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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: Smokepole54 on January 17, 2013, 03:23:08 PM

Title: Full Bore bullets
Post by: Smokepole54 on January 17, 2013, 03:23:08 PM: I was thinking about shooting Traditions full bore or Hornaday full bore bullets has anybody shot these and did you like or dislike and was it on a target or animal thanks for your coments.
Title: Re: Full Bore bullets
Post by: MountainDevil54 on January 17, 2013, 03:42:02 PM: bring an ice pack for your hand after you load the first one. Awesome accuracy in a traditions LDR, but loading was horrible.
Title: Re: Full Bore bullets
Post by: lokidog on January 24, 2013, 07:37:10 PM: I've used full bore .50s. The guy I bought the gun from suggested removing the breech plug and pre-rifling them by running them through the barrel. This worked well, though it takes a little more time to line the rifling up when reloading if a second shot is needed.
Title: Re: Full Bore bullets
Post by: bosshogg112 on March 05, 2013, 07:53:56 PM: i shot the 300 grain ones on sunday and found them much easier to load than the 3 differant sabot combinations we had with us as well. :twocents: as far as accuracy, i was shooting 3" groups at 100 off hand and thats a dead animal for sure!
Title: Re: Full Bore bullets
Post by: MagKarl on March 05, 2013, 08:51:50 PM: Quote from: bosshogg112 on March 05, 2013, 07:53:56 PM
:twocents: as far as accuracy, i was shooting 3" groups at 100 off hand and thats a dead animal for sure!

That is some outstanding muzzleloader shooting. That should win you a few matches for sure.
Title: Re: Full Bore bullets
Post by: bosshogg112 on March 06, 2013, 10:54:24 AM: pretty sure it was a lot of luck involved in those groups. :chuckle: