I thought it best to weigh each load, I thought you wouldn't have to swab with bh, not as much anyway. I've got a lot to learn lol
Encore 209x50 bullets
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Unless you're shooting for EXTREME accuracy or long range, it really doesn't matter for hunting situations. However to answer the question, I weighed my charges to exactly 75grs by weight.
Jon Dempsey
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Fury's with the plastic on the bottom, no sabot
Lionel Boyd Johnson
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I've taken many nice Whitetail with Hornady .45 caliber, 300 grain XTP bullets in my Encore. Never needed a second shot. -Ed
Will do. I'm shooting BH209 (67.2 by weight). This was on only load I tried when I got my hands on some BH209 late last summer. Plan on working up.
I had great range accuracy with 2 white hots and Federal B.O.R. LOCK all copper 270 grain but nothing presented a shot during our short ML only season.
The plan for this fall is loading a few sabot bullets with BH209 and see what rises to the top.
The plan for this fall is loading a few sabot bullets with BH209 and see what rises to the top.
Critter Picker
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I have used a Hornady sabot with a Sierra 240 JHC (44 cal) in front of 110 Gr. BH 209 for about 10 years now. Never had a white tail go out of sight. Most of the time drop in their tracks. Shoots around an 1 1/2 " 5 shot group @ 100 yards.
Federal 209A primer, 110gr by volume of BH209, and a 300gr Parker Ballistic Extreme has shot extremely well in every TC in-line that I've been around. Velocity should be around 1900-1950fps. Combine great accuracy and velocity with a .012 jacket and you'll have a lethal 250yd muzzy. Start with a clean bore. No swabbing between shots.
Weighing charges isn't a bad idea. I dumped 5 volumetric charges, one at a time, onto my balance beam to get an average and ran with that. It may be a little OCD, but I did this each time I opened a new jug of powder to make sure everything was on the up and up.
Weighing charges isn't a bad idea. I dumped 5 volumetric charges, one at a time, onto my balance beam to get an average and ran with that. It may be a little OCD, but I did this each time I opened a new jug of powder to make sure everything was on the up and up.
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With our T/C Triumphs, we like to use the 250 grain Shockwave with the Harvester crush ribbed sabot and pushed by BH209. I weigh all my charges and have them in plastic vials ready for use. We found some primers ignited Blackhorn 209 better than other makes of primers.the
kfreeze
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Years ago,I was sick of not getting pass through with muzzleloader bullets. I found a company called muzzleload magnum products in Arkansas that makes a sabot to allow you to shoot .458" dia rifle bullets in my 50 cal muzzleloader. (45-70 size bullets that are made for higher velocities) with those sabots, I use barnes .458 300 grn tsx bullets and couldn't be happier.
Been there and done that. Wasn't a fan. If you're going to do that, you may as well go smokeless. Smokeless barrels and plugs are readily available for your Encore. Shoot a sabotless .45 and eliminate all fouling worries. If your pockets allow it, have build a bolt gun for more distance. I'm currently shooting a rebarreled 700 SA .45. 300gr .452 bullet at 2775fps. That combo is .5 MOA out to 500yds with plenty of energy and velocity to spare.
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Wow, that's awesome. 200yds will be my furthest shot.
In that case, just about anything will work as long as you have enough velocity to open it. A 2" 100yd group will easily take a deer at 200yds.
