Longbow Bowhunter

My fovorite rifle is a October Country, Great American Sporting rifle in 69 caliber, shoot a .678 round ball, .015 patch and 180 grains of 2F black powder.

I also have a 50 caliber Underhammer that I have been toying with till I got stationed in England, been shooting 80 grains of 2F blackpowder and a .490 ball. Going to shoot a deer with the underhammer when I get back home.

Hidden Hunter

Knight Elite .503
Bushnell 3200 3X9
115 Grains of Triple 7 ffg
325 Grain Buffalo SSB
Winchester 209's

Triple Se7en

Hidden Hunter

Non-bench rest/free-style shooting with your scope/powder/powder grain/bullet grain combination has to be an adventure every time you squeeze the trigger to avoid scope eye. Looking into the 3200 is really nice... wish it had a tad-more eye relief so I could trust one not to bloody my brow or bridge with my similar magnum-type loads.

Hidden Hunter

Trip, Its Athoratative for sure, but not so much, that it is unmanageable. Them Buffalos, print some nice groups, and the 115 , gets them there in a Hurry. Shooting off of Sticks,, duplicates the Bench for me. Came REAL Close to Opening up A Eye, once or Twice, but all in all, i love the feel of the Heavy Stuff. Critters love it to.

Charley

Two different rifles.

First, a .54 Italian "Harper's Ferry M1803". It is in quotes, because it doesn't REALLY look like an 1803. .530 ball, pillow ticking patch lubed with T/C Wonderlube, and 80 grains of GOEX FFg. FFFFg to prime. Not a hot load, but accurate enough and every whitetail killed with it has had complete penetration. Don't need more!
Second rifle is being worked up now for hunting. .45 caliber Southern Mountain flint rifle from TOTW parts. .440 ball, pillow ticking, and 70 grains FFFg, with FFFFg to prime.
Can you tell I like flinters?

Newcastle

Encore 209x50, 90 gr. FFG Triple Seven, 295 gr. Powerbelt.

3/4" or less at a hundred yards.

Triple Se7en

re: Hidden Hunter

I now shoot the Buffalo S.S.B 285s. I used them all the time two years ago .. then tried some of Hunterman's Boolets being offered at HA. Anyways, I'm married to them now.. ever since I stopped in at Gander Mountain & caught a sale on them.... 36 pk (box) for $9.98. I bought ALL seven boxes they had left. I think 252 should last a while .. eh?

bigcountry

I kept hearing people talk about the horrible recoil with anything over 100gr of powder and anything greater than 300gr bullet. So I get this knight elite, and carefully squeeze off some 150gr loads, with 300gr SST's as I never shot over 95gr for over a decade. In my opinion, my 300win mag, kicks alot harder. Maybe it cause I shoot 300RUM's and 375HH's all the time, but I don't think I would mention recoil as a problem on a muzzleloader. But then again, this elite has a top notch recoil pad.

Favorite combo

95gr pyrodex/240gr XTP, MMP Sabot Knight MK-93
No 11 CCI cap
Leupold Var X III 1.5-5X20mm

Second (new)
3-50gr 777 pellets/250gr Barnes Expander, Knight disc Elite
winchester 209
Leupold Var X II 2-7X33mm

Third (really old)
T/C Hawken
85gr ffg Goex/Hornady 50 roundball
No. 11 CCI Cap

Hidden Hunter

I know what you mean Trip ! I also have several Boxes of the 285 Offerings, and they Love 70gr, of T-7 ffg. These are what i started out testing, but wanted a Little More Meat, in my Boolet. The Buffalos are Highly Overlooked, by a Lot of Shooters, and im GLAD, because they are easy to find on the Shelves . LOL

livbucks

OUCH!