Load recommendations for new Pro Hunter??
12-06-2009, 07:04 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Davison, Michigan
Posts: 162
Load recommendations for new Pro Hunter??
What are you guys having the best luck with. Want to stick to loose powder, preferrably 777 3f but open to all suggestions. Pro Hunter will be in lay-away before Christmas hopefully.
12-06-2009, 07:06 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: West NE
Posts: 1,455
Sigh..
--Accuracy is not up to what the shooter wants to load their gun up with. The gun chooses the load. By this, I mean it is necessary to experiment with different bullets and the powder charges you are shooting them with. Your gun might like one bullet with 70gr powder, and another with 100gr powder. When you get a new gun, you should have its "sweet spot" found. By purchasing a few different kinds of bullets and shooting them all at different powder charges, you can find out which load performs best. Usually, shooters are recommended to start at about 70 or 80gr charges (depending on the powder being used) and to go up in 5 or 10gr increments until the best accuracy is found.
--Accuracy is not up to what the shooter wants to load their gun up with. The gun chooses the load. By this, I mean it is necessary to experiment with different bullets and the powder charges you are shooting them with. Your gun might like one bullet with 70gr powder, and another with 100gr powder. When you get a new gun, you should have its "sweet spot" found. By purchasing a few different kinds of bullets and shooting them all at different powder charges, you can find out which load performs best. Usually, shooters are recommended to start at about 70 or 80gr charges (depending on the powder being used) and to go up in 5 or 10gr increments until the best accuracy is found.
12-06-2009, 12:22 PM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
Big Z is close but some times a very similer gun will shoot close enough to give a good starting point. So I will list some loads from my endeavor.
Gold Dot 250 ,gr Harvester 300+ sabot, 110gr BH209.
120 gr BH209, 250gr Shock Wave or 250 gr Lehigh, with Harvester Short Black[under 300gr]
Gold Dot 250 ,gr Harvester 300+ sabot, 110gr BH209.
120 gr BH209, 250gr Shock Wave or 250 gr Lehigh, with Harvester Short Black[under 300gr]
12-09-2009, 05:45 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Southeastern Ohio
Posts: 390
120-130 grains 3f or 2f of T7 with MPM 24 sabot and 300 grain .451 speer-cloverleafs at 100 yards and kills'm dead-always a big entrance and exit wound-6 dead deer last three seasons...
Last edited by rdpettit; 12-10-2009 at 07:19 AM.
12-09-2009, 08:50 AM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: McDonough, GA
Posts: 754
RE:
I have an Encore (not a Prohunter) and I went to Blackhorn 209. No crud ring like T7 and you can shoot on the range as many times as you want without cleaning. Just clean it when you get home.
As others have said, try differents loads, but I'm shooting a 300 grain Nosler Partition (.458 cal) in a MMC Orange Sabot. I use 110 grains of BH209 and at 100 yds, it will overlap the bullet holes.
As others have said, try differents loads, but I'm shooting a 300 grain Nosler Partition (.458 cal) in a MMC Orange Sabot. I use 110 grains of BH209 and at 100 yds, it will overlap the bullet holes.
12-09-2009, 01:40 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Amelia Island, Florida
Posts: 1,030
In my Encore I shot 90 grn BH 209/ 200 grn Shockwave / W 209 primer for 1 kill.
I have switched to the hotter CCIM or Federal 209A primers when shooting BH 209.
I sold the Encore and find that my CVA Optima likes 100 grns instead of 90
I have switched to the hotter CCIM or Federal 209A primers when shooting BH 209.
I sold the Encore and find that my CVA Optima likes 100 grns instead of 90
