Gregory Hardy
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Anybody out there shoot a .50 caliber muzzleloader? what load do you like the best for hunting?
Traditional or modern?Anybody out there shoot a .50 caliber muzzleloader? what load do you like the best for hunting?
Real black powder-
400gr Minie, beeswax/lard lube, RWS caps, 42gr 3f Swiss. Sub 2moa gun. Bambi don't walk away from it either.
There's no need for huge charges of black powder. What you DO need is an accurate load that you can shoot well and keep your shots to a reasonable distance.
I am mostly a hunter that does a little target work. Your patch-less method seems to work well for you, but i sure wouldn't want for hunting purposes. A reload is slow enough, without having to pound on the ram rod with a hammer. I will give your method a try the next time I am at the range for some target work just to see how it works.i use pure linen cloth patch material cut off at the muzzle. how ever im going to tell you what im using lately that will probably cause a storm here but i hope not. as i shoot a lot a cowboy with round balls loaded in my 45 long colts and 38 specials i though one day why not a bare ball in a muzzleloader. so in my 50 and my 32 i ordered over sized swagged balls for both of them. i shot 50 grain of powder in the 32 which is heavy for it and 70 in the 50. between the powder and the round ball i used a 60 thousands thick wad i got from buffalo arms. then a little bit of lube between wad and dry ball. first the powder, then the wad on the powder, then a little lube then the oversized round ball is placed on the muzzle and tapped into the bore with a small rubber hammer. then short rod then regular rod onto the powder and wad. very very accurate, never any leading. works perfectly. very very tight groups. doub if i will use patching material again. they dont strip out either.. it works in percussion revolvers, even the big dragoons with 50 grains behind the ball. it also works in the rifles. also done it years ago in a 45 cal rifle that i sold to a southern man who kills a lot of wild hogs with it. hope i dont cause a storm of protest here as their is not patching material used but as for me it works very very well.