alistair
6.5 Creedmoor
I just received a muzzleloader from another forum member.
Looking for some help/advice before I load and fire for the first time.
Looking for some help/advice before I load and fire for the first time.
I've got the same rifle. Junker, made in Spain, .45 caliber. Shoots pretty accurately.I just received a muzzleloader from another forum member.
Looking for some help/advice before I load and fire for the first time.
Yeh - need to get one of thesepowder measure ..
I have some lead balls. Can it also shoot sabots?I've got the same rifle. Junker, made in Spain, .45 caliber. Shoots pretty accurately.
The guidance I was given for black powder is for the powder charge to be between 1 and 2 times the caliber. .45 caliber would be charged with between 45 and 90 grains. The charge is measured by volume, not by weight.
You'll need to use a patch around the ball. I cut patches out of old T-shirt material and use Bore Butter on the patch as a lubricant. Cleaning patches would work. Traditionalists use linen patches.
Pour the powder in the barrel, pack it with the ram rod, puch the patched bullet in, seat it firmly with the ram rod. Then pop a cap on and shoot. Don't leave any airspace around the powder - pack everything in tightly! Empty space will make too much pressure.
If you'd like to meet up at the range some time, let me know.
You should know the twist rate of the barrel, it should be stamped on the underside and you will have to disassemble to find it. If it has a slow twist like 1 in 66, it is too slow to stabilize a saboted bullet and was meant for a patched round pure lead ball.I have some lead balls. Can it also shoot sabots?
Had a chance to take it to the range yet?I just received a muzzleloader from another forum member.
Looking for some help/advice before I load and fire for the first time.
Not yet. Hopefully this weekend.Had a chance to take it to the range yet?