January 24, 2001, 12:22 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: August 7, 2000
Location: Floating down the James River in VA
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How many of you shoot rifles with the 1x48 twist? What loads do you get the best accuracy with? Fess up guys-pet loads! Roundball, sabot, minie ball? 1x66 is supposed to be optimal for roundball and 1x20something for the newer sabots, so what are our barrels shooting?
I get my best accuracy from 240grain .44's (brand is irrelevant) in an MMP plastic sabot. I use that over 90grains of Pyrodex as a hunting load in my .50 Grey Hawk. |
January 25, 2001, 12:40 AM | #2 |
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1:66 for rb.
1:48 for conicals. 1:32 or faster for sabots. You just have to try different projectiles and loads to see what agrees with your weapon of choice. Happy Muzzlin'............ |
January 25, 2001, 01:30 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: April 13, 2000
Location: Northern Virginia
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I've got a TC Renegade flintlock that I built from a kit.
Accuracy is OK, but nothing really to write home about. It's got the compromise twist barrel. I thought about replacing it with a Getz barrel optimized for roundball, but then I moved from Pennsylvania (where only roundball, flintlock, open sights are legal for the muzzleloader season) to Metro Washington, DC. |
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