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I'm shooting a new to me T/C Renegade in .54 caliber. It's a percussion lock and 1:48 twist. My load is a Hornaday Great Plains 425 gr. bullet, T7 powder (FFG) and a Remington #11 cap.
I started with 70 gr. of T7 at 25 yards and had a pretty good group. I moved the target back to 50 yards and the group opened up way to much. I increased the powder to 80 gr. and the group tightened back up. I then moved the target to 75 yards and stuck with the same 80 gr. load. The group is acceptable but not great. I tried going up to 90 gr. of powder and that's obviously too much. I shot twice at 90 gr. and one hit the edge of my target and the other missed the target and box completely!
So 80 gr. seems to be the sweet spot but the groups are just fair at 75 yards. I'd like to tighten up the group and extend my effective range to 100 yards. I'm wanting to stick with this bullet and powder if possible. I don't have a ton of time to try a bunch of different bullet/ powder combinations before the September hunting season.
So I'm thinking about trying an over powder wad of some type. I've never used these but have heard others having good success with them. I started looking at some online but not sure what kind to buy? They come in different materials like wool, vegetable, leather etc. Different thicknesses and both lubed and dry. My thought is to go with a lubed wool type wad. Can anyone steer me in the right direction here? Maybe recommend a certain type of wad and where to get them? Appreciate the help...
I started with 70 gr. of T7 at 25 yards and had a pretty good group. I moved the target back to 50 yards and the group opened up way to much. I increased the powder to 80 gr. and the group tightened back up. I then moved the target to 75 yards and stuck with the same 80 gr. load. The group is acceptable but not great. I tried going up to 90 gr. of powder and that's obviously too much. I shot twice at 90 gr. and one hit the edge of my target and the other missed the target and box completely!
So 80 gr. seems to be the sweet spot but the groups are just fair at 75 yards. I'd like to tighten up the group and extend my effective range to 100 yards. I'm wanting to stick with this bullet and powder if possible. I don't have a ton of time to try a bunch of different bullet/ powder combinations before the September hunting season.
So I'm thinking about trying an over powder wad of some type. I've never used these but have heard others having good success with them. I started looking at some online but not sure what kind to buy? They come in different materials like wool, vegetable, leather etc. Different thicknesses and both lubed and dry. My thought is to go with a lubed wool type wad. Can anyone steer me in the right direction here? Maybe recommend a certain type of wad and where to get them? Appreciate the help...