So will a .45 or .50 shoot better at distance?

there was a show the other day, american shooter? and he was going for a record 15 shots in 45 minutes @ 500 yards with a muzzleloader. i think it was whitworth shooting a 500 grain conical with 80gr 2f blackpowder. The target was 18"x18" and he got 4 shots in the black 11 in the white. That kind of shooting is awesome and fun, but when it comes to hunting, its to far.

I watched that the other night also.Pretty cool.he was shooting in a high cross wind too.He missd the 2nd to last shot.was cool he' would shoot and like 2 sec later you would hear the bullet hit the plate.

I wish I had saw that. I'd bet he was shooting a 45 cal with 1:20 or 1:18 twist.

I would like to have seen it to. Lee

Paul the 45 has a bit of an edge in velocity, the 50 has a much wider range of choices in bullets and sabots. It really depends on what you have confidence in. Lee

I would go with a Pedersoli Gibbs .451. I bought one last year and Joe Hepsworth in Ohio makes match grade bullets for it in paper patch or grease groove. The gun is caple of 1000 yard shots , to bad I'm not. It would be the best LRM .

Paul
Lighter bullets slow down faster, a pointed shape to help keep the speed and a peep designed for the long distance target. A laser range finder if they are legal and the distance is unknown. Bullets with a ballistic shape and long for the caliber if you buy a rifle special for it find out the weight of bullet the guys that consistently score best are using, then be sure any rifle you buy has the right twist. If you have any problem figuring it get the bullet weight and caliber, and e-mail me I have some software for that. Lee

good advice. You need at least a 1:18 twist. I shoot a 540 gr bullet with 110 gr 777 in my Gibbs. It has a 1:18 twist. I thought the sharpshooter barrel for my T/C with the 1:24 twist would be good but it is still a little slow. It will handle a 460 gr conical real well but doesn't really shoot over 200 yards accurately.

Thanks guy's