Fury test bullets showed up. .502 was hard to push down but easy compared to the Barnes. 4 shot 2" group. Probably all the better I'm getting. Time to order some and put the 1 power scope back on practice a bunch. Probably start shooting at deer targets. 310 gr star bullets
Back to the range tonight with a three test packs of Thor's. 502 was tight enough but group was 4". Had some Barnes mz 250 with black sabbots. Damn hard to get those down the bore. Managed a 2" 3 shot group. Best so far. Both bullets shot with 85 gr 777 fffg. Have some Fury bullets on the way...
Tried some Hornady 250 monos and loose 777. Nope. I have got a test set of Thor's coming. Maybe that will be the ticket? I have not mentioned yet that this rifle has the nicest trigger of any muzzle loader I have shot before. Got that going for it.
Earlier I was doing better with a peep and fiber optic front but as I age, a scope is more important. You can work your loads up with a mutli power scope and then switch back to the one power once you know your load. My shooting today was not very impressive. All combinations basically gave me a...
About two months before the election, I switched my stocks to safe money market stuff. Stock market kept going up. After Friday, I'm thinking that maybe I was right. Before you jump my stuff, I did not vote for either of the leading clown choices. In my opinion, congress has brought us to this...
So, you folks have not shot one? Just giving me good advice. Thanks. I have shot muzzleloaders off and on for 40 yrs. I started with all black. I know you can start low and keep increasing powder until the muzzleloader is cracking more like a center fire rifle sounds. This one is really...
Got the rifle, seems ok. Cleaned it, put the one power scope on. Thats all that is legal. Went to the range. Now according to a You tube I checked out, three white hot pellets behind a 290 Bore driver was the most accurate load. When the gun went off the first time, I was almost in shock at the...
I bought an 8 lb jug of W760 that weighed 9.5 lbs. Got me thinking, sure enough, it had two kinds of powder in there. I found the right size strainer at Walmart and separated the two powders to my satisfaction. I took the 760 and loaded up some known loads and it was on the mark. Will not...
I floated the question before of why there is not a 296 caliber. Halfway between 284 and 308. Seems completely logical to me Spock. Somebody needs to do it. Just give it some tricked out name and it might become the rage.
Still shooting Muzzy 3 blade 125's. I shot a buck broadside 23 yds with a mechanical and the last thing I saw of that deer was an arrow sticking straight forward out his shoulder running away. No blood trail, no grid search results. Just shame. In another season, 4 bucks ran by couple hundred...
Thanks Jeremiah, I think some of these non -believers will someday be your sales folk thru performance. It is completely understandable that NDA's would be required. Hope your buddies back is healing well. It is normal for people to be skeptical. As I didn't get the rifle in the auction, I have...