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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1064190" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Well got it out and shot enough Friday to probably get it broken in right.</p><p></p><p>Tried the 300gr Scorpions with the black sabot at a measured 100gr. Shot pretty well.</p><p></p><p>After talking with Mario I decided to beef it up to 110gr, again, measured volumetrically.</p><p></p><p>Learned quite a bit. I was shaking the tubes and tapping on them to be sure I got consistency and a level top dead even at 100gr, and the same later go get the 110gr loads.</p><p></p><p>I noticed the latter were giving significantly more velocity and a good bit more recoil. This really is a light rifle for heavy bullets and max charges or near max.</p><p></p><p>Biggest lesson of the day?</p><p></p><p>Well when I got home and started loading tubes up for the next outing I decided to weight the loads. Guess what I learned?</p><p></p><p>Yep, my actual load when I thought I was shooting 100gr proved to actually be 110-112gr and the 110's I'd eyeballed were somewhere between 120-122gr.</p><p></p><p>Last time around I was just winging it. Stuck a target on an old telephone pole and just backed the truck up fifty yards and stood leaning against the driver's side using the mirror as a rest.</p><p></p><p>Next time, hopefully tomorrow, I'll be setting up at the range on a bench and shooting for accuracy.</p><p></p><p>Recoil I'm finding to be similar to that of my 45-70s and 375 Ruger. Definitely tolerable but enough recoil you want to make sure you're well braced with the rifle and have your self well balanced to handle a pretty good "whump".</p><p></p><p>I also learned to my surprise that it didn't take very long to get to where I could shoot, swab, reload and fire in a fairly reasonable amount of time.</p><p></p><p>I've also figured out just how much extra gear it takes to have a complete muzzle loading package full of essentials and it was a bit surprising but not just a huge extra expense to get it all bought.</p><p></p><p>The Rifle Case that comers with the package new is pretty nice and has really big side pocket that seals with Velcro. Don't rely on it to hold your stuff because it doesn't get close to completely sealing.</p><p></p><p>To remedy this I just got on ebay and picked up three zippered bank deposit bags. Once for loaded tubes, bullets, primers, sabots etc, one for field cleaning supplies and yet another for extra loading supplies in case they are needed.</p><p></p><p>Like anything else new that we take on ourselves, there's a learning curve to muzzle loading as compared to center fire rifles but it's relatively short and not too awful steep.</p><p></p><p>I'd post pictures but I can't figure out how to get them from my phone downloaded to this site without a whole lot of gyrations. Mario has them so maybe he's got an easier way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1064190, member: 30902"] Well got it out and shot enough Friday to probably get it broken in right. Tried the 300gr Scorpions with the black sabot at a measured 100gr. Shot pretty well. After talking with Mario I decided to beef it up to 110gr, again, measured volumetrically. Learned quite a bit. I was shaking the tubes and tapping on them to be sure I got consistency and a level top dead even at 100gr, and the same later go get the 110gr loads. I noticed the latter were giving significantly more velocity and a good bit more recoil. This really is a light rifle for heavy bullets and max charges or near max. Biggest lesson of the day? Well when I got home and started loading tubes up for the next outing I decided to weight the loads. Guess what I learned? Yep, my actual load when I thought I was shooting 100gr proved to actually be 110-112gr and the 110's I'd eyeballed were somewhere between 120-122gr. Last time around I was just winging it. Stuck a target on an old telephone pole and just backed the truck up fifty yards and stood leaning against the driver's side using the mirror as a rest. Next time, hopefully tomorrow, I'll be setting up at the range on a bench and shooting for accuracy. Recoil I'm finding to be similar to that of my 45-70s and 375 Ruger. Definitely tolerable but enough recoil you want to make sure you're well braced with the rifle and have your self well balanced to handle a pretty good "whump". I also learned to my surprise that it didn't take very long to get to where I could shoot, swab, reload and fire in a fairly reasonable amount of time. I've also figured out just how much extra gear it takes to have a complete muzzle loading package full of essentials and it was a bit surprising but not just a huge extra expense to get it all bought. The Rifle Case that comers with the package new is pretty nice and has really big side pocket that seals with Velcro. Don't rely on it to hold your stuff because it doesn't get close to completely sealing. To remedy this I just got on ebay and picked up three zippered bank deposit bags. Once for loaded tubes, bullets, primers, sabots etc, one for field cleaning supplies and yet another for extra loading supplies in case they are needed. Like anything else new that we take on ourselves, there's a learning curve to muzzle loading as compared to center fire rifles but it's relatively short and not too awful steep. I'd post pictures but I can't figure out how to get them from my phone downloaded to this site without a whole lot of gyrations. Mario has them so maybe he's got an easier way. [/QUOTE]
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