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ToothHunter

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Looking for recommendations on what works best for everyone: I'll be shooting a .45 cal Knight Mountaineer with a 1:30 twist. Any opinions?

Thanks!

ToothHunter
 
120 grains of Blackhorn 200 grain 40 caliber Lehigh for hunting and a 200 grain Shock Wave for 250 yard target. I use a 200 grain XTP for plinking and close varmint and a 180 grain XTP with 70 grains of Blackhorn for small game.
 
ToothHunter said:
Looking for recommendations on what works best for everyone: I'll be shooting a .45 cal Knight Mountaineer with a 1:30 twist. Any opinions?

Thanks!

ToothHunter


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Gents,

Thanks for the information... but one more question: When you are referring to the Blackhorn in grains... are you using their charging tubes?

Thanks!

Tooth
 
Not me. The gradation marks on the tubes are inaccurate; i don't trust them. The load for the 45, is 115g, but actually it weighs 80.5 grain. This is 115 x 0.7, the ratio found on Western Powders website. All my loads are weighed using the 0.7 factor. What i do is weigh each charge, then pour it into the charging tubes. For example, right now i am shooting my 50 caliber rifle quite a lot, and my load is 105g Blackhorn, but it isn't. The load i am using is actually 73.5 grain Blackhorn weighed on a scale.

On this site when i share what my load is, i write 105g Blackhorn, but it isn't. My load is actually 73.5 grain Blackhorn weighed.

The Blackhorn tubes are handy for carrying pre weighed charges out for target practice, but i don't use them for hunting, because the lids come off in my pocket. For hunting i carry the powder charges in Lane' tubes, which have screw lids; they don't come off unless i unscrew them.
 
.430 265 gn Hornady FTX, smooth green Harvester sabot, 77 gn(weighed) BH209
 
.45 cal Knight Disc Elite, 1:30 twist, pictured target is my range load, for hunting I would use the same except for a Barnes 195gr Expander

120gr (V) BH209, 200gr SST, Harvester Light Blue Sabot, 100yds
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I too use the lanes tubes and weigh my charges in a scale. 80.2 grain weighed is about 114 grains measured. I work up a load with a volumetric measurer, once I find the sweet spot I measure and weigh 10 charges. Add and divide to get the average and weight out my charges.
 
Mountaineer .45 1-30 clovers at 100 with .40/200 grn (either lehigh or XTP) in a harvester light blue, over (70 W) Blackhorn, W209 I really havent shot this gun much, as I now have several 1-20 that get more attention.
 
My most accurate rifle & load of everything I own.
Bedded Knight Elite .45 /Bushnell 4200 3-9x40 Lehigh Bare 209 Conversion.
120gr BH 209 under 200 SST or SW in Harvester Smooth Blue and Winchester W209 primer for 2365fps avg via Chrono

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These are off bags shooting prone. This rifle shoots consistently under 1.5" @ 200yds(longest range I have access to) off Harris Bipod prone without bags.
It began as my "beanfield" rifle for deer, but is now my Coyote and Groundhog gun...
 
The tubes are way off. Its best to weight or to verify a volume measure by weight something like the TC u-view which is what I use.
 
My 45 is a striker fired 1-20, but I hope you will find these loads helpful.
180 grain Hornady XTP's Harvester crush rib sabots, 50 and 60 grains Swiss 3f black. 1550 and 1750 fps respectively. When I do my part, my peep sighted Black Diamond will keep 3 under 2 inches at 100. They are also quite effective on deer.
200 grain XTP's and Shockwaves/SST , Harvester cr's 60 and 70 grains Swiss 3f. 1700 and 1800 fps respectively. The 70 grain XTP load is devastating on deer and the SW/SST has grouped sub inch several times. Both XTP loads are sub 2 inch for 3 at 100.
The 9mm 147 grain XTP in MMP sabots and 50 grains 3f Swiss. Not sure on velocity, but 16-1700 wouldn't be a terrible guess. Stays under 2 inches at 100 for 3. Am currently getting encouraging results with the 357 158 and 180 grain XTP's and 60-70 grains of Swiss 3f.
Best of luck!
 
200 Grain SST, blue harvester sabot,83 grains (weighed) of BH 209, 2375 on the chrony sub MOA. This is out of a Knight Master Hunter using red jacketed CCI 209m primers.The same powder charge performs well with 175 grain red hots.
 
hawki said:
200 Grain SST, blue harvester sabot,83 grains (weighed) of BH 209, 2375 on the chrony sub MOA. This is out of a Knight Master Hunter using red jacketed CCI 209m primers.The same powder charge performs well with 175 grain red hots.

How long is the barrel on your Master Hunter? I ask because I want to compare it to my Elite.
 
BuckDoeHunter said:
hawki said:
200 Grain SST, blue harvester sabot,83 grains (weighed) of BH 209, 2375 on the chrony sub MOA. This is out of a Knight Master Hunter using red jacketed CCI 209m primers.The same powder charge performs well with 175 grain red hots.

How long is the barrel on your Master Hunter? I ask because I want to compare it to my Elite.

It should be the same length as the Extreme... which is the same as yours just not tapered like the Elite...
 
105gr Bh209 with Barnes expander 195 and harvester smooth baby blue sabot. Fed 209a primer with bare primer breechplug by Lehigh. Knight elite keeps them under 3/4" @100yds. Very accurate and deadly on deer.
 
Remmy SS 700ML with original 45 barrel upgraded with "Hunter" bolt nose and Savage plug. 85gr weighed BH209 - 200grX40cal hornady SST - smooth blue sabot - Win 209 - OLD weaver 4X with steel tube. Under 1 moa at 100 yd out of sled. Great terminal performance on deer. I shoot 2 shot groups then a bore swab of 1 "Eds Red wet" patch and 2 dry patches then shoot another 2 shot group, duplicates hunting situation. W
 
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