectile for my rifles.

Also when I shot APP 3f, I never had good results shooting conicals. I get best results shooting light (under 300 gr) projectiles in sabots. The 240 & 250 grain did real good with APP.

Andrew, I had the same thing occur to me using ballets andGP conicals, while using APP powder. I was shooting a NEF Sidekick. Like cayugad said, I was told it was the lube. I did try removing the lube . Even then the results were not consistent. I have a pound of it, and it looks like its going to have to be used with sabots/powerbelts. I don't know, but itseems to bea combination of lube and poor seal.

Pyro should give you good results and blackpowder even better. I like 3f BP the best for lubed conicals and 80 grains is a good amount of charge for the maxi-huntergiving excellent 100 yard trajectory and good thump for hunting.

Ask Catus Magnus how many deer he has taken with his Buckhorn. Its more about who handles a rifle than the rifle. Sounds like its a deer killing machine when you hunt with it.