logandiana
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On my first trip to the range I was only able to fire 2 shots of patched round ball before I had to call it a day. It was my first time shooting any muzzleloading rifle and I used 70 grains of triple seven FFg. I am going back to the range on Tuesday and will take with me the same round balls, and experiment with some different size patches. While at the gun show this past weekend I picked up two boxes of .50 cal conicals.
The one on the left is a 240 gn Hornady PA conical which says its optimized for 1:66 twist, but I've heard people having luck with them in a 1:48 twist like mine. The one on the right is a Buffalo Bullet Co 410 grain monster. I thought I'd give both of these a try just for the fun of it. What would be a good starting charge for these? A recap for others who haven't read my previous posts, I have a 50 cal Pedersoli frontier with a 39 inch 1:48 twist barrel, and right now the only powder I have is triple seven FFg.
Thanks
The one on the left is a 240 gn Hornady PA conical which says its optimized for 1:66 twist, but I've heard people having luck with them in a 1:48 twist like mine. The one on the right is a Buffalo Bullet Co 410 grain monster. I thought I'd give both of these a try just for the fun of it. What would be a good starting charge for these? A recap for others who haven't read my previous posts, I have a 50 cal Pedersoli frontier with a 39 inch 1:48 twist barrel, and right now the only powder I have is triple seven FFg.
Thanks