Hello, last year, with help from folks on this forum, I bought a Knight Disc Extreme .50 cal. I also purchased a Leupold VX Freedom 3x9 with the muzzleloader reticle. I'm using 77 gbv BH 209, have the Lehigh setup, and Scorpion PT Gold 300 gr with black CR sabots. I've only shot the gun 9 times and I have about that many questions.
-By the third shot I hit the bullseye at 100 yards. Shots 4,5,and 6 were still on paper but VERY inconsistent with NO scope adjustment. I had not swabbed the barrel at all, thinking I shouldn't have to when using BH. Is this correct?
-Over the weekend I shot 3 more times. I fired 2 primers, then loaded the first round then I swabbed with each side of a dry patch. Second shot was about 3" higher, then same swab, and third shot was .5" from first. It seemed like the little swabbing I was doing helped some and with more shots it feels like I could get decent groups, but again, I read about people firing a dozen shots without swabbing so I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.
-The bore seems REALLY tight! The first swabbing with a 2" dry patch after 1 shot got the rod so stuck in the barrel it took 2 of us to get it out. Again, what am I doing wrong?
-Has anyone played with the VX Freedom ML scope enough to know if there is a load(s) that match up with the reticle?
Sorry for the ignorance and maybe I thought it should be easier to dial this thing in that it is but I would appreciate your feed back.
-By the third shot I hit the bullseye at 100 yards. Shots 4,5,and 6 were still on paper but VERY inconsistent with NO scope adjustment. I had not swabbed the barrel at all, thinking I shouldn't have to when using BH. Is this correct?
-Over the weekend I shot 3 more times. I fired 2 primers, then loaded the first round then I swabbed with each side of a dry patch. Second shot was about 3" higher, then same swab, and third shot was .5" from first. It seemed like the little swabbing I was doing helped some and with more shots it feels like I could get decent groups, but again, I read about people firing a dozen shots without swabbing so I wonder if I'm doing something wrong.
-The bore seems REALLY tight! The first swabbing with a 2" dry patch after 1 shot got the rod so stuck in the barrel it took 2 of us to get it out. Again, what am I doing wrong?
-Has anyone played with the VX Freedom ML scope enough to know if there is a load(s) that match up with the reticle?
Sorry for the ignorance and maybe I thought it should be easier to dial this thing in that it is but I would appreciate your feed back.