What muzzleloading stuff did you do today?

[LBAhunter]

Seems to shoot well. I just picked a starting load based on pressure traces. Clocked one shot at 2180 fps - so not real fast - but the sabots look very happy.

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You gonna bump the grains on up to see how it does?

Aint nuthin wrong with that El D. Thats right where mv MV is in my Accura with 220gr .40 bullets in the same sabots with BH 209. The recoil is not bad at all, the accuracy is moa or better & at that velcity they - to use a term I recently heard coined in here " snot clobbered " the daylights out of every deer I've shot with them. Theres no need for anything more inside 200yds.

I totally agree.

 

[ElDiablo]

You gonna bump the grains on up to see how it does?

I totally agree.

Yes, looks like I could go up a little and still keep it under 40k. What charge would/do you use with 225 gr bullet LBA?

 

[ElDiablo]

Scoped my McGowen barrel before cleaning it today. First pic is the face of the plug after about 15 shots smokeless, second is just in front of the plug and the third is the bore about 3 inches forward of the plug.

 

[phalanx]

Made up some lube with beeswax, murphy's oil and some 2 cycle synthetic oil. Used it to lube the 80. 320gr 50 cal REAL i casted earlier this week. Next on the lube list is the 385gr Lyman Great Plains bullets.

 

[Bowanna]

Weighed out some charge tubes of T7 2f 66g by weight (if my math is correct) for 85g by volume.
Gotta go to bed early, it's a school night!

 

[rangerod]

Made some beautiful florescent green cleaning patches. 3 t-View attachment 31571View attachment 31571View attachment 31572shirts worth, almost filled the pretzel jug. One snack stick, half a beer and 10 minutes..

I would've stretched it into two beers.

 

[Hausser1]

I opened my kit box n took a peek at it

alright, I'll bite... what's in your kit?

 

[Hausser1]

I assembled a new to me Omega after it arrived at my door that I purchased from 1874sharpsshooter. Never held one before so I’m just getting familiar with the Omega. Feels comfortable in my hand so far. Will shoot it this week sometime.

pics?

 

[smokepolehall]

alright, I'll bite... what's in your kit?

Underhammer Kit, minus a few things. Stock wood, action, butt plate with 2 screws, 1 barrel lug 1 ramrod, 2 thimbles, flash cup, BP.

 

[LBAhunter]

Yes, looks like I could go up a little and still keep it under 40k. What charge would/do you use with 225 gr bullet LBA?

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With 225gr bullets, I went up to 35gr of N110. The accuracy was there from the start. I was using a Maine wool wad between sabot and powder. I don't how much more I could have went up, probably a few more grains before sabot failure. I figured I was getting around 2300 - 2400 but that was a guess. I was trying different bullets at the time. I tried Bluedot in the beginning but settled on N110. When I settled on N110, my load components always been the same, just swapping out bullets and adjusting charge to evaluate.

 

[ElDiablo]

Reviewed some high speed video of shooting the Tominator. Thought this was a cool screenshot. You can see that the shot charge has left the wad at about 3 feet from the barrel.

 

[MrTom]

I weighed out some more powder charges and ordered some bullets for the smokeless realm I hope to enter soon for real. Got anoyher blast of winter coming starting tomorrow. Next week hopefully.

I've developed a serious dislike for anything white that lays on the lawn.

 

[Mnt monkey]

I cleaned up a couple of guns I shot a lot the last couple of days I'm having some scope issues and both Scopes have been on multiple rifles Centerfire and heavy recoil Muzzleloader so very happy with both of them the last two years I have been rough on scopes

 

[Mnt monkey]

I have a stack of old Japanese tascos and a lot of older Scopes off center fire rifles from years ago just sitting around I think I'm fixing to start working through the pile

 

[Okie Hog]

Today i cleaned the .54 Fire Hawk rifle. Yesterday i fired that rifle at 78 yards:

Decided to try the Harvester .451 330 grain hard cast bullets in that rifle. Sabot was the red Harvester. Powder charge was 80 grains of Black MZ, cap was Remington #11. The bullets went all over the cardboard backer. The sabots were found at the 40 yard line.

Swabbed the bore and loaded .530 patched round ball over store bought patches lubed with boot dressing. Powder load was again 80 grains of Black MZ. The first two balls went through one hole in the bullseye. The third went high at 11 o'clock due to operator error.

 

[ElDiablo]

Weighed out some IMR4198 and some more N110 loads for the next time at the “range.”

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I cast some boolits!

 

[Bowanna]

I weighed out some more powder charges and ordered some bullets for the smokeless realm I hope to enter soon for real. Got anoyher blast of winter coming starting tomorrow. Next week hopefully.

I've developed a serious dislike for anything white that lays on the lawn.

Me to MrTom, once deer season is over with I have absolutely no use for winter. But I ain't lookin' forward to August either!

 

[rickiesrevenge]

I picked up the rest of the parts I need to build my SML

 

[Bobby44]

Out in the desert with a Colt knock off to deplete my BP stock. Goex running low. Shopping for BP in Yuma can be a pain.