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I'm about to take the dive on an Accura with a 27" barrel. The rate of twist in this .50 gun is 1:28. Am I going to fare better with the heavier and longer 300 grain fodder or lighter, shorter pills in the 200-250 grain range? I'm getting this with the intent of it being a bh209 gun but will leave the option open to other granular powders. I hunt and hope to work up an accurate load for deer out to about 150 yards max, but in reality most shots will be in the 25-50 yard area. I'll be scoping this Accura with a Nikon Pro Staff 2X7. Many posters have indicated that a 110 grain charge of 209 with 250 to 300 grain bullets seems to be a popular place to start fine tuning a load. I'm just undecided on the bullets weights vs rate of twist.
I've been doing 300 grain .44 cal xtps using 3 Pyrodex pellets in my T/C impact with pretty decent accuracy as a scoped gun but I'm wanting to have this gun for the late bp season where I have to use a low power optic and I am hoping loose triple 7 in either the ff or fff. The pelleted loads I don't think are getting me the accuracy that granular powders are capable of giving, hence the change over to the triple 7 granular. I may be wrong but I think I'm better off in the late season where temps can be widely variable with the t7 instead of the 209.
If there are any thoughts here I'll thank you in advance...
I've been doing 300 grain .44 cal xtps using 3 Pyrodex pellets in my T/C impact with pretty decent accuracy as a scoped gun but I'm wanting to have this gun for the late bp season where I have to use a low power optic and I am hoping loose triple 7 in either the ff or fff. The pelleted loads I don't think are getting me the accuracy that granular powders are capable of giving, hence the change over to the triple 7 granular. I may be wrong but I think I'm better off in the late season where temps can be widely variable with the t7 instead of the 209.
If there are any thoughts here I'll thank you in advance...