sabotloader
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Good morning to go to the rock pit with the TC Percussion gun. This is a rifle I built from parts...
A Green Mountiain 50 cal 1/28 twist 15/16ths 32" barrel (I did cut it back to 28") with a Thompson breech plug, mounted in a TC Hawken stock (second) from Track and with a lock and set triggers from Track O' Wolf.
Most of the legend on the target you are unable to see so here are the basics for each shot:
Load - 80 grains T7-3f loose powder
TC Mag Express or MMP Sabot
Bullets - Hornady 45 cal 300 grain XTP Mag or Hornady .458 (45-70) 300 grain hollow point.
75 yard target (Laser) off a portable bench
TC fiber optic - open sights (60 year old eyes ain't what they use to be)
6 O'clock hold
First 9 shots were 300 grain Hornady 45 cal XTP Mags with TC Mag Express sabot (new one Black probably a MMP 45x50x24 sabot). Shot #1 was from a clean and lubed barrel. 2&3 were nice #4 - the set trigger got me, dang it goes off easy, 5&6 I'm still a bit mad about #4 -- #7,8&9 I am back in the groove. Chrono speeds - hi-1893 lo 1826
The last 3 shots were with the .458 Honady HP's and an Orange MMP sabot - I do not know why they are up there there are the same weight but different sabot. I wanted to try my .458 - 300 grain Nosler partition's but I forgot them. I am convinced they will make a good Elk bullet. I just started experimenting with the .458's.
Hope this pic shows up! :shocking:
A Green Mountiain 50 cal 1/28 twist 15/16ths 32" barrel (I did cut it back to 28") with a Thompson breech plug, mounted in a TC Hawken stock (second) from Track and with a lock and set triggers from Track O' Wolf.
Most of the legend on the target you are unable to see so here are the basics for each shot:
Load - 80 grains T7-3f loose powder
TC Mag Express or MMP Sabot
Bullets - Hornady 45 cal 300 grain XTP Mag or Hornady .458 (45-70) 300 grain hollow point.
75 yard target (Laser) off a portable bench
TC fiber optic - open sights (60 year old eyes ain't what they use to be)
6 O'clock hold
First 9 shots were 300 grain Hornady 45 cal XTP Mags with TC Mag Express sabot (new one Black probably a MMP 45x50x24 sabot). Shot #1 was from a clean and lubed barrel. 2&3 were nice #4 - the set trigger got me, dang it goes off easy, 5&6 I'm still a bit mad about #4 -- #7,8&9 I am back in the groove. Chrono speeds - hi-1893 lo 1826
The last 3 shots were with the .458 Honady HP's and an Orange MMP sabot - I do not know why they are up there there are the same weight but different sabot. I wanted to try my .458 - 300 grain Nosler partition's but I forgot them. I am convinced they will make a good Elk bullet. I just started experimenting with the .458's.
Hope this pic shows up! :shocking:
