What muzzleloading stuff did you do today?

[Ninering62]

Found a small shop with a bunch of LRPs, Win 209s and powder. Walked out with a few LRPs, a couple bricks of 209s and a few cheap Omega OEM plugs.

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Damn good score brother

 

[Dieselden454]

Found a small shop with a bunch of LRPs, Win 209s and powder. Walked out with a few LRPs, a couple bricks of 209s and a few cheap Omega OEM plugs.

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Nice !

 

[avohill]

That's a pretty cool thread over there.
Lets get this website moving with similar one.
Not today, but 2 days ago...
Filmed another video to post soon...
70 F, so, the Lyman's GPR & I had a "woods" time together shooting "zoo critters"......

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Are u bp maniac shooter?

 

[Mnt monkey]

Wiped some red dye into a pecan and walnut McMillan A5 type stock ,starting to build a true oil finish it takes a while to get the grain filled up. Going on the next Muzzleloader project

 

[sheriffjohn]

Found a few Muzzle Blasts from 1969 in with some old paper targets. Had to get a cup of coffee to re-read those. First off, the Muzzle Blasts magazine was Sixty Cents! Each issue featured at least one project - "Pouring Nose Caps", "Portable Workbench", etc. and a "Longrifle Of Note" feature by George Shumway. THAT's the Muzzle Blasts" I remember.

Prices? - 42" sha;;ow groove Mellot Barrels - $25.95 .30" - $20.95 Curly Maple Stock blank finest grade- $20.00 ($2.00 shipping)
NMLRA membership - $6.00 . Texas Patterson pistol - $99.99. etc. etc. Fun stuff. We were making $2.50 an hour. Old Days.

 

[Dieselden454]

Wiped some red dye into a pecan and walnut McMillan A5 type stock ,starting to build a true oil finish it takes a while to get the grain filled up. Going on the next Muzzleloader project

Stock looks awesome !

 

[ElDiablo]

Sprung for an 8 lb jug of N120 today. That should hold me over for a while.

 

[Wickedwagens]

I put the new stock on my Omega. It needs a little more barrel clearance, notch cut for the sight, and a new butt pad. The factory Boyd’s butt pad might as well be a metal one from an old Hawken. It’s terrible.
Boy it’s sure heavy now, but I love how it looks. The weight will help with recoil a bit, so we will see if it ends up being too heavy.

 

[ElDiablo]

Got my applications in for Arizona muzzy elk and antelope.

Drew a fantastic antelope tag in AZ after 23 years of applying. Now to dial in a muzzy for long range.

 

[Wickedwagens]

Drew a fantastic antelope tag in AZ after 23 years of applying. Now to dial in a muzzy for long range.

That’s great! Congratulations!!

 

[Shorty]

Drew a fantastic antelope tag in AZ after 23 years of applying. Now to dial in a muzzy for long range.

Congratulations…..can’t wait for pics and a story…aim small/miss small

 

[Dieselden454]

Congrats on your Antelope Tag ! Good for you man . Now bag a nice one & show pictures please .

 

[Harleysboss]

Found a box from Accurate Mold in my mailbox 52-510M for the 52 Knight DE.

 

[Ninering62]

Drew a fantastic antelope tag in AZ after 23 years of applying. Now to dial in a muzzy for long range.

Nice, congrats

 

[LBAhunter]

Drew a fantastic antelope tag in AZ after 23 years of applying. Now to dial in a muzzy for long range.

 

[LBAhunter]

I called my LGS about possibly getting me a Scout today.

 

[Dieselden454]

Got back down to my property on Thursday to check out the changes I made to the Omega (new DNZ mount and SI 3-9×40 scope). Last time out I couldn't get it to group and think I had scope issues. This time out I used 100grn/v of Tripe Seven FFFG and a 300grn 44 cal Nosler JHP in a green CR sabot. Targets were again at 60yds for shooting. Much better results this time and I'll be sticking with this bullet for future development. Average MV was 1808 fps.

Next up was a 50 cal Traditions Buckstalker with a 24in cerakote barrel using a 300 grn Scorpion PT in a black CR Sabot over 100 grn/v of 777 FFFG. This gun has a Redfield 2 -7x bought when Leupold owned the brand. Shots with the Scorpion were grouping over 2 inches, so I shifted to a 44 cal 275grn Fury LT bullet in a green CR sabot. I don't think he sells this weight anymore in a 44 cal but I had a bag of 100 so I sent some down range using the same powder charge and they produced a nice tight group about an inch above my aiming point; I'll likely stick with them. The Furys had an average MV of 1803 fps while the Scorpion PT averaged 1744 fps.

Also brought my stainless 50 cal MR-X and one of the 50cal Optima V2 pistols (same one as last week). The MR-X hadn't been shot before and it has a Variflame adapter breechplug to use large rifle primers rather than the 209's. Powder load in the MR-X was 110 grn/v of 777 FFG and I used the 325 grn Powerbelt ELR and the Hornady 340 grn ELD-X. Both of these bullets did fantastic, making a large hole in the target. Even at 110 grns of 777, the crud ring was pretty soft and I could get 3 shots off before swabbing; I think this was attributable to the LRP. Five shots of each bullet, MV of the 325grn ELR was 1729 fps and 1704 for the Hornady. Standard deviation for the Powerbelt was 13.3 and for the Hornady, a whopping 1.7! Based on these results, I'll most likely be using the Hornady this fall. Very impressed with this MR-X, the bore is free of miscellaneous tooling marks and consistent.

Shot the pistol using 80grn/v of BH209 and it had an average MV 1462 fps using a 44cal 240 grn XTP. I'm trying to shoot this load/pistol every chance I get to tighten the groups and increase my confidence.

Posted some photos below. I guess I didn't take any pics with the Fury bullets as I couldn't find any on my phone.

Some good shooting my friend !

 

[phalanx]

Thanks Dieselden454!! Much appreciated.
John

 

[Dieselden454]

Thanks Dieselden454!! Much appreciated.
John

Your welcome ! But looks like you're doing a great job especially with the Hornady ELD-X .

 

[Shorty]

My woodsrunner is on its way