Knight Owners
08-20-2007, 07:24 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Baton Rouge, Lousiana
Posts: 161
Knight Owners
Hello all, just purchased a Knight Disc Elite from one of your local huntingnet members and need some load advise. I am looking for some good accurate loads for this rifle. The muzzleloader willbe used for deer hunting witha max range of about 150 yards.Thanks a lot,
TP
TP
08-20-2007, 07:41 PM
#3
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: Knight Owners
This is an answer I got from Knight Rifle a long time ago when I asked them to tell me what my Knight Disc rifle would shoot well.
"We would use 100-150 grs. Of powder and a
250 to 300 gr barnes bullet to check accuracy..if this still does not
achieve accuracy ..."
The latter part of the e-mail simply stated that if the rifle does not shoot a 2-1/2 inch group at 100 yards, to let them know and they would check it. At the time I had just got my Disc rifle, wanted to mount a scope, so I had a lot of questions, and Knight had a lot of answers.
"We would use 100-150 grs. Of powder and a
250 to 300 gr barnes bullet to check accuracy..if this still does not
achieve accuracy ..."
The latter part of the e-mail simply stated that if the rifle does not shoot a 2-1/2 inch group at 100 yards, to let them know and they would check it. At the time I had just got my Disc rifle, wanted to mount a scope, so I had a lot of questions, and Knight had a lot of answers.
08-20-2007, 07:43 PM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
RE: Knight Owners
My pet loads for my Knight...
90 grs Pryodex R-S or Goex FFF behind a 250 Shockwave SST...Sight in 2 1/2 high at 100 and you will be 2 1/2 low at 150...
100grs Pyrodex R-S or Goex FFF behind a 300 gr Barnes Expander...Sight in 2 1/2 high at 100 and will be 5-6 inches low at 150...My Knight does not like the 250 Barnes...I also called Knight several years ago, they basically said if a Knight doesn't like the 300 Barnes there is something wrong with it.
Both have taken multiple whitetails for me...I started with the Barnes and went with the SST for beanfields...
90 grs Pryodex R-S or Goex FFF behind a 250 Shockwave SST...Sight in 2 1/2 high at 100 and you will be 2 1/2 low at 150...
100grs Pyrodex R-S or Goex FFF behind a 300 gr Barnes Expander...Sight in 2 1/2 high at 100 and will be 5-6 inches low at 150...My Knight does not like the 250 Barnes...I also called Knight several years ago, they basically said if a Knight doesn't like the 300 Barnes there is something wrong with it.
Both have taken multiple whitetails for me...I started with the Barnes and went with the SST for beanfields...
08-21-2007, 11:33 AM
#5
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 686
RE: Knight Owners
I don't have a disc elite. I'm currently shooting a Knight KRB. I've had good results with 110 gr. of fff Triple seven and a 250 gr. Barnes expander. Whenever it cools down some, I've got a few other loads to try. It's just been too dang hot to shoot lately.
08-21-2007, 05:30 PM
#6
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Posts: 714
RE: Knight Owners
I noticed this topic earlier today But I couldn't find a post where I listed a bunch of stuff that I've shot in my Extreme. I waited till I had time to do a search.
Here's a number of loads that shoot well (sub 2") out of mine. Most group from 1-1 1/2" out of it with a few better and a few slightly worse. I don't remember for sure what the best andworse performers were, butI do remember the 295 Powerbelt load was in the2" range. I also remember the 260 Knight jacketed bullet was a sub inch shooter out of my wife's old 22" Wolverine but was a little less accurate out of my Extreme.
Hope a few of these work for you.
90 gr Pyrodex RS 260 gr Knight jacketed bullet
100 gr Pyrodex RS 250 gr Barnes MZ
100 Gr. Pyrodex 245 Gr. Powerbelt
100 grPyrodex Pellets250 gr Barnes MZ
100 gr FFG777 250 gr. Barnes MZ
100 gr. FFG777 260 gr Winchester Platinum Tip
100 gr. FFG777 250 Gr. Shockwave
70 Gr FFG777 444 Gr Pure lead Powerbelt
70 Gr FFG 777 405 Powerbelt
70 Gr. FFG777 295 Gr Powerbelt
90 Gr FFG 777 250 Barnes MZ
150 gr.777 Pellets Barnes MZ
100 gr. FFG 777 250 XTP in HPH 12
Here's a number of loads that shoot well (sub 2") out of mine. Most group from 1-1 1/2" out of it with a few better and a few slightly worse. I don't remember for sure what the best andworse performers were, butI do remember the 295 Powerbelt load was in the2" range. I also remember the 260 Knight jacketed bullet was a sub inch shooter out of my wife's old 22" Wolverine but was a little less accurate out of my Extreme.
Hope a few of these work for you.
90 gr Pyrodex RS 260 gr Knight jacketed bullet
100 gr Pyrodex RS 250 gr Barnes MZ
100 Gr. Pyrodex 245 Gr. Powerbelt
100 grPyrodex Pellets250 gr Barnes MZ
100 gr FFG777 250 gr. Barnes MZ
100 gr. FFG777 260 gr Winchester Platinum Tip
100 gr. FFG777 250 Gr. Shockwave
70 Gr FFG777 444 Gr Pure lead Powerbelt
70 Gr FFG 777 405 Powerbelt
70 Gr. FFG777 295 Gr Powerbelt
90 Gr FFG 777 250 Barnes MZ
150 gr.777 Pellets Barnes MZ
100 gr. FFG 777 250 XTP in HPH 12
08-23-2007, 12:45 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Belle Plaine, IA
Posts: 110
RE: Knight Owners
I like the 300 grain Hornady XTPs with 100 grains of T7 pellets...max range with this setup is around 150...you could achieve a greater range I'm guessing by using a higher charge...but in my experience you give up your tight groups for that...
