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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: JasonG on October 19, 2016, 06:58:27 PM

Title: 54 . Cal??
Post by: JasonG on October 19, 2016, 06:58:27 PM: Anybody shoot 54.Cal ?? What bullets do you use?
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: lazydrifter on October 19, 2016, 07:49:22 PM: What are you shooting? I shoot a 54 TC Renegade. My rifle likes 90 or a 100 grains of pyrodex with a 425 grain Great plains hornady or a 435 grain maxi bullet.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: JasonG on October 19, 2016, 07:58:33 PM: Ill getting a 54 .Cal Lyman trade rifle from a friend.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: ASHQUACK on October 19, 2016, 08:15:14 PM: I shoot a Knight Wolverine in 54. I shoot 295grn 45 cal buffalo bullets in a sabot.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: T-Bone on October 20, 2016, 07:32:42 AM: Quote from: lazydrifter on October 19, 2016, 07:49:22 PM
What are you shooting? I shoot a 54 TC Renegade. My rifle likes 90 or a 100 grains of pyrodex with a 425 grain Great plains hornady or a 435 grain maxi bullet.

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Also, I've discovered the heavier PowerBelt bullets (425 Gr.?) shoot very well in my .54 cal. Renegade and are super easy to load.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: Jeeper on October 20, 2016, 10:15:34 AM: .54 TC Renegade w/ Green Mountain 1/28 twist. Lymon 450 grain buffalo bullet from a mold. I have all the TC molds, the Lymon is the best! I would like to have a Green Mountain 1/72 twist for patched round balls. They quit making them before I came up with the funds!
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: Harleysboss on October 20, 2016, 09:59:18 PM: Jeeper, whats your load with that Lyman 450grn bullet? Powder charge, wad? no wad?. accuracy at say 100yds.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: Jeeper on October 21, 2016, 08:42:22 AM: 90 grns Triple 7. No wad. Tennis ball group from a bench at 100yds. The limiting factor for me is the size of the front fiber optic sight - seems huge and covers up to much. Tempted to get a peep or ghost sight, but I'd like to try one first. The Lyman #548657 has more bearing surface than any of the TC bullets.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: RatRodMike on October 21, 2016, 09:11:58 AM: I use 110 grains behind a TC maxi ball (think they're 430g.) in my TC Renegade .54 cal. Worked great on my elk at about 60 yards. Complete pass through with the exit wound being about 4X of caliber.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: oneshot12 on October 21, 2016, 04:28:47 PM: Jason, that rifle likes a patched round ball much better then a bullet.it will shoot them however it may not give you the accuracy you may be looking for. Shooting a patched 530 or 535 and 90 grns of 3f blk powder work well on elk,deer and pretty much any big game here in the state .but its your call as to bullet usage TC makes some and they have worked for friends in the past best of luck
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: MountainDevil54 on October 21, 2016, 06:10:07 PM: Patched round ball for sure.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: JasonG on October 21, 2016, 06:30:48 PM: Sounds like round ball is the way to go! Thanks for the info!
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: T-Bone on October 24, 2016, 09:08:47 AM: Funny, my T/C Renegade .54 cal. shoots conicals far more accurately than a patched round ball.

Jason, each rifle (even from the same company) shoots differently; I suggest you try both round ball and several different brands of conicals to see which one your gun prefers. Personally, I prefer the ease of loading and added SMACK of a large conical bullet.
Title: Re: 54 . Cal??
Post by: RatRodMike on October 24, 2016, 09:27:11 PM: Quote from: T-Bone on October 24, 2016, 09:08:47 AM
Funny, my T/C Renegade .54 cal. shoots conicals far more accurately than a patched round ball.

Jason, each rifle (even from the same company) shoots differently; I suggest you try both round ball and several different brands of conicals to see which one your gun prefers. Personally, I prefer the ease of loading and added SMACK of a large conical bullet.

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