New Muzzleloader
12-30-2014, 08:22 AM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
Its not so much the weight as it is the length of the bullet. The 200gr Bloodline is longer than a Barnes 195gr or the 200gr SST.
Now if you had a 1-20 or even a 1-24 twist, you could probably be just fine with loads under 100gr of T7 or BH209. I have not tested this in my Savage 1-24 but in a 1-20 45 it appears to be the case.
I really doubt a 1-28 would be enough for a 200gr Bloodline without using full power loads of 100gr or more.
Now if you had a 1-20 or even a 1-24 twist, you could probably be just fine with loads under 100gr of T7 or BH209. I have not tested this in my Savage 1-24 but in a 1-20 45 it appears to be the case.
I really doubt a 1-28 would be enough for a 200gr Bloodline without using full power loads of 100gr or more.
12-30-2014, 11:01 AM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 197
My kids have shot 60, 70, 80 grains of BH209 with a 250gr bullet.
60gr should be good to approx 70yds (passthru shot on big doe at 40yds)
70gr approx 100yds (bullet found under hide on offside with 110yd shot)
80gr approx 130yds (passthru shot on smaller deer at 135yds)
The lightest load recoils like my 243
I would recommend a 250gr bullet like the Barnes TEZ with supplied sabot or a Harvester smooth black, this being the sabot of choice for us. This is the bullet recovered with the 70gr shot
60gr should be good to approx 70yds (passthru shot on big doe at 40yds)
70gr approx 100yds (bullet found under hide on offside with 110yd shot)
80gr approx 130yds (passthru shot on smaller deer at 135yds)
The lightest load recoils like my 243
I would recommend a 250gr bullet like the Barnes TEZ with supplied sabot or a Harvester smooth black, this being the sabot of choice for us. This is the bullet recovered with the 70gr shot
Last edited by BuckDoeHunter; 12-30-2014 at 11:07 AM.
