I bought my first muzzleloader recently, and have been enjoying working with it. I got someone to send me 30 lead bullets to try in a sabot before I purchased the mold. They seemed to work well, so I purchased the mold. It is the Lee .452-300 bullet. I cast 120 bullets out of a 1:20 alloy, and sized in a Lee .452 sizing die. I plan on using Harvester crush rib sabots and this bullet. This combo measures .500-.501. I really am looking forward to sticking these through a deer. That wide flat nose, and the soft alloy should really put a smackdown on deer. Problem is, muzzleloader season is pretty far away! So I guess it gives me more time to shoot!
As an aside, taking a muzzleloader to the range is really enjoyable! I am shooting T7 powder, so I am swabbing between each shot. Shooting it feels a lot more like a process than simply loading a loaded cartridge and shooting. I find that the process is relaxing. But you sure can't go and expect to shoot a lot in an hour! I average probably 8-10 shots in an hour.
As an aside, taking a muzzleloader to the range is really enjoyable! I am shooting T7 powder, so I am swabbing between each shot. Shooting it feels a lot more like a process than simply loading a loaded cartridge and shooting. I find that the process is relaxing. But you sure can't go and expect to shoot a lot in an hour! I average probably 8-10 shots in an hour.