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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: fishnranger on August 30, 2011, 04:44:58 PM

Title: winchester x-150
Post by: fishnranger on August 30, 2011, 04:44:58 PM: got this gun from my dad went out and shot today it shot a 3 inch group at fifty yards with 100gr pyrodex pellets and 295 grain powerbelt bullet does this sound about right first time ever sighting in a muzzy had a little help from my daughter too
Title: Re: winchester x-150
Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on August 30, 2011, 05:45:18 PM: OK for first time. Be sure to try different powder loads to get the best accuracy. It will get better. I have the same gun, was shooting water filled milk jugs at 200 yards on Sunday.
Title: Re: winchester x-150
Post by: fishnranger on August 30, 2011, 10:09:43 PM: i did forget to mention it was shot off of a tailgate i did not have a table set up or anything so i was pretty happy with it do you shoot pellets or loose powder how many grains and what bullets do you shoot
Title: Re: winchester x-150
Post by: BLUEBULLS on August 31, 2011, 05:38:51 AM: I've been playing with mine a little lately. I haven't noticed much change in accuracy with different powder loads. I've used any where from 100grains to 150grains and bullets from 240grains to upper 300's. slap a scope on it to work up a good accurate load andthen take it off and get it where you want with open sights. A lot of people will bad mouth the X-150 but I've shot 5 or 6 of them and killed game with 3 different guns, they shoot well for me.
Title: Re: winchester x-150
Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on August 31, 2011, 07:46:25 AM: Quote from: fishnranger on August 30, 2011, 10:09:43 PM
i did forget to mention it was shot off of a tailgate i did not have a table set up or anything so i was pretty happy with it do you shoot pellets or loose powder how many grains and what bullets do you shoot
I'm usually at about 110gr Triple 7 3f. Was shooting .50cal 295gr lead powerbelts, or .357cal 175gr Dead Centers- obviously different elevation adjustment on the peep.
Title: Re: winchester x-150
Post by: jstone on August 31, 2011, 09:56:47 AM: Thats the gun i am trying to get a good load for my son. I got down to 90 gns. But shot the sst bullets. Think i need a different bullet. 295 powerbelts work ok? The sst was tight.
Title: Re: winchester x-150
Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on September 01, 2011, 11:30:25 AM: Quote from: jstone on August 31, 2011, 09:56:47 AM
Thats the gun i am trying to get a good load for my son. I got down to 90 gns. But shot the sst bullets. Think i need a different bullet. 295 powerbelts work ok? The sst was tight.
295 LEAD Powerbelts work for me. Killed a lot of deer and a few elk. All but one deer dropped in it's tracks- one made it 15 feet. One elk made it 40 yards.
Title: Re: winchester x-150
Post by: jstone on September 01, 2011, 06:31:09 PM: Thanks i will try them. :tup: