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Building a 500 yards muzzleloader?
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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 30672"><p>Quaken, I am in a similar situation as you. I hunt in a "shotgun only" area of NY. So I use the ML during regular season when I hunt the areas where longer shots are needed. I go out to about 300 yards. The problem I found going past that is not the drops but the wind. I shoot a knight disc extreme 45 cal with the barnes 195 sabot and 100 grains of pyrodex. I'm going to try 777 this year since they now make 777 pellets in 45 cal. I don't use 150 grains because it doesn't give me enough increase over 100 to justify it and the accuracy suffers. I sight in at 150 and I don't go past 200 yards. The wind drift with a 10 mph wind is 13.56" @ 200. </p><p>The wind gets even worse after that:</p><p>21.92" @ 250</p><p>32.32" @ 300</p><p>44.50" @ 350</p><p>53.19" @ 400</p><p>73.31" @ 450</p><p>89.64" @ 500</p><p></p><p>I velocity is increased it helps but then accuracy is all over the place.</p><p>Also, at 500 yards the energy in 372lbs.</p><p></p><p>If you find a good combo to shoot 500 yards let men know, I'm all ears! Maybe the smokeless powder, different bullets, I just don't know??</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 30672"] Quaken, I am in a similar situation as you. I hunt in a "shotgun only" area of NY. So I use the ML during regular season when I hunt the areas where longer shots are needed. I go out to about 300 yards. The problem I found going past that is not the drops but the wind. I shoot a knight disc extreme 45 cal with the barnes 195 sabot and 100 grains of pyrodex. I'm going to try 777 this year since they now make 777 pellets in 45 cal. I don't use 150 grains because it doesn't give me enough increase over 100 to justify it and the accuracy suffers. I sight in at 150 and I don't go past 200 yards. The wind drift with a 10 mph wind is 13.56" @ 200. The wind gets even worse after that: 21.92" @ 250 32.32" @ 300 44.50" @ 350 53.19" @ 400 73.31" @ 450 89.64" @ 500 I velocity is increased it helps but then accuracy is all over the place. Also, at 500 yards the energy in 372lbs. If you find a good combo to shoot 500 yards let men know, I'm all ears! Maybe the smokeless powder, different bullets, I just don't know?? Good luck, [/QUOTE]
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