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Muzzleloading rookie / Opinions on first setup
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 1782632" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>For my muzzle loaders or center fire rifles, on game, I always shoot the heaviest bullet that the rifle will shoot well. I want to do everything I can to guarantee that for every hole going in there is a hole going out. I want as much leakage as possible, just in case my shot isn't a Drop in its Tracks shot. Unfortunately for some people who are sensitive to recoil, and this approach usually maximizes the amount of recoil you'll get from the rifle. Usually in a hunting situation I'm wearing plenty of padding so recoil is never an issue. For my MZ I also use Pyrodex 50gr pellets. I've shot a number of range sessions with these and even though when I weighed a bunch of them they varied quite a bit, the velocities out of a cleaned barrel were extremely consistent though. A friend has a chrony that doesn't blow apart in front of a muzzle loader. I started with 100gr (2 pellets) then moved to 150gr 3 pellets. I am shooting a .50 cal Remington 700 MZ with a Nikon BDC scope. I custom sighted all the BDC rings for my load and am good out to 200yds and have consistently killed whitetails to that range and a little further. I always carry a range finder. Rather quickly I stopped shooting 150gr and dropped back to 100gr. With the BDC scope I was still hitting just fine and the animals were just as dead. I shoot 300gr Barnes Expander Solid Copper Hollow points. I've never recovered one in 82 kill shots, they always go through. In the beginning I tried the 250gr and I did recover some and they look wicked after they done their expansion thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 1782632, member: 71817"] For my muzzle loaders or center fire rifles, on game, I always shoot the heaviest bullet that the rifle will shoot well. I want to do everything I can to guarantee that for every hole going in there is a hole going out. I want as much leakage as possible, just in case my shot isn't a Drop in its Tracks shot. Unfortunately for some people who are sensitive to recoil, and this approach usually maximizes the amount of recoil you'll get from the rifle. Usually in a hunting situation I'm wearing plenty of padding so recoil is never an issue. For my MZ I also use Pyrodex 50gr pellets. I've shot a number of range sessions with these and even though when I weighed a bunch of them they varied quite a bit, the velocities out of a cleaned barrel were extremely consistent though. A friend has a chrony that doesn't blow apart in front of a muzzle loader. I started with 100gr (2 pellets) then moved to 150gr 3 pellets. I am shooting a .50 cal Remington 700 MZ with a Nikon BDC scope. I custom sighted all the BDC rings for my load and am good out to 200yds and have consistently killed whitetails to that range and a little further. I always carry a range finder. Rather quickly I stopped shooting 150gr and dropped back to 100gr. With the BDC scope I was still hitting just fine and the animals were just as dead. I shoot 300gr Barnes Expander Solid Copper Hollow points. I've never recovered one in 82 kill shots, they always go through. In the beginning I tried the 250gr and I did recover some and they look wicked after they done their expansion thing. [/QUOTE]
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