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I have a fair number of 50 caliber pellets. Are they safe to shoot in 54 caliber barrels? I typically shoot about 85 grains FFF in my Lymans, so I'd still have to use loose powder to get 85 grains.
 
I was given 30gr pellets for a revolver. Tried some in my Remington NMA and they looked like tracers. I tried them with a wad and they did a little better. Tried two wads and I could feel and hear them crush. They did good that time. So apparently crushing them works best. I don't use them anymore. I save them for a campfire. They don't do much but they grab attention 🤣
 
rrebuck said:
I have a fair number of 50 caliber pellets. Are they safe to shoot in 54 caliber barrels? I typically shoot about 85 grains FFF in my Lymans, so I'd still have to use loose powder to get 85 grains.
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The friend who left me the .54 GPR would use 15-30gr of loose and a .50/50 pellet (or 2). He was happy with those combos.
T7 pellets with a 3F kicker is entertaining.
Pyrodrek pellets with a 3F kicker shoot alright, but stink and can be tricky to clean.

He shot his .50 TC Hawken with 35gr loose, a .50/50 pellet, and a .429 jhp modern pistol bullet in a sabot. He was happy with it until I dug out a dry rotted bag of chalky .490 round balls and out shot him. Those .490s were probably 140 years old… Belonged to my wife’s g-g-grandfather, a Confederate veteran born in the 1840s.
 

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