Favorite Smokepole Loads?

[Jbrown69]

Cva Accura v2 27 inch tube. 72.5 grains Blackhorn 209 weighed. Harvester 300 grain PT Gold scorpions with the short black smooth sabots. No chronograph data but is very accurate. 209 primer is CCI M. most Barnes also shoot this load well also.

 

[deerlessbob]

Accura MR loaded with 70 weighed grains BH209 and 240 grain XTP in a green Harvester Crush Rib sabot. Using CCI Mag primers.

 

[GregK]

Regular…..Knight Mountaineer 45 1-20, Fury QT 40/240 hollow point, Harvester EZ load sabots, 85gr weighed BH209, Fed 209A

Smokeless….CVA Apex 358, Barnes TTSX 200gr full form, 52gr 3031, Fed 209A

Greg

 

[toytruck]

White .451 Super 91, unlubed wad, 480gr. Bullshop, 80grV T7 3Fg, #11 Remington Magnum cap
White .504 Super 91, unlubed wad, 496gr. Batchief conical, 90gr.V T7 2Fg, Remington Magnum #11 cap
CVA Optima V2 rifle, 300gr .452 XTP, Harvester smooth or crushrib sabot, 90 gr. BH209V, Win 209A
Optima V2 pistol, 300gr .452 XTP,80 gr. BH209V, Win 209A, Harvester smooth or crushrib sabot.

Looking for TC Omega loads...

 

[Hausser1]

Accura MR loaded with 70 weighed grains BH209 and 240 grain XTP in a green Harvester Crush Rib sabot. Using CCI Mag primers.

G'day DB and thanks for sharing your info. Sounds like a sweet load you've got worked out there,... if available, could you provide us any chrony data? That MR is a nice looking rig..

Cva Accura v2 27 inch tube. 72.5 grains Blackhorn 209 weighed. Harvester 300 grain PT Gold scorpions with the short black smooth sabots. No chronograph data but is very accurate. 209 primer is CCI M. most Barnes also shoot this load well also.

Thanks JB!

Regular…..Knight Mountaineer 45 1-20, Fury QT 40/240 hollow point, Harvester EZ load sabots, 85gr weighed BH209, Fed 209A
Smokeless….CVA Apex 358, Barnes TTSX 200gr full form, 52gr 3031, Fed 209A
Greg

Very informative GK. I notice you have a Bestill Conversion listed. Same as Encore50A?

White .451 Super 91, unlubed wad, 480gr. Bullshop, 80grV T7 3Fg, #11 Remington Magnum cap
White .504 Super 91, unlubed wad, 496gr. Batchief conical, 90gr.V T7 2Fg, Remington Magnum #11 cap
CVA Optima V2 rifle, 300gr .452 XTP, Harvester smooth or crushrib sabot, 90 gr. BH209V, Win 209A
Optima V2 pistol, 300gr .452 XTP,80 gr. BH209V, Win 209A, Harvester smooth or crushrib sabot.
Looking for TC Omega loads...

Nice line-up you also have there toytruck. Any degradation issues using T7?
To the rest of my BP Anonymous colleagues from page 1, thank-you all. Hopefully we can keep the recipes coming. After we get some more, I'll summarize 'em
-H-

 

[toytruck]

No degrading of triple seven powder and I have been using the same cans from 2014 when first open. Gotta keep it dry is key!
Killed deer each year since!

 

[Jmgstr]

It's muzzy season here in Michigan since last Friday and I've recently been seeing quite a few classifieds for buying/selling Bullets.
Got me thinking it might be interesting if you fellow muzzleloaders could share your best recipes:

Gun description/bullet maker/caliber/type/weight/propellant/charge (please note if by weight or volume)/muzzle velocity.

It's understood that any postings are for information/entertainment only and in no way suggests the following loads are appropriate/safe for all.
As is so often repeated here and other forums, start with a minimum charge and slowly work up.

Since I switched over to Blackhorn with the Arrowhead LMRP Module system last winter, I haven't had a chance to measure mv.

My kit:
Original Ultimate Muzzleloader/Fury Custom Bullets/50 Caliber/Universal Fit/320Gr/Blackhorn 209/100 grains weighed.

Parker be &max weight blackhorn 209 for me

 

[ingramjets]

knight mountaineer 50 cal bestill breechplug 70 gbw bh209 harvestor white lightning 300 grn green crush rib sabot

 

[ThreePoint]

These are a variety of loads from Blackhorn.
https://blackhorn209.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/b209muzzleloaderdata.pdf

 

[Dirty Mike]

For my encore 100grn blackhorn and barnes 290 Tez

 

[Confederate rifleman]

For the youngin's and others recoil sensitive, TC Cheap Shot ( 240 grain .45 lead h.p. in a sabot) over 40 grains ( volume) 3f T7. Chrono'd 1350 fps, so think .44 mag revolver power. 10 deer with this load, from 15 feet to 125 yards. All, save 2, were pass throughs.
.45 cal 250 grain Hornady XTP in Harvester crush rib sabots, over 70 grains of 3f Swiss Holy Black. 1575 fps from my Firehawk, 1610 from my Hawken. Superb accuracy and makes a great batch of chest soup. 16 deer with that load. Only recovered 1.
300 grain .45 ( non- magnum) XTP, same sabot and charge. 1500 fps from the Firehawk. VERY accurate and quickly removes a critters will to live. 2 deer with that one. It's actually my bear load.
What you hunt and at what ranges you typically shoot will determine your load requirements. Most shots are well under 100 yards, so there's no need to pour half a can of powder down bore, followed by your wallet for premium projectiles.
Of course you can, and it's a beautiful thing if you can afford it! Personally, I like easily found shootables ( relatively speaking) and getting 100 shots out of a pound of powder.
150 yards is my limit. These loads work very well. The 250 grain XTPs shot 4 inch groups at 200 yards the other day. My Firehawk is aperture sighted, zeroed at 100, the drop was 24 inches. It's down 8 at 150, hence the limit.
Good fortune to ye

 

[hairybird]

Traditions Tennessee rifle
50 caliber, 495 round ball, .015 Oxyoke cotton patch, 75 grains by volume Swiss 3f.
CVA Mountain Stalker rifle
50 caliber, Hornady PA conical 240 grain. 80 grains by volume of 2f Swiss.
CVA Optima V2 pistol,
50 caliber, Hornady 240 grain XTP hollow point bullet.
80 grains by volume 2f Triple 7.
These are pretty much my go to hunting guns.

First off, I like that load in the CVA Optima V2 pistol. Very accurate for me but I still like to hunt with Buckhorn 209 powder. I have tried the PA conical in a number of rifles with accuracy problems no matter what powder or load measure. What twist do you find most accurate for the PA conical?

 

[PowderCharge]

Factory CVA Wolf V2
Just beginning and have shot

Cheddite primers (all I could find)

74gr by weight bh209

250gr Barnes spitfire Tez with the supplied blue sabots

290gr Barnes spitfire Tez with the supplies blue sabots

Rifle seems to like both weights just fine.

I picked up some blemished 300gr bullets from midway that as far as I can tell look to be hornady sst. Got some smooth and crush rib sabots (don’t remember what brands n I’m at work. But they’re both black) to try with them. Just need to get to the range to do it.