In-Line Muzzleloading -- Getting Started

[4xforfun]

MOD......If this is a verboten topic, make it go away!!

Just jumped in to muzzle loaders. Actually, bought the Savage inline about 10 - 15 years ago...my brother actually took over the project and i have never fired it till this year.

Being of the same mindset as you all....accuracy is everything...make this an unfavorable experience. MY brother found that 43 Gr of IMR SR 4759 / CC250 45 cal bullets with the black sabot/209 primer shot best.

Now, I am also one of those "got to know the balistics" guys and immediately ran 3 across my Garmin. 2200ish, 2300ish, and 2400ish FPS. Accuracy is not steller at all.

I spent an afternoon doing some research on improving accuracy, but most I found was on actual black powder, not smokeless inlines. Anyone know of a website like this for this topic.

Thanks,
Tod

 

[wedgy]

ModernMuzzleloader.com

 

[spaniel]

It's been years, but I think I ran a felt wad under the sabot to protect its integrity. 45cal was always the way to go with these though, not 50. Partially for the reason you are experiencing. Mine was a custom barrel I screwed on a Savage short action, custom breech plug.

 

[hogpatrol]

,Loads of info on these two sites: The second has more info on customs using land riders.

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[hogpatrol]

Like many, I converted my Savage to .45, used H4198 and 200 grain SSTs with Harvester smooth blue sabots. The original 50 was just an ok 100 yard deer rifle with a lot of recoil.

 

[spaniel]

Like many, I converted my Savage to .45, used H4198 and 200 grain SSTs with Harvester smooth blue sabots. The original 50 was just an ok 100 yard deer rifle with a lot of recoil.

Indeed. Just keep shots past 100 yards with the 200gr SSTs or keep powder charges lowered. One time I wasn't thinking and shot a buck in the heart at 40 yards. The bullet disintegrated inside the heart and literally detached the sternum and blew the whole thing out the bottom of the deer. I aimed for ~200 yard shots on average.

Doug's Savage Board is where I learned everything I know about smokeless muzzleloading.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I found a conversion kit(209 primer from #11 cap). Zeroed for the change in the summer(couple shots) using Pyrodex pellets in my .54 cal Knight. It did not work out well, 2 probably best buck ever walked away, clean misses due to inconsistent ignition. I believe the CCI mag 209 primers were jump starting the power belt bullets, changing pressures/velocity. First buck shot sounded like a bottle rocket, second buck normal sound/recoil but a 85 yard miss. Will have to revisit the 209 with loose 777 or probably best route a new inline engineered for .45 cal, large rifle primer, 777 and a long range powerbelt.

 

[hogpatrol]

I found a conversion kit(209 primer from #11 cap). Zeroed for the change in the summer(couple shots) using Pyrodex pellets in my .54 cal Knight. It did not work out well, 2 probably best buck ever walked away, clean misses due to inconsistent ignition. I believe the CCI mag 209 primers were jump starting the power belt bullets, changing pressures/velocity. First buck shot sounded like a bottle rocket, second buck normal sound/recoil but a 85 yard miss. Will have to revisit the 209 with loose 777 or probably best route a new inline engineered for .45 cal, large rifle primer, 777 and a long range powerbelt.

My experience, triple Seven powder/pellets worked better with Triple Seven primers.

 

[Cnsane]

(Ahem) https://dougsmessageboards.proboards.com/board/23/savage-smokeless-muzzleloading

 

[bobinpa]

Sabots are the weak link. The best accuracy comes when you are sizing the bullets to the bore.

As others have said, there are other websites with more info on the subject.

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