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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: MountainDevil54 on August 11, 2013, 05:33:18 PM

Title: Alliant Black MZ in a sidelock
Post by: MountainDevil54 on August 11, 2013, 05:33:18 PM: Well today I wanted to see how well Black MZ worked in my CVA Hawken .58cal 1:66 twist muzzy. I built her for big game and so that means heavy loads of Goex or Olde Eynsford, but with the Black MZ on hand, why not?
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Using 100 grains volume Black MZ, .562" round ball .020" patch lubed with moose milk and rung out " Wet patches kill accuracy" I set up a target at 75 yards and got down to it.
I did swab between shots for this group.
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Not to happy with that group, I went and decided to NOT swab the bore and see how that did, along with a few minutes between shots, I also UPPED my charge to 110 grains Black MZ.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1331.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw581%2FFrontierMuzzleloading%2FBlack%2520MZ%2FIMG_0653_zps2c04c079.jpg&hash=bedd06bdd4e326e38902578548512c5d9c3085a5) (http://s1331.photobucket.com/user/FrontierMuzzleloading/media/Black%20MZ/IMG_0653_zps2c04c079.jpg.html)

Now we are talkin!! A weird straight up and down group, but hey, shes groupin a lot more consistent.

Once again, I let the gun cool down and went back later in the evening with a new target a little easier to see with my thick front sight and shot my first 2 shots, Aprox 1 1/4" apart, one click down on my sight and I was printing the same darn group! Its ready for 100 yards tomorrow.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1331.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw581%2FFrontierMuzzleloading%2FBlack%2520MZ%2FIMG_0659_zps60028aab.jpg&hash=67569c100052f65507c98bd0a6f928071b81ef3d) (http://s1331.photobucket.com/user/FrontierMuzzleloading/media/Black%20MZ/IMG_0659_zps60028aab.jpg.html)

110 grain patches I recovered.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1331.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fw581%2FFrontierMuzzleloading%2FBlack%2520MZ%2FIMG_0662_zps6ac3ff82.jpg&hash=200783c3ba3acb026aa1246bddd45445e24f99dd) (http://s1331.photobucket.com/user/FrontierMuzzleloading/media/Black%20MZ/IMG_0662_zps6ac3ff82.jpg.html)

Earlier I tried the dry patch method and 2 out of 5 shots hit the target. After recovering the patches, I now know why LOL.
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Title: Re: Alliant Black MZ in a sidelock
Post by: oneshot12 on August 12, 2013, 12:37:43 PM: i use the moose milk when shooting a black powder events too helps cut down on the flowing . Have you tried using the ox york patches when working up you hunting loads / lots of the folks i shoot with use them only when hunting . have a few friends that us them no matter when they shoot the MZL as i said i use them only for hunting an shooting round ball its just a thought and you might see a difference in the grouping