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.54 TC Renegade Copper Bullet Loading
1. My normal load for the Renegade is the .530 round ball with one .015 lubricated patch and this load measures: .560” in diameter.
2. I have an amount (70 or so) of .54 caliber sabots loaded with .50 grain Barnes solid copper hollow-point bullets. Loading these in the side-lock Renegade with the sabot is very difficult, requiring a few strokes of a hammer on the loading stick. Not a good idea, in my book.
3. Measuring the .530 round ball with a dry .015 patch measures a diameter of: .555”.
4. Measuring the .50 caliber copper bullet with one dry .015 patch measures a diameter of: .523”.
5. The .50 caliber copper bullet with two dry .015 patches measures a diameter of: .555”.
So, the lead .530 round ball with one lubricated .015 patch measures .560” and the .50 caliber copper bullet with two dry .015 patches measures .555”, close indeed to my normal, very accurate, load of .560”. Maybe if I use one dry .015 patch and one lubricated .015 patch I could reach the .560”.
Side Bar: The 435 grain TC Maxi-Hunter lead bullet measures .533” and is loaded directly into the bore without a patch and shoots very well, as does the 530 grain TC Maxi-Ball..
I think I will try one dry .015 patch next to the copper bullet enclosed within another .015 lubricated patch seated over 80 grains of Hodgdon PYRODEX powder..
I just don’t want to throw the bullets away and I get to shoot the Renegade.
What could be better?
1. My normal load for the Renegade is the .530 round ball with one .015 lubricated patch and this load measures: .560” in diameter.
2. I have an amount (70 or so) of .54 caliber sabots loaded with .50 grain Barnes solid copper hollow-point bullets. Loading these in the side-lock Renegade with the sabot is very difficult, requiring a few strokes of a hammer on the loading stick. Not a good idea, in my book.
3. Measuring the .530 round ball with a dry .015 patch measures a diameter of: .555”.
4. Measuring the .50 caliber copper bullet with one dry .015 patch measures a diameter of: .523”.
5. The .50 caliber copper bullet with two dry .015 patches measures a diameter of: .555”.
So, the lead .530 round ball with one lubricated .015 patch measures .560” and the .50 caliber copper bullet with two dry .015 patches measures .555”, close indeed to my normal, very accurate, load of .560”. Maybe if I use one dry .015 patch and one lubricated .015 patch I could reach the .560”.
Side Bar: The 435 grain TC Maxi-Hunter lead bullet measures .533” and is loaded directly into the bore without a patch and shoots very well, as does the 530 grain TC Maxi-Ball..
I think I will try one dry .015 patch next to the copper bullet enclosed within another .015 lubricated patch seated over 80 grains of Hodgdon PYRODEX powder..
I just don’t want to throw the bullets away and I get to shoot the Renegade.
What could be better?