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I decided to try the Barnes TEZ 250gr flat base bullet with a Harvester smooth black sabot combo out of my old Traditions BuckHunter 50 cal with a 1:32 twist barrel. This is mainly a backup rifle and has not been hunting in a while. It's a dirty rifle when shooting and has some pitting in the bore (I forgot to clean it many years ago after shootin Pyrodex pellets, still kickin myself :nono: ) but it's still holding up well and always shoots good for me.
100yds, 1st shot lowest on target, 2nd furthest left, 3-4-5-6 fairly close group, should be a good hunting load,
so far all my rifles are liking the smooth black Harvester sabots better than the MMPs
I think my rifle was made in '99 and purchased by my wife new for $110. Quite a difference in price compared to my other muzzleloaders. I'm not a big Traditions fan but this rifle is holding up better than my ex-pursuit xlt. The trigger on the BuckHunter from the factory was very heavy and lots of creep but is fully adjustable and after tweaking it, feels pretty good. Someday I'm going to buy some big full bore conicals and see how it does.
100yds, 1st shot lowest on target, 2nd furthest left, 3-4-5-6 fairly close group, should be a good hunting load,
so far all my rifles are liking the smooth black Harvester sabots better than the MMPs
I think my rifle was made in '99 and purchased by my wife new for $110. Quite a difference in price compared to my other muzzleloaders. I'm not a big Traditions fan but this rifle is holding up better than my ex-pursuit xlt. The trigger on the BuckHunter from the factory was very heavy and lots of creep but is fully adjustable and after tweaking it, feels pretty good. Someday I'm going to buy some big full bore conicals and see how it does.