Range report on the Renegade.
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Range report on the Renegade.
I figured it was time to see what shelikes to eat, and boy was surprised. I was shooting FF 777 and cleaned after every shot. 3 shot groups and I let the barrel cool between shots. Target at 50 yards.
1st. Load- Hornady Great Plains Conical 385gr. Started with 70gr of powder and worked up to 85gr. It shot all over the target, and I noticed a lot of lead on my cleaning patches.
2nd load- Thompson/Center Maxi-Hunter 275gr. Started at 70gr of powder and worked up to 85gr. No lead on patches and 4" group at 85gr was the best it did.
Last load- PRB Hornady .490 with pillow ticking patch cut from strips flush with muzzle. Kinda pressed for time so I loaded with 85gr and shot a 4" group, I bet I can do better than 4"
1st. Load- Hornady Great Plains Conical 385gr. Started with 70gr of powder and worked up to 85gr. It shot all over the target, and I noticed a lot of lead on my cleaning patches.
2nd load- Thompson/Center Maxi-Hunter 275gr. Started at 70gr of powder and worked up to 85gr. No lead on patches and 4" group at 85gr was the best it did.
Last load- PRB Hornady .490 with pillow ticking patch cut from strips flush with muzzle. Kinda pressed for time so I loaded with 85gr and shot a 4" group, I bet I can do better than 4"
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#9
Update: I got a box of 275gr maxi-hunters. At 25 yards with 90gr of pyrodex rs all 3 shots were in the same hole 6" high and right. Took me 3 shots to bullseye. Backed up to 50yrds and next 3 were about 3" high, but my group had opened to 3" I figured it's human error because my front site covers the entire target. Oh I cleared with hot soapy water between shots.
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 169
If you want a real shooter switch to Pyrodex RS and try the XTP or if you got to shoot a conical shoot the 385 gr Great plains and start at 70 gr of Prodex RS. My renegade tends to be a powder hawg. with the XTP's mine shoots real well with 70 gr of pyrodex RS. You should easily get better groups.