have a 54 cal tc renegade whats a good bullet to use

[shorthair15]

any one have a renegade in 54 cal. i know its late in the season. but im looking for a bullet to use besides a round ball. useing it for late season deer. could not hunt the early season did not have time off. useing it for back up for my knight disc extreme for my cow permit in january. thanks

[PyroBlack]

http://www.hornady.com/store/54-Cal-c-675

https://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_99_311_313&products_id=3676&osCsid=0r4anrha8r1k3ocjudlc9kig81

[dadeo316]

I use the hornady great plains bullet in my older cva .54.  Shoots great and I think its a 425gr chunk of lead.  They are pretty cheap too.

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[Sabotloader]

any one have a renegade in 54 cal. i know its late in the season. but im looking for a bullet to use besides a round ball. useing it for late season deer. could not hunt the early season did not have time off. useing it for back up for my knight disc extreme for my cow permit in january. thanks

Most 1/48 twist will shoot the shorter bullets with out much of a problem even if you were to go to a sabot and copper clad bullet.

And actually for a back-up roll shooting an old fashioned patched round ball will get the job done also....

This table will give you some information.  Shooting T7 you do need to use a lubricated patch between the powder and the patch.  This helps protect the patch from the excessive heat of T7.



And again just for your information... this is a target I shot with a 54 Rene using a 300 grain XTP in a Nosler sabot.

[b.roberts]

I use the hornady great plains bullet as well.  It shoots great out of my renegade.

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[Sabotloader]

Shorthair15

Been to bust to any real thinking but this morning when I was looking for some left over 45x300 gr. XTP's - I think I have found the real answer to your question..

As you have probably read I have been doing a lot of 50 cal. sabotless shooting. And thanks to those big 50 cal. pistols that are on the market these days there is actually a good selection of 50 cal. bullets available.  Both Speer and Sierra offer a really decent hunting type bullet for this adventure.  And since I have not been shooting a 54 in ages - in fact I think I only have one left - I did not think of this until last night while watching football....

So that leads me to this for this



This bullet really qualifies - a short stubby 50x300 Deep Curl in an MMP 50x54 red sabot.  I am quite sure that your 54 and even my 54 will shoot this with very good accuracy and when it hits put a decent whoopen on what it hits.

Sierra also make 50x350 that would also do the job.



Also if you want a premium bullet that just might work also consider the Barnes 50x275 XPB in the red sabot.



So you/he with a 54 cal. living in Washington really do have some viable choices if you were to choose to shoot a sabot from the stately old Renegade.  Heck this might make those older sidelocks into a real modern elk slayer.

[MagKarl]

I wouldn't hesitate to use the round balls if I were you. 

[T-Bone]

PowerBelt bullets and the Hornady Great Plains Bullet shoot the best out of mine. I 've had little luck in the accuracy department with sabots due to the 1 in 48 rifling twist. If you can find any T/C MaxiBalls or MaxiHunters (no longer made by T/C); they shoot very well, too. The BuffaloBullet Ballet shoots pretty good, but I think Dixie Gun Works is the only ready source.

Tom

[shorthair15]

thanks i have some good ideas thank's every one! have a 54 cal lyman great plains comeing soon to add to my collection in a 1 in 60 twist. should be fun to shoot. when i get it dialed in would not mind takeing a deer with it some thing different. i like the side locks fun to play with.

[PyroBlack]

The BuffaloBullet Ballet shoots pretty good, but I think Dixie Gun Works is the only ready source.

Tom

I have some 50-cal Buffalo, Hornady and No Excuse conicals for sale in the Classified here.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/board,102.0.html

[T-Bone]

thanks i have some good ideas thank's every one! have a 54 cal lyman great plains comeing soon to add to my collection in a 1 in 60 twist. should be fun to shoot. when i get it dialed in would not mind takeing a deer with it some thing different. i like the side locks fun to play with.

With that twist rate (1 in 60), you may find a patched round ball is your only choice for any accuracy. The Great Plains HUNTER has more conical friendly
 twist rate of something like 1 in 28.

[shorthair15]

i know im useing round balls for my great plains. looking for a bullet to use in 54 renegade its a 1 in 48 twist.