1:20 original Disc
 

I have been waiting for some 530 gr BACO bullets to arrived but it was finally nice enough to shoot and I just received some more of Ed’s 465 gr bullets so I decided to give them a try at gong hunting until the 530’s arrive .
I chose an old school .45 original disc . It has been bedded and has fpj primer . Other than that it is original .
I had been shooting PR 260’s in it so I had to sight it in . It only has a 9 power scope . I could see the 500 yard gong fine but didn’t have enough elevation to reach that far . I was limited to around 300 yards .


I took along pyrodex p and triple 7 with the intention of trying both and working up an accurate load
As it turned out the pyrodex p load of 75 gr with veggie wad and ed’s 465 was good enough group that I didn’t do any experimenting this time out
This was the 3 shot group



I ended up sighting it in for 125 yard zero figuring I could leave it for hunting if it shot good .

Then I went to 200 . 2 shots were satisfactory, the third shot I think was my fault .


Then it was gong time at 300
First shot was a little high . It hit the t post that my gong hangs from . Ed’s bullet is a definite killer on steel t posts if you ever have a chance to hunt one :)

1 adjustment and it was dead gong every shot . You can see where the bullets hit the gong , the group wasn’t to bad
So my conclusion is Ed’s bullet is a killer to 300 on gongs and probably beyond if your scope allows you to reach out further
75 gr pyrodex p
465 gr conical
1:20 twist original Knight Disc
Triple 7 primer

Good job!

No shoot'n around here for awhile. Another 12" to 18" of snow coming so they say. I'm sick of it!

Nice Sharpsshooter. What was the range for that first tiny three shot group?

I love Ed's big bullets in my Green Mountain Renegade. I call them the "freight trains". Here's about the best they will do from its 1:30 twist barrel with GOEX at 100, 200 and 300 yards. I've never tried other powders.







I was going to make the Spring T-Post hunt this year, but my shoulder is not up to shooting the big bullets necessary for those suckers. It's healing from the injury sustained in a fall in December, but slowly.

100 yd group then 200 and gong at 300
That 1:30 you have sure seems to like them . That’s pretty good groups you got . Hope you heal quickly . Hunting season is a coming :)