Range Test: .45Cal Double PRB deer load

Roundball,you did your homework. :thumbsup:
Get them in the heart or lungs and it time to butcher!
I never was concerned with numbers just results on deer!
Go Get'em! :hatsoff:

Now if the Deer Gods will just smile on an old guy...

UPDATE:

Since my initial test a couple weeks ago, the thought occurred to me that the POI I got that was higher than I expected was probably caused...at least in part...by shooting off a bench rest.

Back to the range today to retest from my normal seated hunting position, leaning back against a post like it was a tree, off elbow braced down on my chest...got a noticeable improvement in POI.

Tried 100grns at 50yds again, and while the double PRBs printed lower than a couple weeks ago due to not shooting from a bench rest this time, they were still a bit above the 3" aim point sticker, higher than I wanted at 50yds.

Tried shots using 90grns Goex 2F (which I had skipped last trip) and got figure-8's in the top half of the 3" sticker...basically 1.0" to 1.25" high at 50yds which is just fine.

2 pairs (4 balls) actually created one large ragged hole in the same place...the other pairs made separate figure 8's, resulting in all 5 pairs being in a 2.0"-2.25" cluster at 50yds.

So 90grns 2F it is, for some extra velocity compared to the 80grn charge I tried 2 weeks ago.
Very high confidence in this experimental .45cal double PRB deer load.


Closing note of Irony:

My first reaction to the accuracy of these double PRBs was "great"...who WOULDN’T think figure 8’s at 50yds was great.
But then the thought occurred to me...they would probably be more effective on game if the POI actually had a 3-4" separation...but, it is what it is.

I think a wound channel from them close together will be just dandy Rball :hatsoff:

Brits.

Anyone have hunting results to report using double ball loads?

nkbj said:

Anyone have hunting results to report using double ball loads?

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Good question. Hope someone chines in to answer.
I've read a couple articles about this over the years. One was an accidental second ball load where the writer was shooting at an exotic 60 yards off. The deer sized animal dropped in its tracks. He was stunned to see two holes and realized what he did upon thinking about the situation. Worked for him.

Roundball, the OP of this thread, reported on various successes from his real world experiments in ball materials and shot placement. Unfortunately, he left the form some years back.

I'm playing around with a 3 ball load in a TC 56 SB. Powder 2 thin os cards, a dab of lube, another thin card, 28g plastic wad, 3 .495 balls, toped with another os card. I'll post something when I havesome meaningfull results.

Roundball was a fountain of information. Due to helping so many people with so many problems, he deserves an exalted place in Heaven.

You guys are proving to be bad influences. The only 45's I have are a TC Cherokee and a TC Seneca. Given there reputed desire to crack at the wrist under heavy loads, I don't think I'll be trying a double ball with 100gr charge.

Now in have to get another muzzleloader. I'm depressed. Does kibler make the woods runner in 45?

Rawhide67 said:

...Does kibler make the woods runner in 45?

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Affirmative:

Roundball did a lot of experimenting with different loads that I found interesting even if I never shot any of the loads he tested.

Unfortunately, the purist know-it-all jerks here gave him a hard time almost every time he posted, he finally got tired of it and left.

This fox has two holes in it!