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Old 12-06-2008, 10:10 AM
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need a good load for 50 cal. flintlock,can you help?thanks,chuck.......
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Old 12-06-2008, 10:39 AM
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chuckell.. that's an open question. If you want to shoot roundball and the barrel is 1-48 try 90 grains and a patched ball. If you want to shoot conicals then you might want to lower that a little and start at 70 grains.

All rifles are different. Granted they are close to how they shoot, but to say.. this many grains and this bullet will shoot well.. is impossible. But those should be good starting points.
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Old 12-06-2008, 07:10 PM
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need a good load for 50 cal. flintlock,can you help?thanks,chuck.......
I have shot a 1:48 twist TC FL and have shot PRB alsoXTP with Crushed Rib sabot and 300g Gold Dots with it. I've gotten 1 deer with the FL on a drive. I was using 70g of Goex. This year I will be using 80g of Goex, with a 300g Gold Dot and a Crushed Rib sabot with a 1:28 Green Mountain Barrel. A 348g PB may also shoot well in your gun with about70g of Goex. I don't particular care for Round Balls in a 50 cal, i feel the 177g RB is a bit light for a ML, but it is effective out to say 50 yards, beyond that it looses energy fast.
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Old 12-06-2008, 07:38 PM
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if you have a 1-66 TWIST maybe try the 240 grain. hornady pennsylvania conicals.
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Old 12-08-2008, 10:46 AM
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As stated, depends a bunch on your barrel's rate of twist

My Pennsylvania Hunter with 1-66" twist, 32" barrel really likes this load:

.490" round ball
.015" patch lubed w/bore butter
80 grains Goex FFFg
1/2 pan Goex FFFg prime
Missouri Longtrekker (Rich Pierce) 5/8" flint
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Old 12-09-2008, 04:23 AM
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the load i'm looking for is for t/c-50.cal ,flintlock -26"barrel,1-48 twist barrel,
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Old 12-11-2008, 08:44 PM
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the load i'm looking for is for t/c-50.cal ,flintlock -26"barrel,1-48 twist barrel,
cayugad gave you good advice.

stay away from the t/c maxi-balls.

for practice i use patch/ball and around 60 grs of powder 2f in my hawkins 1-48 twist.4f in pan

no use in wasting powder to have fun.

for hunting with round ball , try 70 grs to start and work up,if the groups open up, you gone to far.


now, for hunting i like the 295 powerbelt bullet hollow one.

348 gr is good too.

i use around 80 grs of 2f.

i sight my gun in at 13 yards with open sights dead on,some put it 1 inch high at 13 yards.put the top of sight just at bottom edge of your little round dot you are aiming at on WHITE PAPER.

I USE A BLACK DOT.

this will help you sight in better and this is way you want to hold on deer as sights can cover a deer at 100 yds.

thats about it.


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