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Muzzleloader Hunting
Rem 700 UML & the New H340ELDX 😁🤙
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<blockquote data-quote="Buttermilk" data-source="post: 2875462" data-attributes="member: 5262"><p>Range trip today with a ML I've had for nearly three years and had yet to fire a single shot from it until today.</p><p></p><p>I left happy. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤓" title="Nerd face :nerd:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f913.png" data-shortname=":nerd:" /></p><p></p><p>Gun is a Remington 700 UML. I modified the stock (removed the right hand cheekpiece - I'm a lefty shooter - and slimmed up the forend). I also installed pullars and bedded the stock.</p><p></p><p>I replaced the factory breechplug with an Arrowhead breechplug since I planned to shoot BH209. </p><p></p><p>I had collected a couple bullets to try from the gun as well as had on hand the Remington bullets supplied with the gun. However, none of those were bullets I really wanted to shoot.</p><p></p><p>I kept eyeballing various bullets from different manufacturers but never ordered any. Being a 50 cal, there were limited choices compared to 45 cal, particularly if one wanted to shoot full bore diameter bullets.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to late 2022, Hornady made the announcement they were coming out with a new product for 2023, the 340 ELDX bullet for 50 cal ML's. So I waited, and waited some more. Finally, I got my hands on some.</p><p></p><p>Today, I shot the gun for the first time after purchasing it nearly three years ago.</p><p></p><p>I started with 102.5gr by weight of BH209 to get the gun on paper. First shot was low by 14", so I dialed up 14 MOA and shot again. I had only 4 shots of the 102.5 gr weight to shoot and so I used those for scope adjustments.</p><p></p><p>After getting dialed pretty close, I then shot three at 105.0 gr by weight, and shot a 3-shot group of 1.1875". Not too shabby, I thought.</p><p></p><p>I reached for the next step up in charge weight, this time being 107.5 gr by weight. Three shots later I was ecstatic! My brother and I walked down to the target setup at 100 yards and retrieved the paper target.</p><p></p><p>This gun is ready to hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buttermilk, post: 2875462, member: 5262"] Range trip today with a ML I’ve had for nearly three years and had yet to fire a single shot from it until today. I left happy. 🤓 Gun is a Remington 700 UML. I modified the stock (removed the right hand cheekpiece - I’m a lefty shooter - and slimmed up the forend). I also installed pullars and bedded the stock. I replaced the factory breechplug with an Arrowhead breechplug since I planned to shoot BH209. I had collected a couple bullets to try from the gun as well as had on hand the Remington bullets supplied with the gun. However, none of those were bullets I really wanted to shoot. I kept eyeballing various bullets from different manufacturers but never ordered any. Being a 50 cal, there were limited choices compared to 45 cal, particularly if one wanted to shoot full bore diameter bullets. Fast forward to late 2022, Hornady made the announcement they were coming out with a new product for 2023, the 340 ELDX bullet for 50 cal ML’s. So I waited, and waited some more. Finally, I got my hands on some. Today, I shot the gun for the first time after purchasing it nearly three years ago. I started with 102.5gr by weight of BH209 to get the gun on paper. First shot was low by 14”, so I dialed up 14 MOA and shot again. I had only 4 shots of the 102.5 gr weight to shoot and so I used those for scope adjustments. After getting dialed pretty close, I then shot three at 105.0 gr by weight, and shot a 3-shot group of 1.1875”. Not too shabby, I thought. I reached for the next step up in charge weight, this time being 107.5 gr by weight. Three shots later I was ecstatic! My brother and I walked down to the target setup at 100 yards and retrieved the paper target. This gun is ready to hunt. [/QUOTE]
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