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I'm new here and haven't posted much, but do want to say thanks for the good repository of info. It has helped get me going. Over the past month I bought my first muzzleloader (Optima v2) and tried a few loads.
Today's range trip was fruitful. I tried 300 gr 44 cal Hornady XTPs in Harvester green crush rib sabots with mild charges of BH20O9, swabbing and cleaning the breach plug between 3 shot groups. 60 gr (w) seemed to have a little better accuracy of the loads I tried (56, 58, 60, 62 gr).
Before heading home I did a fast 3 shot 100 yard group on a fresh target to keep some notes on. For a warm barrel, in a crosswind, with a dirty gun and breach plug, I'll take it. I'll keep trying different things out, but at least I already know a combo that should work ok on deer from this gun.
The 300 gr 44 cal XTPs in green crush ribs seems to fit tighter than 240 gr 45 cal XTPs in black crush ribs in my gun, and the groups seem smaller overall with the 300 gr combo.
Today's range trip was fruitful. I tried 300 gr 44 cal Hornady XTPs in Harvester green crush rib sabots with mild charges of BH20O9, swabbing and cleaning the breach plug between 3 shot groups. 60 gr (w) seemed to have a little better accuracy of the loads I tried (56, 58, 60, 62 gr).
Before heading home I did a fast 3 shot 100 yard group on a fresh target to keep some notes on. For a warm barrel, in a crosswind, with a dirty gun and breach plug, I'll take it. I'll keep trying different things out, but at least I already know a combo that should work ok on deer from this gun.
The 300 gr 44 cal XTPs in green crush ribs seems to fit tighter than 240 gr 45 cal XTPs in black crush ribs in my gun, and the groups seem smaller overall with the 300 gr combo.