Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: Rainpaddle on August 24, 2016, 02:10:50 PM
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Hi,
I've been lurking here a couple years and first, thanks for the great information. I've thought I had seen it written that loose powder less than a magnum load of 3 pellets, 50 grains each, could equal 3 pellets.
I'm shooting a CVA Accura bought this year and most of my loads are 120 grains H Triple 7 fff. It shoots well with Powerbelts 295 grains and Barnes 300 grains with my best groups of 3 shots at 100 yards just at 3"s. But 130 grains shot well but if loose creates higher pressure than pellet I don't want to push the max reccommended charge of 150 grains in pellets. What do you think?
My goal is one load for Muley and spikes.
Rob
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Hi,
I've been lurking here a couple years and first, thanks for the great information. I've thought I had seen it written that loose powder less than a magnum load of 3 pellets, 50 grains each, could equal 3 pellets.
I'm shooting a CVA Accura bought this year and most of my loads are 120 grains H Triple 7 fff. It shoots well with Powerbelts 295 grains and Barnes 300 grains with my best groups of 3 shots at 100 yards just at 3"s. But 130 grains shot well but if loose creates higher pressure than pellet I don't want to push the max reccommended charge of 150 grains in pellets. What do you think?
My goal is one load for Muley and spikes.
Rob
I am assuming that you are in WA, so you are using caps... if so I would indicate to you that 110 grains of T7-3f and a .458x275 grain Bloodline would be everything you need.
Remember also 150 grains of pellets is equal to about 120 grains of T7-2f. 110 of 3f will put you right in step with 120 of 2f. Plus the 3f ignites easier and burns a little cleaner.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FBallistic%2520Sheets%2F275110T7.jpg&hash=10a854dbb634369d2158cb492e05e3795ad26473) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Ballistic%20Sheets/275110T7.jpg.html)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv130%2Fsabotloader%2FTargets%2FBloodline%2520275-300%2520Composite.jpg&hash=890033f18b970a73bc2f1bb70e524d93e2b7ffe6) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/sabotloader/media/Targets/Bloodline%20275-300%20Composite.jpg.html)
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Thank you Sabot,
Musket caps are the ignission source, Dynamit Noble 1081. I think I will skip 130 grains and source some Bloodlines 275 or 300 and dial in to 110 or 120. I've got over a month to make that happen. I'm really happy with POA at 25 to 100 bench rest with those weights, it is just the real world effect of bullet performance I don't have any experience with. Thanks again.
Rob
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Sabot comes through again with unbeatable information. :tup:
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You ain't so bad yourself😉
Like I said, I've been through many pages of muzzle material here and about a year or more ago my buddy and I decided to go muzzleloader, it's been great reading the wealth of knowledge here. The Puyallup Taxidermy guy is another font.
Rob