.45 cal Jukar load.

[Dirtybird552]

I recently inherited my first side lock. It is a older .45 cal Jukar Spain Kentucky long rifle. It is in fantastic shape. After doing some research, I learned that these were imported by Cva. My question is, what is a safe load to hunt with out of this rifle? I use 777 in my knight disc. Is 777 safe to use in the Jukar? Can I shoot the same .45 sabot's out of the Jukar?

 

[cayuga]

Yes you can use 777 powder. Be sure your fire channel is nice and clear. As for max loads, I had a .45 Jukar pistol. And as I remember in the book that came with it, it discussed rifles too, the max load was 80 grains of powder 2f. Now they were probably talking black powder. But I would start loads at 50 grains and then work up. If I get to 80 grains and its still accurate, I would stop there. The older rifles never were rated at more then 100 grains, no matter who made them. That should be a fun rifle to shoot. My Jukar horse pistol I used to shoot 20 grains and a ball and it was surprisingly accurate.

 

[JStanley]

I worked up a load for a friend's .45 Jukar KY rifle and it really liked 70 gr. Schutzen or Goex 3f BP with a patched round ball. It was a flintlock though and a really good shooter. You didn't say if yours is percussion or flint. 777 isn't really compatible with flintlocks but lot's of folks shoot it successfully in caplocks. Have fun.

 

[Dirtybird552]

Sorry, it is percussion. I have a knight disk .45 that I hunt with. I would like to use the same powder/bullets. That way I won't have to change what's in my possible bag from hunt to hunt.

 

[JStanley]

Sorry, it is percussion. I have a knight disk .45 that I hunt with. I would like to use the same powder/bullets. That way I won't have to change what's in my possible bag from hunt to hunt.

Not sure what the twist is for the caplock, but the flinter is around 1:60 or 66, round ball twist. If you have 1:48 it might shoot your sabot loads just fine, otherwise you would probably get the best results with PRB only.