Best flintlock day EVER!!!

[Confederate rifleman]

Took my fancy stock Renegade to the range with some 200 grain .45 XTPs, Harvester crush ribs and 70 grains of 3f Swiss.
Due to their shorter bearing surface, the 200s are MUCH easier to ram.
Recoil was predictably light. Only 23 grains heavier than a .490 ball, so it's no surprise.
I had the dum for the first shot. LORD knows where it went!
The next nine though...
The new Lyman frizzen really torched the prime.
All booooom...
I know... Sabots in a flintlock?!
It WORKS.
I saw a great one liner someplace.
"21st century period correct."
LOVE it!

 

[edmehlig]

I guess, you could probably hit a deer with that load! Mark, have you tried your 230 or 250gr bullets with it?

 

[Confederate rifleman]

Yup, I have. Both the 230 and 250 grain are HARD rams and comparably accurate to each other. They both have roughly the same point of impact.
This was the first try for the 200 grainers. They hit significantly higher, are more consistent in group size and point of impact.
They are also significantly more accurate.
One good day does not a trend make.
Darn good start though!

 

[smokepolehall]

Very good, i also use sabots/bullets from mine