500 Yards, Stock 1:48 Twist TC Renegade .50 Cal

[MSW]

great shooting ... in my vasement is a T/C .54 perc barrel with the QLA (got it in trade) .... when time permits i'll give it a try.

 

[Lippy984]

I have Shot and Recovered .490 Balls out to 600 Yards in a 10-12 Foot Dirt Bank. I was trying to Hit my gong but never did, There was some wind kicked up and ended my Shooting so I can’t speak of Accuracy. 200 Yards is the farthest i have Shot Roundball accurately

Here is 1 of the .490 Balls i recovered at 600 Yards, It’s safe to say that this is the end of the line, the Ball doesn’t have much left here, Stil wouldn’t want hit with it though

Sorry off topic here, I would send a private message if I could…but what do YOU use for patch lube?

 

[Stantheman86]

Nice

I'd be impressed with one hit but 3 is masterful

That outperforms most modern bolt actions

This makes me want to get another Renegade.

 

[Springerpanhead]

Most TC barrels were not rifled or crowned uniformly enough for such accuracy. My TC Hawken had one groove that was barely a scratch and the flint locks were not worth crap.

And lets see a ten shot group..

I have a TC flint hawken 50 cal, that I found in the bargain rack at the then TC custom shop Fox Ridge / Ledge, can’t remember, after they had been discontinued. Set up with a Wm. Malcomb scope to accommodate my 76 yr old eyes it is by far the best muzzleloader I have. Powerful, extremely accurate, and handy in the woods. Owing to those factors, and the fact that you can make a flint work with a bit of rock and some home made powder, it is the last gun I would ever part with.

 

[User_Dan]

What velocity are they leaving the barrel at?

 

[nkbj]

Alas, my teary eyes need glass these days as well. But still, I'd be happy with hitting that gong if the glass outweighed the .52 bore bench gun.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Great shooting.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I’m happy to hit anything at 250 yds.

 

[Capnball]

I have Shot and Recovered .490 Balls out to 600 Yards in a 10-12 Foot Dirt Bank. I was trying to Hit my gong but never did, There was some wind kicked up and ended my Shooting so I can’t speak of Accuracy. 200 Yards is the farthest i have Shot Roundball accurately

Here is 1 of the .490 Balls i recovered at 600 Yards, It’s safe to say that this is the end of the line, the Ball doesn’t have much left here, Stil wouldn’t want hit with it though

Id love to take a shot out that far but the only range we have close to me (45 minutes) is 100 yards.
I have a Pedersoli Kentucky long rifle flinter in .45 that I used to hit the 100 yard target right out of the box with a patched round ball. It was shooting high and left but still on the paper and I walked the shots into the 10 ring with no physical adjustments to the gun. I'd like to get the sites dialed in and take out for a long drive just to see what it can really do. I'd also like to try a paper patched conical. If I could make that work, I have a great paper cartridge set up that would be perfect for woods walks.
Neil

 

[toot]

What is SUB MOA

SUB, under 1, inch, and witch is MINUTE OF ANGLE ! it is a target shooters LINGO!

 

[Britsmoothy]

SUB, under 1, inch, and witch is MINUTE OF ANGLE ! it is a target shooters LINGO!

A minute of angle is not 1".

 

[Grenadier1758]

A minute of angle is 1/60th of degree as measured at 100 yards is approximately 1". The conventional description is a group of shots measured from the center of impact being less than 1".

 

[jfaldo]

1 moa at 100 yards is 1.047". So anything under 1.047" at one hundred yards is considered sub moa. A minute of angle at 500 yards is 5.235". So a group at 500 yards would have to be smaller than 5.235" to be sub moa at that distance. We usually don't concern ourselves in general with the decimals and just round down to the whole number.

 

[Idaholewis]

Sorry off topic here, I would send a private message if I could…but what do YOU use for patch lube?

Stihl HP Ultra FULL Synthetic 2 Stroke Engine Oil & Peanut Oil Mixed 50/50, Both have a really high “Flash Point” I keep it in a Small spray bottle.

I keep it in this Small spray bottle, Simply Spritz the Patches as i load them

 

[Idaholewis]

1 moa at 100 yards is 1.047". So anything under 1.047" at one hundred yards is considered sub moa. A minute of angle at 500 yards is 5.235". So a group at 500 yards would have to be smaller than 5.235" to be sub moa at that distance. We usually don't concern ourselves in general with the decimals and just round down to the whole number.

Correct

 

[Idaholewis]

Stihl HP Ultra FULL Synthetic 2 Stroke Engine Oil also Eliminates Barrel Leading, or GREATLY reduces it. It is a KEY ingredient in my Bullet Lubes, along with Peanut Oil

 

[nkbj]

My .54 always shoots significantly sub-MOA until the second shot.


Idaholewis,
This was my fifty bore paper patch experiment in a 22" Green Mountain barrel, obviously never intended for long range. Going to try it in a stock TC .50 and see what happens.

The engineering on the bullet you're using is finer than frog hair. Purely lovely.

 

[BigAl52]

Idaho Lewis. Does anyone spot for you prior to shooting these long ranges. Im guessing with the sights you are using you must have a close idea as the where they need to be to shoot that gong at 500 if not.

 

[LME]

Stihl HP Ultra FULL Synthetic 2 Stroke Engine Oil & Peanut Oil Mixed 50/50, Both have a really high “Flash Point” I keep it in a Small spray bottle.

I keep it in this Small spray bottle, Simply Spritz the Patches as i load them

Why didn't I think of using a spray bottle? I used the round prelubed patches and keep them in a CCI cap tin. But when not hunting and shooting from the bench the spray looks like the way to go?

 

[SPQR70AD]

Errr, because I can.

yes you can...tell a tall tale.