50 cal renegade loads

[MIDeerhunter67]

Evening,

I’m gonna be setting up a 1/48 50 cal Renegade as my go to deer rifle, just something about ‘em, I have several whites but for some darn reason renegades just call to me. I’ve got the original tc scope base, base adapter, and rings for it, got a leupold I’m gonna set it up with, to make matter worse for some on here I’m gonna run a mag spark with it.(sorry) haha I’m not gonna shoot PRBs, no interest, I’ve got a mowrey 50 cal for round balls. I’m looking into either hornday Great Plains 385s or No excuses. I always run an oversized wad with conicals. Gonna use 2F T7 with the mag spark, anyone have any loads for the HGP or the NEs? I’m gonna start at 60 grains and work up. I have a 410 super safari that I killed two bucks with here with only 60 grains of P, pushing a 410 conical, so I’m not worried about light loads, I want something that will produce 2-3” groups at 100 yards with a scope setup for thick woods and swamp hunting. Any loads or advice would be appreciated, sorry for *******izing the renegade! My eyes don’t do well with the irons!

 

[TechMoron]

A well-lubed maxi-ball over 70 to 90 grains powder has done all I’ve ever asked of my 54cal Renegade. Same thing with Lee r.e.a.l. bullets & Lyman/Hornady Plains bullets.

 

[MIDeerhunter67]

A well-lubed maxi-ball over 70 to 90 grains powder has done all I’ve ever asked of my 54cal Renegade. Same thing with Lee r.e.a.l. bullets & Lyman/Hornady Plains bullets.

Perfect I appreciate it, I think track of the wolf still makes maxi balls justs not lubed, probably a beeswax lube would work

 

[ETipp]

My .50 Renegade, as well as my other T/C's love 80 grains of 3F black powder and .370 grain Maxi Balls. Accuracy is excellent, dead critters every time. I've yet to have any critter, even elk, go more than a very few steps. Many fell upon impact.

 

[Fastleo]

I shoot a lot of the hornady Great Plains bullets and I cast and shoot the Lyman plains bullets ( very similar to the hornady) I find that the more powder i use the better they shoot in my stock 1/48 barrels. I generally stop at 80-90gr with sub 2” groups at 50yds. I stop there due to the recoil.