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Blackhorn 209 new black powder
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<blockquote data-quote="smokepoler" data-source="post: 443446" data-attributes="member: 19618"><p>Leadhead, I have it zeroed at 100 yds. I have the Nikon Omega muzzleloader scope with the BDC crosshairs. Set at 9X, I use the third ring for 200 yds, which is not the way it is supposed to work. The BDC is designed to be used with three pellets and a 250 gr slug. It's been a few years since I set it up but nine inches low at 200 with a 100 yd zero comes to mind. Barnes puts in a ballistic chart with their sabot/bullet combination packages with different pellet and powder loads. That info would probably get you in the ball park for holdover figures. I've heard of some hunters who are using a straight duplex just hold the crosshairs at the deer's back (provided they are zeroed at 100) & that has worked well for them. In my Omega, I've found that T7 two pellets give 100 percent better accuracy regardless of the bullet/sabot weight. Another data point, one of my buds just purchased a T/C Omega and is having great accuracy with 2 T7 pellets, T7 primer and the T/C 250 gr. shockwave. With less than ten rounds through it, he is shooting 3 shot, cloverleaf groups at 100. Haven't been to the 200 yd. range yet to check for drop & aiming point but he's more of a close range guy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Me, I like the longer range stuff and the 285 gr boattail really hammers them. smokepoler</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smokepoler, post: 443446, member: 19618"] Leadhead, I have it zeroed at 100 yds. I have the Nikon Omega muzzleloader scope with the BDC crosshairs. Set at 9X, I use the third ring for 200 yds, which is not the way it is supposed to work. The BDC is designed to be used with three pellets and a 250 gr slug. It's been a few years since I set it up but nine inches low at 200 with a 100 yd zero comes to mind. Barnes puts in a ballistic chart with their sabot/bullet combination packages with different pellet and powder loads. That info would probably get you in the ball park for holdover figures. I've heard of some hunters who are using a straight duplex just hold the crosshairs at the deer's back (provided they are zeroed at 100) & that has worked well for them. In my Omega, I've found that T7 two pellets give 100 percent better accuracy regardless of the bullet/sabot weight. Another data point, one of my buds just purchased a T/C Omega and is having great accuracy with 2 T7 pellets, T7 primer and the T/C 250 gr. shockwave. With less than ten rounds through it, he is shooting 3 shot, cloverleaf groups at 100. Haven't been to the 200 yd. range yet to check for drop & aiming point but he's more of a close range guy. :) Me, I like the longer range stuff and the 285 gr boattail really hammers them. smokepoler [/QUOTE]
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