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Here is my dilemma... My dad uses his muzzleloader during the regular firearms season and muzzleloader season. His current set-up is a T/C Omega (older style) shooting BH209 100gr VOLUME under a 285gr Barnes Spitfire Boat-tails. He likes the performance but he says that it's really hard to load after the first shot... I told him that I would take this challenge to find an accurate AND easier seating bullet... Here are the bullets that I am going to try for him...in descending order from the highest to lowest weight...
1. 300gr Harvester White Lightening (.44 cal.),
2. 300gr Speer Deep Curl,
3. 300gr Hornady SST,
4. 300gr Hornady XTP,
5. 290gr Barnes T-EZ Flat base,
6. 285gr Barnes Spitfire Boat-tails(will be tried with regular sabot and Harvester Crushed Rib Boat-tail sabot),
7. 270gr Federal BOR Lock Trophy Copper,
8. 260gr Harvester Scorpion PT Gold,
9. 250gr Hornady monoflex,
10. 245gr Barnes Spitfire boat-tails with EZ load sabot,
11. 240gr Hornady XTP (.44 cal, used in green crushed rib sabot)...
All .45 bullets, not boat-tails, will be tried in black Harvester Crushed Rib sabots first, then MMP HPH-24, and lastly MMP HPH-12.
I am wanting to stay within the 95-105 gr by VOLUME of BH209...
What would be your order of shooting these? I understand that I know I need to find what the gun likes but iv I can find a load that works early I can same somd time... I like to experiment but this is a BIG experiment for me anx I have somewhat limited time..
Thanks for your time and I look forward to everyone's ideas...
I don't know how to post pictures of the bullet line-up or yhat would be here also...
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1. 300gr Harvester White Lightening (.44 cal.),
2. 300gr Speer Deep Curl,
3. 300gr Hornady SST,
4. 300gr Hornady XTP,
5. 290gr Barnes T-EZ Flat base,
6. 285gr Barnes Spitfire Boat-tails(will be tried with regular sabot and Harvester Crushed Rib Boat-tail sabot),
7. 270gr Federal BOR Lock Trophy Copper,
8. 260gr Harvester Scorpion PT Gold,
9. 250gr Hornady monoflex,
10. 245gr Barnes Spitfire boat-tails with EZ load sabot,
11. 240gr Hornady XTP (.44 cal, used in green crushed rib sabot)...
All .45 bullets, not boat-tails, will be tried in black Harvester Crushed Rib sabots first, then MMP HPH-24, and lastly MMP HPH-12.
I am wanting to stay within the 95-105 gr by VOLUME of BH209...
What would be your order of shooting these? I understand that I know I need to find what the gun likes but iv I can find a load that works early I can same somd time... I like to experiment but this is a BIG experiment for me anx I have somewhat limited time..
Thanks for your time and I look forward to everyone's ideas...
I don't know how to post pictures of the bullet line-up or yhat would be here also...
Sent from my SM-G975U1 using Michigan Sportsman mobile app