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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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Posted: September/16/2008 at 22:06 |
i figured since we dont talk about these much i would start a discussion, so what are you guys using rifles bullets and powders?? how good is the accuracy, how bad is your rifle to clean etc?
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supertool73
Optics God Superstool Joined: January/03/2008 Status: Offline Points: 11814 |
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I use powerbelt bullets. And hodgdon triple seven powder. I just take my barrel off and run a bunch a really hot water down the barrel to clean it out. Then a few patches and I am good to go.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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you use soap and hot water or something special?
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supertool73
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Just water
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pyro6999
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triple 7 must burn pretty clean?
what do you shoot for a ml?? t/c encore?
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They call me "Boots"
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supertool73
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TC omega, ya it is not like black powder that is for sure.
Edited by supertool73 - September/16/2008 at 22:22 |
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pyro6999
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how many grains of powder you lighting off? 100 130 150?
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They call me "Boots"
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supertool73
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I usually shoot 150, but I think I am going to back down to 100. It is more accurate.
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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does utah make you use open sights or can you use a scope for muzzleloader?
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They call me "Boots"
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supertool73
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We can use a scope, but it cannot have magnification.
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pyro6999
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same as here then, unless you use it during the standard firearms season?
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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supertool73
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Ya, I believe it is like that here as well.
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martin3175
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/19/2005 Location: Maryland Status: Offline Points: 3773 |
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I feed both my Encores ( have a stainless barrel topped with an Elite 4200 1.5-6 for the wood stocked model on the left ) . I feed them both 2x50gr and a 30 gr pellet ( 130 total) off 777 . I use 250 gr Hornady bonded rounds in their easy glide sabot. I regularily get 1.5 moa at 100 yds with them . Cleaning chores consist of pre - soaked T/C and a dry patch twice between each shot , and a good cleaning of the same and a quick run through of some BP specific plastic solvent once the day is done .I follow that up with a run through of pine scented bore butter . I also bought some BP specific bore foam, but have not tried it . Given I won't be able to get out this fall do to knee reconstruction, maybe next year I will see how it works.
I really like to Black powder hunt , and hope to use my traditional 58 Zuave next fall ..should be fun to work a load up for that 58 cal smoke pole.
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dougedwards
Optics Apprentice Joined: April/16/2008 Location: Williamsburg, v Status: Offline Points: 213 |
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You could always buy a Savage 10ML and use smokeless powder and not clean your muzzleloader any more often than you would clean any other rifle
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but you brethren are not of the flesh but of the spirit if indeed the spirit of Christ dwells within you...Romans 8
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cnwrobb
Optics GrassHopper Joined: June/13/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 33 |
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I use 2 triple 7 magnum pellets which is the equivelant of 150 grains of 777 in my older Winchester bolt X-150 fluted barrel muzzleloader. My bullet of choice is the Scorpion PT Gold 260 gr. polymer tip bullet. I have scoped my rifle with an older Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14-x40 without the side focus. I might be bragging but I can have five shots touch one another at 100 yards, and at the local gun club I can hit the silhoutte ram at 300 meters. I usually clean up with a black powder bore cleaner (the name of which eludes me), a bore brush and enough patches to clean the bore. I have a spare breech plug which I swap with the dirty one so I can soak it to clean the dirty one. To store gun until next season, I clean just a little more aggressively and when bore is clean, I run a couple of oiled patches to ensure it won't rust and leave the breech plug out to let the barrel "breathe". I have never had any problem with rust like a couple of hunting buddies have experienced . Hope this helps.
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Jsimoneaud
Optics Apprentice Joined: January/08/2007 Location: South Louisiana Status: Offline Points: 168 |
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I have a Omega 50 cal, with a 3-9x40 4200 with talleys. I shoot 2 - 50gr pellets of 777, barnes spitfire 245gr and use the 777 209 primers. I usually get 1.5 inch groups. I clean between every shot with the TC presoaked patches and sometimes spray gun scrubber down the barrel too, then 2 dry patches. after every range session I run a bore brush.
now this year for ML season in LA and MS we can use a 45-70, sooo I bought a H&R handi rifle 45-70 $239.00 with the thumb extension $10.00, talley rings $52.00 and a 3-9x40 4200 $250.00, 1 box of Hornady leverloution 325gr bullets $29.00 - if you can't beat em, join em.
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J Simoneaud
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Tip69
Optics Master Extraordinaire Tip Stick Joined: September/27/2005 Location: Nebraska Status: Offline Points: 4155 |
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H&R handi rifle 45-70 $239.00
Thumb extension $10.00
Talley rings $52.00
3-9x40 4200 $250.00
Box of Hornady LEVERevolution 325gr bullets $29.00
Large gut pile......... Priceless!
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take em!
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martin3175
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: January/19/2005 Location: Maryland Status: Offline Points: 3773 |
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pyro6999
Optics Retard OT TITAN Joined: December/22/2006 Location: North Dakota Status: Offline Points: 22034 |
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so what is considered the "standard" weight of bullet in the .50 cal muzzleloader??
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Jsimoneaud
Optics Apprentice Joined: January/08/2007 Location: South Louisiana Status: Offline Points: 168 |
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I like that PYRO, :-) not sure about the standard weight, shooting at deer I like a 250 +/- gr bullet. for bigger game I would assume a larger gr is needed. |
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J Simoneaud
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