Katahdin Thompson Center ProHunter 50x209 20" barrel loads?

[albritt]

I have been hunting with a 26" barreled TC Prohunter 50x209 for 20 yrs and after finding the load it liked it has been the most accurate and dependable muzzle loader I have ever owned. With that being said the 20" Katahdin barrel has always intrigued me so I bought a new reciever and the Katahdin 20" barrel.
If some one owns the 20" Katahdin barrel I would really appreciate it if you could let me know what powder bullet sabot combo you came up with that shoots best in your Katahdin barrel.
I presently shoot 120gr Black Horn 209, Barnes 250gr TMZ's and CCI magnum 209 primers in my 26" barrel.
Do to load shortages I am looking for a place to start as far as loads for the short barrel.
Any and all load combos welcome!

 

[Shane Lindsey]

Not a Katahdin, but I cut my Knight to 20 inches.

All charges are weighed.

210 gr Cutting Edge Maximus with a Green Harvester Crush Rib Sabot, 63gr BH 209, Win primer = 2112 FPS
250 gr Maximus with Green Sabot, 73gr BH 209, Win primer = 1875 FPS
250gr Hornady FTX (for a lever action) with a Red Crush Rib Sabot


I think with the shorter barrel I found better accuracy with lower charge weights.

Good luck. Was looking at the Katahdins for ever and then just decided I would cut my barrel. Have done two now. Love the shorty's in the woods.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

I slapped a 20" Katahdin bbl on my 209x50 receiver too. Shooting 350gr Sierras at 2,000 ft/sec. Somehow the 500 S&W cases make it a lot faster to reload. LOL

 

[blkqi]

I'd be surprised if your current load did not perform admirably in the short barrel as well. Perhaps even better due to the increased stiffness of a short tube.

 

[mudman02]

I slapped a 20" Katahdin bbl on my 209x50 receiver too. Shooting 350gr Sierras at 2,000 ft/sec. Somehow the 500 S&W cases make it a lot faster to reload. LOL

Hello, I've got regular encores, can I put a Katahdin barrel on one of these or do I need a black powder frame.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

They are designed for any Encore frame. (Not Contender frames)

 

[mudman02]

They are designed for any Encore frame. (Not Contender frames)

Great, thank you

 

[Bobtail88]

Anybody shooting patched .50 cal round ball with one pellet of Pyrodex from the 20" Katahdin MZ barrel ? Should be a fun plinker load for close range pest control ...

 

[Carsyn.22]

Anybody shooting patched .50 cal round ball with one pellet of Pyrodex from the 20" Katahdin MZ barrel ? Should be a fun plinker load for close range pest control ...

We do that in our omegas, my dad uses on 50gr pellet T7 and I use 30gr volume of T7 loose, golf ball accurate at 50 yards.