Do You Doubt The PRB?
12-19-2015 | 06:33 PM
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12-19-2015 | 06:34 PM
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I agree Tom. I know the PRB is not the best bullet to shoot. I try to get that across in my posts so nobody will choose it by mistake.
If you respect the limits of the PRB. Go ahead and shoot it. Otherwise pick a more modern bullet.
I also like BP shoots, and an occasional rendezvous too. Doing it all with one gun makes sense to me. If you want to get to know your gun. Use it for everything. Within reason of course.
A light loaded PRB is great for small game too.
If you respect the limits of the PRB. Go ahead and shoot it. Otherwise pick a more modern bullet.
I also like BP shoots, and an occasional rendezvous too. Doing it all with one gun makes sense to me. If you want to get to know your gun. Use it for everything. Within reason of course.
A light loaded PRB is great for small game too.
You got me thinking about lite loads getting my Flintlock ready. My Lyman Deerstalker is so short, I bet I don't burn 100grns of powder. I think I'm gonna drop to 90 for now.
12-19-2015 | 06:52 PM
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Grouse, unless your rifle is less than 16 inches and you are using lighter than 150 grain bullet you will have no problems burning 100 grains in that barrel. BP is fast. Most loads have burnt the powder within the first nine inches. Now if you are shooting a tiny little bullet or one that is pretty loose then you will have the problem of unburnt powder. This is quite easily verified using the white sheet method.
12-19-2015 | 06:56 PM
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I'm not a fan of shooting over white paper, or snow. Black powder is very inefficient, and will always blow out unburned powder. A lot of what some think is unburned powder is really residue. Of course the more you use the more will blow out. It doesn't mean the load is wrong. I'm not the only one who feels this way.
Sort of falls into the old wives tales of black powder.
Sort of falls into the old wives tales of black powder.
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12-19-2015 | 07:02 PM
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Bob, I really wish you would kinda back up a little bit on your campaign for everyone to stop using PRB's. Many on here like to use them and do so with extreme effectiveness. Pete is one of them. I myself used them back in the dark ages when I was young and seriously into black powder shooting. I don't now mainly because I am getting into the more modern aspects of the sport in my old age. That and I don't have a BP rifle that is suitable for PRB. My Hawk is 1:28 twist and just doesn't like shooting them worth diddly. Maybe one day I will get back into them but my "one days" are getting shorter daily. They just don't trip me trigger like they used to. They are an effective bullet when used properly just like EVERY other means of hunting out there. No matter what bullet or platform one chooses to hunt with, they have to know their limitations. Period. Just like CF rifles, there are better bullets, but that doesn't mean that the PRB is useless or ineffective or unethical. There are tons better bullets than cup and core bullets for CF rifles yet I don't see yo on a campaign to stop the use of them. Just because something may or may not be better doesn't mean that the other thing is useless and unethical.
12-19-2015 | 07:07 PM
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12-19-2015 | 07:07 PM
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I'm not a fan of shooting over white paper, or snow. Black powder is very inefficient, and will always blow out unburned powder. A lot of what is unburned powder is really residue. Of course the more you use the more will blow out. It doesn't mean the load is wrong. I'm not the only one who feels this way.
Sort of falls into the old wives tales of black powder.
Sort of falls into the old wives tales of black powder.