Muzzle Loader Elk

[Salmo]

What gr bullet are you all using for elk?  What rifle? And what is the barrel twist?

Thanks

[doyourtime89]

.300 Win Mag with 180 grain Federal Premium trophy bonded tip...not sure of barrel twist

[whacker1]

275 grain barnes expander mz in .54 cal.  Remington - 1 - 28 I believe.  I bought the 325 grain of the same bullet, but haven't had a chance to shoot them yet

[SkookumHntr]

Ive been using 300grn Hornady SST's with 100grns Triple7. 1/28 twist Knight BigHorn. That Combo has been Money for me the last 2 years

[Salmo]

'skook

What's your range limit with that load on elk and on deer..  Thanks

[JimmyHoffa]

I've been using a percussion .54 Great Plains.  I think the twist is 1:48.  430 gr TC maxi-ball super penetrators, using 95 gr Pyrodex with a felt seal.  Primer is CCI #11 mag.

[waoutdoorsman]

300gr hornady sst in front of 100gr 777 powder. 1:28 barrel twist, nw vortek

[threedwizard]

375 grain Knight Hot Shot with 130 grains of Triple 7, Knight LRH. Has been a deadly elk or deer round out to 176 yards.

[Sabotloader]

What gr bullet are you all using for elk?  What rifle? And what is the barrel twist?

Thanks

I am using a Lehigh/Bloodline .458-300 grain bullet in .457-.458/50 cal sabot.  I am shooting a Knight DISC or MK 85 with 120 grains of T7-2f/3f, of course 100 grains is just effective to 150 yards...

[SkookumHntr]

'skook

What's your range limit with that load on elk and on deer..  Thanks

-2 years ago I took my elk at 190 rangefinder yards with a stump for a steady rest. This last year I took my elk at 50yds off hand. I passed a dandy bull at around 120yds off hand. From what Ive learned you need to take the same shot as you would with a bow& arrow, Broadside or slightly quartering away. Muzzys just dont have the knockdown power of a rifle.. Its Just like archery, just your range is extended out to about 150yds. I practice to 200yds.

[adamR]

115 grains of pirodex, 300 grain bonded thompson center shockwaves, traditions vortek northwest edition
dropped my avatar at 150 yards immediately

[threedwizard]

Sabotloader, that 300 bloodline looks interesting. How does it group? I've tried a few different bullets and might try that in a .52 sabot. How much for 20?

[Sabotloader]

Sabotloader, that 300 bloodline looks interesting. How does it group? I've tried a few different bullets and might try that in a .52 sabot. How much for 20?

I shoot that bullet from my 52 with excellent results.  They are expensive right up there with the Barnes and Nosler Partitions.  They also do come with the correct sabot.  I think they are $20+

Might look through these threads...

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=75690.0

The big thing you have to remember, and this very hard for most of us, but the Lehigh/Bloodline is not a typical exanding bullet.  You migh read through this thread where a dad and son did some experimenting... The explanation of the Lehigh/Bloodline is on the second page.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/black-powder/361092-science-project-report-long.html

Some target work



This is a 200 yard target shot by a Knight employee with Knight Mountaineer shooting a .452-250 gr Bloodline.

[lonedave]

325 gr - .600 round ball - T/C Hawken - .62 Green Mountain Barrel - rifled 1:72 twist - 110 gr Goex 2f

[gadwall]

350 grain TC maxi-hunter and 90-100 grains of loose T7, CVA Elkhorn with 1:28 twist.