Buffalo Ball-et's
 

I made a quick trip (2 hrs each way LOL) into Ottawa today to LeBarons and The Stittsville Range to get some Goex and came across some Buffalo Ball-et in 245 gr Solid Nose and Maxi-Ball-et 270 gr Hollow Point. They are supposed to work well in slower twist rifles. i.e. 1:60, 1:66
I couldn't resist so I bought a box of each.

Now if this dang rain will ever stop I'll get my Lyman GPR back out and make some smoke.
Has anyone shot these before? Any pet loads out there?
Cheers,
HA

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

Ive only shot them out of my inline and they did good. Does your lyman have the slow twist barrel? I'd like to get some .54's if they make them and give them a try in my slow twist mountain rifle.

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

The 245 grain have done well for me in one slower twist rifle. In the other three they were not as good as a roundball. The 270 grains do well in inlines and 1:32 twists. Just do not push them too hard.

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

Sorry about that. My GPR is .50 cal 1:60 Flintlock. I also have a Lyman Deerstalker .50 flinter with a 1:48 and of course the TC Renegade 50 cappertwist???? 1:48 I suspect. I think the omega and tradtions lightening are both 1:28.

I was thinking of starting at 70 gr 3f goex the flinters and capper

Gonna be a fun day if the weather clears.

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

Cayugad is 70 gr 3f too much to start?

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

I would say that is an excellent starting point. I think you're going to have a lot of fun.

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

Well I got out today. Started off at 25 yds 70gr 3f goex and a 270 gr Maxi Ballett in the Deerstalker .50.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/HuntAway/Lyman%20GPR%20Targets/107-0763_IMG_2.jpg

Then I went to the GPR 25 yds, 70 gr 3f goex, 245 gr Ballett, then again at 50 yds.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/HuntAway/Lyman%20GPR%20Targets/107-0762_IMG_2.jpg

I liked the GPR at 25 but it was spread out pretty good at 50. I think that was more due to me than the rifle. It has been a while since I've shot the flinters.

The 06 on the other hand was bang on at 50 after an eight round sight in at 25. (New scope on it) I'll bump it out to 100 then 200 next time out. It just goes to show you how much more difficult and how much time you really have to put in to become proficient with a flintlock. Rem 7600 synthetic, 3x9x40 Bushnell Dusk to Dawn, Win 180 gr Silvertip

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

I was shooting .54 caliber ball-et in 310 & 338 grain out of my New Englander today. I was shooting 70 grains of Triple Se7en 3f. The accuracy was not as good as I expected, but then the rifle is new and I have a lot of testing to do with it. For some reason, I had a couple fliers. One thing that surprised me was, I put a granite rock up about the size of my fist, maybe a little bigger, and shot that with a ball-et at 50 yards. That rock exploded into pieces. I then shot through 6" of plank (3 two inch pieces) and the hole was very impressive. Where it went after the last plank I have no idea.

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

Elmer Keith must have loved muzzleloaders. Big bullet, big holes!!!:D

Cayugad,

When using bore size conicals, How would you get rid of any lead fouling that may accumulate?

Thanks,

HA

RE: Buffalo Ball-et's
 

Lead fowling is not as big a problem as made out to be. A simple bore brush and a quality solvent like Birchwood Casey Gun Scrubber will take it right out. I usually scrub the barrel with a solvent about every fourth trip when shooting conicals.