Pet load for Black diamond xr ?

[swift]

Anyone have some good shooting loads for a Black diamond xr using jacketed
Bullets ??  Just picked this one up and thought I ask around
I've been using 250xtp's over triple 7 fffg in my ml700 with great results
Thanks for the help !

[jackelope]

Gonna tag along on this one. I got my XR yesterday.

[jackelope]

Anybody?
I Know this is a popular rifle. At least I thought it was.
 

[jrebel]

I love my XR and have had wonderful luck with 110 grains Pyrodex select loose powder pushing a 250 (deer) or 300 (elk) grain Thompson Center Shockwave sabot. 

I also use a williams peep and can shoot comfortably to 150 yards when hunting.  Off a bench I can hit a milk jug at 180 all day long. 

My doe this year was 150 ish yards and it dumped her where she stood. 

My cow elk a few years ago was approx 20 yards.

My buck was exactly 103 yards (off a knee). 

Enjoy and please ask questions if you have them.  If anyone is in the area and wants to try my load before you commit I will gladly meet you at the range and let you throw some lead down range. 

[BKMFR]

Nice animals Jrebel!

[jackelope]

I love my XR and have had wonderful luck with 110 grains Pyrodex select loose powder pushing a 250 (deer) or 300 (elk) grain Thompson Center Shockwave sabot. 

I also use a williams peep and can shoot comfortably to 150 yards when hunting.  Off a bench I can hit a milk jug at 180 all day long. 

My doe this year was 150 ish yards and it dumped her where she stood. 

My cow elk a few years ago was approx 20 yards.

My buck was exactly 103 yards (off a knee). 

Enjoy and please ask questions if you have them.  If anyone is in the area and wants to try my load before you commit I will gladly meet you at the range and let you throw some lead down range.

Thanks Johnny, I appreciate the feedback.

[WSU]

I shoot either 110 grains of pyrodex pellets or 130.  385 grain home-made lead bullets.  Works on elk and deer both.

[jrebel]

Oh yeah...I only use the musket caps with the german musket caps. 

[swift]

Good info thanks

[Capt. Rob]

I shoot  120 gr. of 777 ffg  below a 250 grain shokwave or even better yet, a barnes tmz. I have harvested animals from 150 to 200+ I can't complain and won't change.

[PA BEN]

All of the low reviews on shockwaves say they don't expand and shoot through a deer. Alot of lost deer reviews?  I'm also looking for a bullet for my blackdiamond too.

[bobcat]

I would shoot the Bloodline bullets if I had a rifle that would shoot them, but mine is a 54 caliber with a 1 in 48 twist. The Black Diamond should shoot them well.

http://www.knightrifles.com/bloodline-bullets

Another bullet I would try is the Thor bullets, which are basically a Barnes but full bore with no sabot.

https://thorbullets.com

[scottcrb]

im shooting a different ML but 110 gr of 777ffg powder and either a hornady xtp in .452 with a sabot or a .50 barnes bloodline.

[jrebel]

All of the low reviews on shockwaves say they don't expand and shoot through a deer. Alot of lost deer reviews?  I'm also looking for a bullet for my blackdiamond too.

I have had a complete different experience....as the pictures above show.  Deer was 103 yards complete pass through and total devastation.  My understanding is at extreme close ranges the bullets may have a performance issue.  However I have had great results on three animals ranging from 20 to 150 yards. 

 

[hendog]

I shoot the 50 cal 250gn Hornady SST and 2 each 50gn (100gn) Pyrodex pellets. I have a Williams peep and can hold a golf ball size group at 50yds.