Ditka said:
smyrnagc said:
You got a great deal! Search this forum for bullet and powder info and ask any questions you might have. shoot me a PM if you need any help.
Thanks, the seller has been great to work with and very patient with my questions. He states the gun likes 100gr. of T7 3F with a 300 gr .44 cal bullet Hornady XTP bullet, MMP green sabots, and Winchester Triple Seven Primers. What has your experience been with what these guns like?
Ditka, there is not doubt in my mind you got a good rifle and I would add the load recommendation that you were give will shoot very well in that gun.... actually it will shoot just about anything really well.
I myself have several of these things called a Knight and enjoy everyone of them...
I was at the farm yesterday shooting one of the new Mountaineers... you might look that this thread... And I will stand here and tell your Extreme can do most everything the Mountaineer does.
http://www.modernmuzzleloader.com/phpBB ... hp?t=22371
If you have time to look at that thread you will see I go a different direction with the 50 cal. I really do prefer to shoot bullets that are closer to bore size and reduce the thickness of the sabot that you use.
I do not think I would recommend this particular bullet to you as it really is for larger big game like elk-moose-bear, anyway in my opiion. I am going to use it this to harvest one deer just for testing purposes. If it works on a deer as expect it to - then it will become my go to bullet for elk here in Idaho.
Not really knowing what you will be hunting or where it would be unfair for me to say use this or that bullet and on top of that there are what I call premium bullets and production bullets. You can see or will see that I use what I label as premium bullets - they are not cheap but they do work a little better and more importantly to faster than others.
One bullet that I might suggest as the best all-around bullet that I have found is the Bloodline .458-275 grain bullet
This is the information sheet on the Bloodline bullets..
This is a picture of its' twin - it is a 300 grain in a MMP Orange .458-50cal sabot. The 275 grain bullet looks just like it.
Here is a typical target with some velocities...
The next I might ask is what ignition system does the gun have? Does it use a FPJ (full plastic red jacket) or a NFPJ (non full plastic jacket or bare primer). Both ignition systems work very well but the new Knight NFPJ system is much cleaner.
Also do not get me wrong but just about anything that anyone else has suggested will work also. I just prefer to shoot the .452 or .458 bullet from a 50 cal ml...
If can answer or help with anything else please let me know....
mike