Shop at Sportsman’s Guide for a fine selection of Black Powder Rifles, Pistols, and Accessories!. In spite of all the hype, most muzzleloading rifles are at best a 150-yard firearm with 200-220 yards being the maximum that can be expected from all but the most accurate of guns and loads and expert marksmen. These ads have misled many novice muzzleloaders into unrealistic expectations from a black powder firearm. Many gun marketers have been touting the capability of using 150-grain powder charges and enhancing velocities in excess of 2,200 feet per second. If groups are wider with the above loads, reduce powder charge by 5- to 10 grains.

This will place my impact in the 6-inch kill zone out to 150 yards.Īn accurate rifle-bullet-powder combination will easily shoot 1-inch groups at 50 yards and 3-inch groups at 100. For long-range hunting opportunities, I sight my in-line guns for impact 2 inches above the bull’s-eye at 100 yards. This will put me in the 6-inch kill zone out to 120 yards. I sight-in any muzzleloader at 50 yards, trying to impact 3 inches above the bull’s-eye. 54-caliber sabots, conicals (try 425-grain bullets) and patched round balls with equal accuracy. (A Traditions Firearms Distributor) Phone:(205)533-8595. 45 FLINTLOCK PISTOL SIGNED JUKAR, MODEL KENTUCKY, serial no. 45 CALIBER BLACKPOWDER RIFLE 32 PENNY SALE : GunBroker is the largest seller of Black Powder Rifles & Muzzleloader Rifles Black Powder. An 85- to 100-grain charge will effectively shoot. Take a look at the pics and see if you want to add this to your collection.

54-caliber muzzleloader is almost universally manufactured with a 1-48 twist, although I have a still-serviceable 35-year-old side hammer gun in that caliber with a 1-turn-in-72 twist rate, which was good for patched round balls only. 50-caliber muzzleloader with a 1-32 to 1-38 twist rate should do well with the same sabots and conicals with a propellant charge in the 85- to 90-grain range.Ī modern. Conicals in the 300- to 385-grain range typically do very well with a similar powder charge.Ī. Most in-lines and replica hunters are now shot at pre-set propellant levels with preferred projectiles and the sights are adjusted to set the impact point.Ī large part of the reason for the change is the development of popular pellets (Pyrodex was first) manufactured in 50-, 30- and 20-grain capsule units.įor whitetail deer hunting, in-lines with a 1-turn-in-24 inches to 1-28 twist will deliver excellent performance with a 100-grain propellant charge and sabots in the 250- to 300-grain range.

Bryan Oliver – Quick Hits, Videos, Memesįor years it was recommended that shooters “work up a load” by starting at a low powder charge and increasing it in small increments until the gun shot its best group.

Babe Winkleman – Good Fishing / Outdoor Secrets.

Eddie Claypool – Blue Collar Bowhunting.

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