1/48 twist conicals

mailmanmike40 · Mar 12, 2024

Just wondering if anyone has experience shooting conicals out of 1/48 twist barrel. The gun is a Pedersoli Pa long rifle.
Any experience or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks again

SDSmlf · Mar 12, 2024

mailmanmike40 said:
Just wondering if anyone has experience shooting conicals out of 1/48 twist barrel. The gun is a Pedersoli Pa long rifle.
Any experience or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks again

If your Pedersoli PA has rather shallow rifling (I am not familiar with the particulars of this model), it should handle conicals well, particularly shorter ones. A Lee REAL may be a good place to start. I would also have some slightly oversized wads available when testing loads. Easy enough to check effectiveness.

smokepolehall · Mar 12, 2024

I am in the truck with you, i have only sent a few prb's down range so far. 1:48 Scout .45 rock sparker. I hope to get some time next week for shooting session. I have 200 gr REAL

cynthialee · Mar 12, 2024

If I am shooting conicals from my rifles (all 1/48) then I prefer the TC Maxi Hunter 275. If I use the heavier 350 grain ones I have to put too much powder in it for my old and delicate shoulders. Whomps on me too hard.
But those 275's work great with 10 more grains than I use for the PRB load.

bpd303 · Mar 12, 2024

mailmanmike40 said:
Pedersoli Pa long rifle.

Don't know about your rifle but my 50 cal Thompson Center Hawken has a 1:48 twist and it has shot any 50cal conical well that I've loaded in it.

Frontier's · Mar 13, 2024

A lot of conical bullets enjoy the 1:48 twist. 385gr Hornady great plains bullets are an excellent option.

Zimmerman · Mar 13, 2024

I've been having good results with the REAL 320 grain in my Ped frontier rifle with the same twist. 70 grains of 2F Schuetzen is giving me about the same accuracy as my home cast PRB within 80 yards or so, still haven't gotten the chance to test them at longer distance.

nkbj · Dec 4, 2024

For the 48" twist I'm looking forwards to some more experimenting with some fifty molds, Lyman's #508668 (they called it "the shocker"), a Challenger plain base, Lyman's #500294 (hollow base from the factory), an NEI plain base and my old conversion of a Lyman #445599 to a fifty paper patch for heavy charges in the TC New Englander and Renegades. There may be a Lee minie mold around here too.

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