Pet loads for T/C Seneca .36
 

Hey, any of you boys got a pet load for a T/C Seneca using either RB or Maxi??? I have a really nice used .36 that the Mrs. bought me for Xmas about 10 years ago and I haven't ran a dozen shots through it since I got it, so I don't have anything developed yet but I have both .350 roundball and a T/C Maxi mould. Let me know what they like the taste of...Thanks,

BPS

Darn! i wish i had know! Last week a guy in my shooting group at the rondy was shooting really old 36... and it was doing him really good, shooting PRB's, but never asked the load. I was amazed that he rang the gongs as well as he did - even the long range gongs - he rattled them. So now was he good or was the gun good?

It was fun to watch him shoot...

I got some 36 sabots and loaded 32 bullets with 40 gr of t7. Fairly good i have a cva 36 with 1x48 twist, never tried maxi

My pet doesn't know squat about loads. Sorry.

Shot the Seneca today
 

Did some shooting with my T/C Seneca .36 today. I shot both .350 RB and T/C Maxi ball.

For the first target, I shot three groups with the .350 RB. The first and second were with .018 square-cut pillowtick patches moistened with Moosemilk...not impressed. The first group (bottom) was with a 6:00 hold, the second (top) was with a dead-on hold and the third (middle) was a 6:00 hold with .015 pre-cut patches lubed with 1000+ Wonderlube. I used a 30gr charge of FFFg for all three.


The second target was again with .350 RB and .015 pre-cut patches lubed with 1000+ Wlube. I shot the first group with 30gr and the second group with 35gr using a 6:00 hold for both.


For the third target, I shot two groups with 40gr FFFg T/C .36 Maxi-ball lubed with bore butter and a felt wad between powder and Maxi. I used a 6:00 hold for the first three shot group (bottom) with Maxi's and a dead-on hold for the second group (top) with Maxi's. I then went back to the .015 patch and ball combo with the same 40gr charge and shot a five shot group (middle) using a 6:00 hold.


I was shooting today from a comfortable rest and bags @ 25 yards. There was a steady crosswind most of the afternoon but I don't think it affected my shooting any. This little rifle has those AWFUL Patridge-style sights that I absolutely can't stand. When I get my sight picture, I hold the front blade flush with the top of the rear sight. I know full well that I could draw the front sight down into the notch deeper, but I don't like to play that game as I feel it's too inconsistent. The rifle has adjustable sights for a reason. The problem is, the rear sight is bottomed out. For you "crank up the powder charge" boys, I'm not gonna go beyond a 50gr charge in this gun so that point is moot. It looks like I may end up putting a higher front sight on this one as well, or possibly replacing both.

BPS

Now I see how to get several thousand posts.

BPS

Here's one more. :p

BP, just quote him from the movie Planes trains and automobiles.


" If I wanted a joke, I'd follow you into the restroom and watch you take a leak"

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You'd walk back out feeling inferior. :sad0064:

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