common man
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Has anybody had a patch/ball/grains of powder combo they like in a modern in line muzzleloader such as a cva wolf that has a fast barrel twist for deer? The price per shot really is tempting to make it work.
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The Original Rooster
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My Thompson Center Tree Hawk isn't an inline but it is 50 caliber and has a 1/20 twist barrel and I've shot patched ball in it but the faster you push it the wilder the pattern gets. Some fast twist barrels will surprise you though. Try starting out with 50 grains of 2f and go from there. If it's like mine and is inconsistent, try some of the PA conicals, Thompson Center Cheap Shots, or Traditions Plinkers. All 3 of those are cheaper than most of the jacketed sabot rounds and are a good compromise.
Or, if you're feeling brave, you can look into casting your own.
Or, if you're feeling brave, you can look into casting your own.
common man
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I did order some pa conicals and some great plains 385 grain. Right now with my breech plug on the wolf I am using pellets but from a few things I have read it seems lighter on powder is possibly the answer like you said.
Get you some T/C Maxi hunter 350 grain conicals. Solid lead, bore diameter, work good in that twist. Hammer of Thor on deer. Put 90 grains of loose Pyrodex in there.
The Original Rooster
Mayor of Spring Hill
Those great plains or the one that NCHillbilly mentioned will do fine.
50 grs will not push a heavy conical with decent trajectory. The probelm with round balls in a fast twist is they will skip the rifling in a fast twist barrel. That's made worse the more powder you use. It is even a probelm with the traditional rifles that are 1-48 twist
When you are on the bench and you see 4 in the black and 1 way out that is skip. If you get a load that doesn't do that stick with it .
When you are on the bench and you see 4 in the black and 1 way out that is skip. If you get a load that doesn't do that stick with it .
common man
Senior Member
Can't group with the 50 not sure I wanna go up on the 385. Rock my dental work
Yeah, but the heavier ones work a lot better. I've tried both. I don't like the 240s nearly as much as the 350s.
Railroader
Billy’s Security Guard.
I actually have played with PRB's in my T/C Omega inline. I wanted to figure out a "just in case" loading that might work.
50gr of T7 and a .490 patched ball will shoot about 3" at 50 yards.
I tried 70gr, and results were dismal.
Ball was skipping the rifling at 70gr, I'm sure. I found one ripped up patch after a 70gr shot.
The 240gr PA Conical works well in my Omega with 70-80gr of T7.
50gr of T7 and a .490 patched ball will shoot about 3" at 50 yards.
I tried 70gr, and results were dismal.
Ball was skipping the rifling at 70gr, I'm sure. I found one ripped up patch after a 70gr shot.
The 240gr PA Conical works well in my Omega with 70-80gr of T7.
trial&error
Senior Member
I like the really cheap bullets for the inline, just a small conical and a wad. 80-100 gr of loose powder.
like these https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/traditions-plinker-bullets
like these https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/traditions-plinker-bullets
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common man
Senior Member
Railroader what size patch were you using on the.490 ball load?
common man
Senior Member
I shot my gun tonight just to see how one 50 grain pellet felt? It was kinda like a 223 if even that much.
Railroader
Billy’s Security Guard.
I'd have to go look, but pretty sure .015...
