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Post by broncbuster2 on Feb 5, 2008 18:38:12 GMT -5
What make, caliber, and what kind of load do you use?
Which Powder?
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Post by gd3006 on Feb 6, 2008 22:39:59 GMT -5
T/C Omega
.45 caliber
195 gr .357 Dead Center Sabots
I've got some American Pioneer powder I'm trying to use up, when that's gone, it's back to Triple Seven for good.
Usually 100 grains. For my little sister, 50 grains does the trick.
gd
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Post by Schrader on Feb 7, 2008 8:13:22 GMT -5
T/C .50 Pennsylvania Hunter
I use 80 grains of RS with a RB.
Justin
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Post by Schrader on Feb 7, 2008 8:14:49 GMT -5
gd3006- Why American Pioneer?
Justin
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Post by gd3006 on Feb 8, 2008 0:37:12 GMT -5
js,
At the time, Hodgdon did not make 45 cal pellets in T7, AP did, and it was supposed to be cleaner than T7. Turns out, fouling was worse, loading was harder, and now I've got to get it shot up to get rid of it. NOT worth looking into IMHO.
gd
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Post by Schrader on Feb 27, 2008 16:20:50 GMT -5
Ive shot enough AP products to know they are not worth it.
Schrader
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Post by oldman on Feb 27, 2008 19:56:27 GMT -5
I shoot a home grown plains type rifle. 32 inch Green Mountain barrel,50 cal, L&R lock and set triggers with numerous other parts. I only shoot a patched round ball in front of 100 grains of Geox fffg blackpowder.
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Post by cotton on Mar 1, 2008 8:46:41 GMT -5
shoot a CVA hawken
Cva deerslayer bullets with 90 gr. of ffg black
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Post by zonenine on Feb 16, 2010 16:59:49 GMT -5
TC Thunderhawks , stainless , black plastic stocks(noisy) , one 50 cal and one 54 cal , 90grns pirodex with TC maxi's.
Both scoped.(my eye balls are old)
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Post by oldman on Feb 17, 2010 19:26:06 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with old eye balls. That's why I use a wide blade silver front sight. If it works, go for it.
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Post by Hardcase on Feb 17, 2010 20:14:55 GMT -5
I'm going to use my old eyes as long as I can, which is getting shorter and shorter!  |
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Post by gd3006 on Feb 17, 2010 20:32:16 GMT -5
I read an article a while back (several years, not sure exactly) about a fellow who hunted pronghorn with an old 45-70 Sharps (or replica). His solution was to replace the rear sight with a ghost ring once he could no longer adequately see the sight picture. May not be "traditional" but it works in place of mounting a scope 9or at least it did for him).
gd
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Post by zonenine on Feb 20, 2010 7:48:17 GMT -5
I tried sabots before but was not as acurate in my guns .
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Post by bjheitzman on Feb 28, 2010 18:59:52 GMT -5
I have four guns a custom made smoothbore fowler flintlock in 20guage(.62 caliber) a custom built Southern rifle flintlock .50 caliber, a Uberti 54 caliber hawken caplock, and a muzzloading 12 guage side by side caplock, I shoot round balls in the rifles and smoothbore, and use ffg blackpowder only.
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Post by oldman on Feb 28, 2010 19:08:29 GMT -5
zonenine, are the tc maxi's shooting better than the sabots?
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