I had an old TC stock, and purchased a Green Mountain .45 barrel for it about a year ago, but never got around to firing it. I had set the barrel up with a Lyman peep sight and a 17A front sight...something I have never done on a muzzleloader before. I went out to my range yesterday and gave it a try finally. I started out with a .440 RB, but it just didn't feel right when seating it, so I went over to a .445 RB and it did just fine. I am only using it to punch some paper, so I started out at 30 gr. of 3f Goex and I think it will work fairly well with this light load. I made up some targets using the top off of a mayo jar and an ink marker and put about a 1" circle in the middle of those.
The shots started hitting about a foot high, but worked their way down until I think it's getting close. I finally finished up by shooting a 5 shot group and called it a day. I think it might actually shoot a little better, but I was just resting the front of the rifle on some boards at 25 yards, and didn't use any bags under the rear. Guess I'll have to get serious with this combo and see what happens...
The shots started hitting about a foot high, but worked their way down until I think it's getting close. I finally finished up by shooting a 5 shot group and called it a day. I think it might actually shoot a little better, but I was just resting the front of the rifle on some boards at 25 yards, and didn't use any bags under the rear. Guess I'll have to get serious with this combo and see what happens...