J
JPHunting
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Hi guys,
In Australia muzzleloader hunting is all but non existent. I'm not trying to pioneer it or anything just really interested in doing something no one here has really done.
The trouble I've had is that a lot of things aren't shipped to Aus from the states e.g. certain guns (CVA), projectiles (Barnes), Powder (Whitehots, trip7 and BH209).
So I've really had to make do with what I can get.
At this point I've bought:
A TC Encore Bonecollector 50 cal
Hornady FPB 300gn projectiles
Alliant Black MZ powder.
I ordered the rifle October last year and after a lot of drama its only a couple of weeks away. I've also had lots of trouble getting cleaning gear as midway USA and Cabelas and shops like that won't ship those items to Aus for some reason.
I've been getting help on another forum to get around this though, think I'm going to have to go with the old hot soapy water to clean the gun tactic!
My question is, has anyone used the combination of rifle, projectile and powder that I've listed above and if so can you recommend any loads to try? I was thinking of trying 100gn of powder. I contacted Alliant and asked their advice and they come back and said they had no idea. I've just heard if you use the wrong amount it can explode or something along those lines.
Any help on gun maintenance and any other tips or help regarding muzzleloaders would be greatly appreciated as I'm really in the dark here with no help on the subject.
you can either contact me through here or at my email. [email protected]
Cheers,
Jack
In Australia muzzleloader hunting is all but non existent. I'm not trying to pioneer it or anything just really interested in doing something no one here has really done.
The trouble I've had is that a lot of things aren't shipped to Aus from the states e.g. certain guns (CVA), projectiles (Barnes), Powder (Whitehots, trip7 and BH209).
So I've really had to make do with what I can get.
At this point I've bought:
A TC Encore Bonecollector 50 cal
Hornady FPB 300gn projectiles
Alliant Black MZ powder.
I ordered the rifle October last year and after a lot of drama its only a couple of weeks away. I've also had lots of trouble getting cleaning gear as midway USA and Cabelas and shops like that won't ship those items to Aus for some reason.
I've been getting help on another forum to get around this though, think I'm going to have to go with the old hot soapy water to clean the gun tactic!
My question is, has anyone used the combination of rifle, projectile and powder that I've listed above and if so can you recommend any loads to try? I was thinking of trying 100gn of powder. I contacted Alliant and asked their advice and they come back and said they had no idea. I've just heard if you use the wrong amount it can explode or something along those lines.
Any help on gun maintenance and any other tips or help regarding muzzleloaders would be greatly appreciated as I'm really in the dark here with no help on the subject.
you can either contact me through here or at my email. [email protected]
Cheers,
Jack