Advice needed on mid-late 70's TC Hawk 28"b w/1:48t

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Cleaned up rust bucked pawnshop find....and to my amazement shoots 385g Hornady GP conicals extreamy well, I mean only 2" high at 50yds when set dead on at 100yd....and have over half of elevation adjustment left 🤯😯...but won't shoot p&b wort a crap, but that's OK because the traditions I just built loves p&b.

Question:
I'm considering testing saboted 45's in it and need to know the approach to removing a ballistic tipped slug...

Reason:
When first I got into BP I remember the frustration and how hard it is to remove a p&b, and he shame when it happened at the range 😝.....so will a ball screw bust its way threw and hit lead ?
 
Not having tried to pull a ballistic tip round, I suspect the pointed tip will deflect the screw point and not let it screw into the bullet. Shooing the bullet out with a light charge under the nipple or using a CO2 discharger may be your only option short of putting a zirk fitting in the nipple threads and using a grease gun to push the bullet out.
 
If you do get it screwed into the tip it will probably pull the tip out of the bullet.

Do like Eric suggested. I'm a frequent dryballer and have never used a puller.
 
I own nearly the same rifle. PRB wasn't happening no matter what I tried. Then on a whim one day I decided to put a lubed felt wad between the charge and the PRB. Presto, she's a tack driver now. I know you didn't ask about that. But, I wanted to let you know what I did to make PRBs work in the same rifle. 60 grns 3F, .490 ball and .015 patch.
 
PEARL DRUMS said:
I own nearly the same rifle. PRB wasn't happening no matter what I tried. Then on a whim one day I decided to put a lubed felt wad between the charge and the PRB. Presto, she's a tack driver now. I know you didn't ask about that. But, I wanted to let you know what I did to make PRBs work in the same rifle. 60 grns 3F, .490 ball and .015 patch.
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I will try this, would be nice to load a p/b for follow up shot.....man indent feel like doing anything after pushing 385g of lead with 70g 777....so a 490 sounds like a feather.
 

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