Knight Bighorn and No Excuses 460's + FFFg ?

[mossback1971]

Happy Thanksgiving all... I just converted to a Williams peep and fire sight front hood sighting system. I'm shooting FFFg for the first time with the 460's ( I live in Oregon) and wanted to know if I need a wad or not? A good starting point would be 80g of powder or so? Thank you for the help, MossBack

[Sabotloader]

Happy Thanksgiving all... I just converted to a Williams peep and fire sight front hood sighting system. I'm shooting FFFg for the first time with the 460's ( I live in Oregon) and wanted to know if I need a wad or not? A good starting point would be 80g of powder or so? Thank you for the help, MossBack

I shoo the same bullet over here in Idaho... I do use a wad actually a 'shot card' to keep the heat of t7 from melting the bottom of the bullet creating liquid lead in the bore.  BUT, today if I were shooting a 50 cal with a lead conical I would use a MMP 50 cal Sub-base... better seal and insulation against heat...



I shoot 90 grains of T7 - but most would tell you 70 works great...

[mossback1971]

I have never seen that before. I will look into it. What is a shot card?

[mossback1971]

I wonder if it legal to use in Oregon?

[Sabotloader]

I wonder if it legal to use in Oregon?

I am not sure that they are... I thought I read something about no plastic in the Oregon rule.

It is illegal to hunt with non-lead bullets, jacketed bullets, sabots and bullets with plastic or synthetic bases during muzzleloader only seasons and 600 series hunts where there is a weapon restriction of shotgun/muzzleloader only or archery/muzzleloader only.  Conical lead or lead alloy bullets with a length that does not exceed twice the diameter and lead or lead alloy round balls used with
cloth, paper or felt patches are allowed.

[Sabotloader]

I have never seen that before. I will look into it. What is a shot card?

A Shot Card is an over the powder card...



This is the one I normally used..

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/172/2

.510" diameter, ideal for .50 caliber rifles, .125" over powder card, 1000, by Circle Fly Wads
 WAD-510-A