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I finally had a chance to shoot my 2nd 45-70 conversion to a 45 cal. smokeless muzzleloader. BeStill, thank you, you do awesome work!
I had Bestill recrown the barrel
The old crown was hideous
I think my scope went bad. 100 yds, 3 shot group, 250 gr Barnes 250 gr TEZ with a heavy knurl, 6 gr N110 duplex with 50 gr IMR4198, Veggie wad, Fed. LRMP in a brass module.
The 2nd group, 3 shots, same charge except with a wool wad
3rd group, same powder charge, veggie wad with a 285 gr BCB bullet, I think 2 and 3 are the same hole, if not, then the shot went WAY off! I think the scope is not holding zero. When I shot it as a 45-70, I noticed the same thing but wasn't sure if it was my handloads or something else. I pulled the scope off tonight and put another one on. Hopefully, next week I'll get a chance to shoot it again. If it's not the scope, it could be forearm pressure, the shooter's holding pressure, loading pressure, load work, the scope base, a rotten trigger puller, or, or...
I had Bestill recrown the barrel
The old crown was hideous
I think my scope went bad. 100 yds, 3 shot group, 250 gr Barnes 250 gr TEZ with a heavy knurl, 6 gr N110 duplex with 50 gr IMR4198, Veggie wad, Fed. LRMP in a brass module.
The 2nd group, 3 shots, same charge except with a wool wad
3rd group, same powder charge, veggie wad with a 285 gr BCB bullet, I think 2 and 3 are the same hole, if not, then the shot went WAY off! I think the scope is not holding zero. When I shot it as a 45-70, I noticed the same thing but wasn't sure if it was my handloads or something else. I pulled the scope off tonight and put another one on. Hopefully, next week I'll get a chance to shoot it again. If it's not the scope, it could be forearm pressure, the shooter's holding pressure, loading pressure, load work, the scope base, a rotten trigger puller, or, or...