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I bought a .45 Paramount (2019 non-threaded model) a couple of months ago. Along with it I got a good supply of the Powerbelt 280 gr ELR bullets. I already had the Blackhorn 209. After I got it I joined this forum and got to reading about the issues with the leakage I got to checking closer. I've never had a problem with the breech plug, but did around most of the primers. I emailed CVA and they sent me a new breech plug and I order 20 new adaptors. With the new plug and after culling about 1/3 of my 30 adaptors, I can now say that after about 50 shots it's good to go. As far as working up the best load, I will never again load a muzzleloader with a volume measure, I never realized inaccurate that was until I went to weighing them on my powder scale.
I ended up settling on 100 grains of Blackhorn, by weight with the .280 ELR bullets. 5 shot group was touching at 100 yards and about 2.5" at 200 yards, off the bench with a leadsled. I went to a hayfield of mine and set up a 400 yards target and figuring on the 48' drop at that range, with a 200 yard zero I put an 8" coffee lid in the middle of a 4' X 8' sheet of plywood.
I put the crosshair right on the top of the plywood. That's nine shots, there is 2 in the lowest hole just under the lid. the 6 best shots were with the Minox 3-15x50 scope set on 15X, the 3 a little high and to the left were with the scope set on 6X and using the bottom crosshair of the three crosshairs on the scope. I don't think it was too bad with using a 50gal barrel for a table and rolls of paper towels for a rest. It do kick a little.
Took this gun to Nebraska last week for their muzzleloader hunt, with visions of big bucks and long shots. Ended up shooting a cull buck at 90 yards, but he was a big bodied deer and I ruined both shoulders with a through and through shot.
I ended up settling on 100 grains of Blackhorn, by weight with the .280 ELR bullets. 5 shot group was touching at 100 yards and about 2.5" at 200 yards, off the bench with a leadsled. I went to a hayfield of mine and set up a 400 yards target and figuring on the 48' drop at that range, with a 200 yard zero I put an 8" coffee lid in the middle of a 4' X 8' sheet of plywood.
I put the crosshair right on the top of the plywood. That's nine shots, there is 2 in the lowest hole just under the lid. the 6 best shots were with the Minox 3-15x50 scope set on 15X, the 3 a little high and to the left were with the scope set on 6X and using the bottom crosshair of the three crosshairs on the scope. I don't think it was too bad with using a 50gal barrel for a table and rolls of paper towels for a rest. It do kick a little.
Took this gun to Nebraska last week for their muzzleloader hunt, with visions of big bucks and long shots. Ended up shooting a cull buck at 90 yards, but he was a big bodied deer and I ruined both shoulders with a through and through shot.