Winchester X-150 - 300gr Speer Gold Dots

What the hell! I felt like making some smoke with the ol Winchester X-150 today.


Trying out a new hotter load with the 300gr Speer Gold Dot sabots. I use Traditions EZ Load sabots with the .451" bullets. CCI Magnum Primers were also used as they are all I have left and do a fantastic job without leaving much crud behind in the bore. 100gr Alliant Black MZ Powder was used and the sabot was firmly seated on top.

My first shot on a fresh bore was high as usual. This really sucks for hunting, but maybe I can figure out a way to tame it down.

All shooting was done from 50 yards.

Next 3 shots were right in the bullseye and grouping great! OR SO I THOUGHT!


Next, I decided to do what I hate the most... Swab between shots... I just aimed at the corner edge of the orange and took my first shot, then used that as my aiming point from then on. First 3 shots, Swabbed


5 Swabbed Shots total,


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Love those old X-150's. They'll have to pry mine from my hands once I'm dead. I still use the musket caps. Mine likes the 250 and 300 Barnes MZ's. Holes touch at 50 yards with open sites, if I do my part. The trick I found is use a patch lightly treated with yellow bore butter between shots and I can shoot till my shoulder gets sore without cleaning. I've also found that fouling the barrel with a primer before loading helps stop the first shot from floating on me.