Update: Remington Genesis accuracy
 

Update:

I finally got to fire my new Remington Genesis and set the scope. The powder charge is 90 gr. of FFFg TeipleSeven with a 300 grain Remington JHP 45-70 Government bullet in a Harvester CR sabot. The group size is 2.01" at 100 yards.

I know some folks get better accuracy from their muzzleloading rifles, however I am quiet pleased with the accuracy of my load.

Just thought I would let you know how things are turning out with the Genesis.

Gene Pool

Are you pulling my leg Gene Pool? :p A two-inch 100 yard group is excellent.

It looks like you've got yourself a goodun. How many shots in that group?

A 2 inch group out of a rifle is a very good day at the range for me. My Genesis is real accurate also. I have shot a lot of different bullets and powders out of it. The rifle is not fussy.

That is great accuracy. Just wondering though, how tight is that bullet going down. I don't believe havester makes a sabot for a .458" bullet. The black CR are for a .451" - .452". If it is too tight going in you could possibly be damaging the petals on fthe sabot.

Its pretty common to use a Harvester Black Crushrib with .458s unless you have a tight bore. That combo is very popular in Savages. The Rems are a tad smaller at .457 IIRC also.

Well who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks? I never knew that. But I do recall that my Genesis was snug with teh green CR sabots and .430" bullets. I don't think I could have gotten the .458 down the bore with a black CR.

They are too tight in my .500 bore but i can run a .458 through a cheap Lee .454 sizing die and the HBCR sabot fits very nicely. :D Loaded OD then comes out to about .5055

Dear Semisane,

No, I am not pulling your leg. I have a Leupold 2-7 scope on the Genesis, and yes, the sabot is hard to get started down the barrel. My group was 3 shots as it was late evening and I was running out of light.

By the way, I am a benchrest shooter with custom high-powered rifles...6mmBR, 6mmPPC, 7mm SAUM, 280AI, etc. so I am knowlegable on that type of shooting. I also shot competitive muzzleloading with black powder and round ball back in the 70's and 80's.

Thank you for the reply.

Gene

P.S. The little Genesis has an excellent trigger pull right out of the box.

Dear Gm54,

"Its pretty common to use a Harvester Black Crushrib with .458s ... That combo is very popular in Savages."

That is exactly what the rep at Harvester told me.

I recalled how I used to load .577 and .579 round balls in a .580 bore bench rifle with .017 patches. So I figured the .457 Remington 45-70 bullets would do similarly.

Thank you for your reply.

Gene Pool

Dear bronko22000,

It is tight loading but I wipe the bore pretty well between shots--not complely clean, but about 80% clean. It would be really hard to load on a fouled bore.

Thank you for your reply.

Gene Pool