Hunting with a muzzleloader in southeast mn, is a 300 grain sabot to big? Will use 150 grains of powder
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Hunting with a muzzleloader in southeast mn, is a 300 grain sabot to big? Will use 150 grains of powder
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You're going to be punching a pretty good hole with a 300gr bullet - I'm guessing that's in at least a .50 caliber? You may or may not get any expansion on the trip through the ribcage depending on which flavor of sabot you're using, and I'm of the opinion that the leakier you can make your intended quarry, the better. At the same time, if your frontstuffer makes your eyes water and your nose run when you touch one off, it may be worth trying a bit more reduced load.
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I shoot 250 grain Thompson Center Shockwaves with 100 grains of Triple Seven Pellets from a .50 caliber muzzleloader. I used to shoot 150 grains of Triple Seven but 100 grains shoots tighter groups (like .5 inch at 100 yds) and I am comfortable with 250 yards on whitetails. I would tend to think that 300 grains would not shoot as straight and drop more but depending what your hunt might be necessary.
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150 grains of powder is to much! yeah the newer loaders are rated to handle the blast of that much powder but the issue you get into in uneven burning or the lack there of! making you believe you rifle is inacurate. I shoot barnes 280 grain x bullets and 120 grains of loose powder. Last fall 309 yd heart shot on a 160" whitetail!
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