54 Caliber Woodsrunner Hunting Loads

[mrfritz44]

Been reading a lot about how to best identify the load that best groups within a muzzleloader. That said I'd like to hear very specifically what 54 caliber Woodsrunner owners settled on as their hunting load. I'll be shooting PRB at whitetail, hopefully.

Ball width? Patch width? Grain size? Grains?

Any other variables i haven't included?

I'll compile in a table as numbers come in.

 

[Phil Coffins]

.530” ball, heavy pillow ticking cut at the muzzle, 80 grains 2fg GOEX
I don’t use any lube on the patch for the load I carry then spit if I reload.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

Sight-in @ 75Yds is awesome for MZL’dr hunting. This ballistics chart (by Garmin chronograph) is for a 54-cal Virginia LH’d, but otherwise pretty much identical to the Kibler.

Load = 80-grns Goex 3Fg, red stripe pillow ticking patch, mink oil lube; shoots a nickle-sized 5-hole group @ 50Yds benched.

But you should test YOUR rifle using the load development process I’ve posted many time … link = https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/importance-of-‘load-development’-to-find-the-best-group.169960/