50 cal
03-25-2009, 03:20 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,445
RE: 50 cal
That's a start. Have fun with it.
I bet it will shoot conicals with 80 - 100 gr BP or Pyrodex pretty well. That's what I'd try first, also helps break in the barrel. Get it on target at 20-25 yds, then move to 50 to see what load it likes best, then see what your max effective range is. With a conical upwards of 300-350 gr., optimal sight-in for open sights will probably be about 1-2" high at 50.
I bet it will shoot conicals with 80 - 100 gr BP or Pyrodex pretty well. That's what I'd try first, also helps break in the barrel. Get it on target at 20-25 yds, then move to 50 to see what load it likes best, then see what your max effective range is. With a conical upwards of 300-350 gr., optimal sight-in for open sights will probably be about 1-2" high at 50.
