Idaholewis
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I just got in from trying this Triple 7 in my Green Mountain 1:30 Twist .45 Cal, This stuff went off IMMEDIATELY, and definitely has some HORSE POWER to it! I chose to shoot an unproven load, my BACO .443 Diameter 530 Grain Paper Patch bullets from a Mold i bought from them, i have not tried this particular bullet in this 1:30 Twist, These bullets are Awfully long for this Twist, But they shot Great. These bullets weighed in at 532 Grains with the Patch, My powder charge was 65 Weight Grains of Triple 7 powder (About 83-84 Grains by Volume) I chose to use .50 Cal 1/8” Wool felt OP Wads in my .451 Bore since this T7 is suppose to burn hotter, Glad i did that! If i were shooting this powder in a .50 Cal Rifle i would use .54 Cal Wool OP Wads, and .58 in a .54, I would say You need the Extra seal with Wool felt OP Wads and this T7, I did notice my Rifle went to Half Cock 3 of my 5 Shots, But these Treso/Ampco nipples stand a little Tall making half cock a VERY short distance away. All in all i am very pleased with the Results, I will continue to play around with this Triple 7 Powder, Next will be with some of my proven Grease Groove bullets and Oversize Wool Felt OP Wads since I Have not had good luck with Hard card type wads and GG bullets
My first 3 shots, Target was 80 Yards
And my last 2, making 5 shots total, the 4 will go inside an inch, and of course i had to fling 1 out of it (4th shot)
Recovered .50 Cal 1/8” Oxyoke brand OP Wads, This T7 definitely does more damage to the Wads, but they stil held up and did their Job protecting a Paper jacketed Bullet :yeah:
My first 3 shots, Target was 80 Yards
And my last 2, making 5 shots total, the 4 will go inside an inch, and of course i had to fling 1 out of it (4th shot)
Recovered .50 Cal 1/8” Oxyoke brand OP Wads, This T7 definitely does more damage to the Wads, but they stil held up and did their Job protecting a Paper jacketed Bullet :yeah: