Love those bullets.
Good shooting Josmund. Are you wiping the bore between each shot with those loads? |
In reading the more popular ML boards lately, I appear to be the only one using light-side loads with inline MLs...... albeit 80 grains Blackhorn on my last range outing.
So Josmund, in using those 60-70 grain 777 loads, isn't it nice to squeeze the trigger and not feel the heavy recoil 110 grains of Blackhorn presents with 250-300 grain bullets, which is the volume and bullet size used by so many members here? This is a sport that for many decades did not try to compete with centerfires and not only recognized ML yardage limits, but accepted those limitations. A couple weeks ago I thought my 80 grain powder charge would be good for 150 yards with 180-230 grain sabot/bullets, in a couple different ML rifles. But I had to settle for 125 yard dependencies, without upping the powder charge. I am still a happy camper with 125 and very content. I don't desire to shoot muzzleloaders that feel like I'm squeezing the trigger to my 12 gauge double-barrel shotgun. Nice going Josmund and good luck in further developing those loads. |
I shoot approximately the same powder charge out of my Whites. And with a heavy conical, accuracy is exceptional. Also I discovered for those worried about penetration.. 65 grains of Triple Seven 2f and a 460 grain conical will penetrate 8 inches of solid poplar fire wood. They mushroom to almost an inch, and retain almost all their mass. What more could I ask of a bullet and think of the devastation to a game animal.
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I'd be real happy with those groups. They are typical of what I get and many times depending on how the stars are aligned I do much better. You may want to tweak your loads a little by going up or down 5 grains to see if the groups shrink some more for you. By the way, my 8yr old grandson shot his first doe this year at a distance of about 40 yds with a load of either 50 or 55gr of 777-3F and she was DRT.
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You may want to tweak your loads a little by going up or down 5 grains to see if the groups shrink some more for you. Here are the 100 yard groups from my last session a few weeks ago with 65, 75, and 85 grain loads. Results were pretty much the same as what I got with those loads back in October. |
I like 80gr T73F in my Super91 .451 with a 480 Bullshop conical. 1" high at 50 yds and they drop about 3" out to 100yds. Never recovered one yet out of the deer I have killed.
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"Light" Load Company for Triple Se7en
The last 7 deer I've taken have been with 82.5 (6) or 85 (1) grains volume of BH209, using 240 - 300 grain bullets with sabots. Range has been 95 to 125 yards, with 3 at 125. All have been double lung with a typical run of 40 - 80 yards. This is about the same as we see with centerfire rifles.
The loads seem to do best on the heavier bucks, with the longest run for a lighter doe. Now I use the lighter 240 HP bullet when I know I'm trying to fill a doe tag. These loads produce velocities similar to 105 - 110 grains of Pyrodex 2F. This type of load seems to have been commonly used at one time. |
Originally Posted by Semisane
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Love those bullets.
Good shooting Josmund. Are you wiping the bore between each shot with those loads? |
I have no regrets moving away from 777 powder. In about another month, I may say the same thing about moving permanently away from Pyrodex, American Pioneer and Goex/Schuetzen blackpowder.
Blackhorn 209 has a frustrating hiccup or two. But the positives early-on in my range-time with it, far-outweigh the negatives. My wallet needs to adapt to Blackhorn prices also. I cannot believe how fast I burned my first jug of Blackhorn. There should be an ML law on banning smaller containers and higher prices combinations....lol :cool2: |
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