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    Cold Dragoon and Lee conical 200gr.

    Well, the Lee 200 gr. is perfect with my Dragoon until 25 yards ... so I guessed it would be ok at 50 ... and I bought the mold (before that, I managed to get some bullets on the net for my trials)! But at 25 yards, I must use with my conicals a greater powder load for the same results as for...
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    Cold Dragoon and Lee conical 200gr.

    I fear it would also be my own conclusion ! That makes me sad as I've just purchased the Lee 200 gr. conical mold ! :( But I must admit the barrel twist will never fit any heavy conical on a long distance. At 25 yards, the spin movement could be sufficient to stabilize the bullet ... not at...
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    Well ... I'll be confident in my Hawken with Hornady GP bullet. I'm sure there is no lack of energy : resulting of my 10 shots of last Wednesday, I have now a big bruise on my right shoulder following the butt shape !! I have to find some leather shield ... otherwise I wont go far like that...
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    Cold Dragoon and Lee conical 200gr.

    Unfortunately I fear dispersion is side to side as well as vertical ! Nevertheless, the mean value of the vertical shots is higher that the one with round balls. I can understand why the shots are less accurate with the conical Lee bullets because of the low twist of the barrel and the lack of...
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    Yes ! a good Springfield could be the right answer ... ! :wink: Philippe
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    Colt Dragoon caps jamming

    I'm using regular (so not magnum) CCI n°11 caps. After percussion (with no powder load), they're smashed and opened on one side ... often preventing the cylinder from further revolving ! RWS n°1075 are worst about that concern on that gun. Philippe
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    Yesterday, I performed some test shootings at 50 yards with my Hornady GP bullets (same powder load). They seem to reach the target some 5 inches above the point reached at 100 yards (without changing anything on the rifle sights). Amazing ... But that's to be confirmed next week. As I've...
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    Colt Dragoon caps jamming

    Thanks so much for these advices. I already tried some of them ... but not all ! The video is very interesting ... Well, I do believe the main problem on my gun is due to the nipples. - n°10 caps are too small and n°11 are too large ! Nevertheless, n°11 works better. - the blowback is...
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    Colt Dragoon caps jamming

    Hi everyone ! Just to discuss about caps jamming in my (Uberti) Colt Dragoon ”¦ So far, I'm using to perform target revolver shooting a Pedersoli .44 caliber R&S. This gun is marvelous as it never jams ”¦ due to its perfect cylinder design. But when I'm shooting the Dragoon, fired cap...
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    Very interesting ! The bullet expansion must probably be a very dynamic process depending on many factors (bullet shape, velocity, target actual resistance ...). Not simple to be sure of any result on games. From another hand, the lead hardness must be a factor. It would be interesting to know...
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    Yes that's the problem ! Hunting regulations are a bit ambiguous in France, so it's not so simple to know what is permitted or not ! More than that, depending of where you're hunting, the rules are not the same due to hunting "associations" that are managing the hunting territories ... with...
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    Unfortunately not yet ! Hunting with muzzleloading guns is something I intend do in the future. Very new for me. Probably wild boars (but a bit dangerous with a one shot rifle !) and roe deers. But before that, I'll begin with small games with a muzzleloading shotgun (I have not yet). The...
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    Yes, in fact this bullet is perfect ! Even in a low twist rifle ! I addition it allows me to comply with hunting regulations in France (it's a "manufactured" bullet that gives more than the 738 ft.lbs requested at 100 yards . The energy should be around 1200 ft.lbs at 100 yards (with a 100 gr...
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    Cold Dragoon and Lee conical 200gr.

    Hi ! I used to make some tests with my Dragoon (Uberti) and conical Lee bullets. Powder load (S2) : 34 gr. As I know this conical bullet is not fully suitable for low twist barrel, I wanted nevertheless make them work. With that powder load and the lubricated bullets (and nothing more), the...
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    I was at first interested by purchasing Lyman great plain mold, but it looks a bit too expensive for the number of bullets I intend to shoot. For regular target shooting, I'm using round balls (home casting) with 54 gr. S3 powder load. These trials with Hornady bullets are for the future, when...
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    Hornady great plains bullet

    Hi everyone ! That looks incredible ! I recently had some trials with my .54 Hawken rifle (Pedersoli) low twisted (1:65"). « working » conditions : 100 yards. 100 gr. S3 (Swiss black-powder ”¦ ) 425 gr. Hornady great plains bullet The result is amazing as the holes are cut so...
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    Hello from France !

    Hello from a new one ! I'm French and I'm very interested in black powder percussion guns. So that's the right forum to be ! Some twenty years ago, I used to practice modern pistol shooting, but at last I found it boring so I stopped. Two years ago, I discovered black powder guns. Much more...
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