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    my new bp rifle

    got this the other week
    traditions ardesa .45 cal, a 28in barrel ,patched round
    https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1588/...2e9943ea_b.jpg





    https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1523/...491c5877_b.jpg
    Last edited by gtpkeeper; 26-03-2016 at 02:13 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gtpkeeper View Post
    got this the other week
    traditions .45 cal, a 28in barrel ,patched round ball,set triggers
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballke...posted-public/

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/ballke...posted-public/
    VERY nice! Now join us over on www.muzzleloadingforum.com and talk to the real experts. I write there, too, but I'm not any kind of expert.

    Needless to say, you won't be hunting with it over here, although over THERE it's a very popular choice for mulies and whitetail, shooting R.E.A.L(tm) bullets instead of ball - not that plain old ball doesn't do the job.

    Seems that those deer just don't recognise that they've been shot with something less than 2000 ft lbs and 2500 fps and they just keel over and die, like well-adjusted medium-sized game should do in a well-ordered world.

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    cheers tac ,have join there too
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    BP Rifle

    That is very nice, What charge do you put in it and what kind of black powder.

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    That is very nice, What charge do you put in it and what kind of black powder.
    at the mo 22gr by weight of kranks finist
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    Quote Originally Posted by gtpkeeper View Post
    at the mo 22gr by weight of kranks finist
    That's uh, rather light. Is there any particular reason for that?

    I'm not interfering, BTW, just interested - I've been flamed enough here for daring to offer any advice.

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    thats what i feel was right amount for 25m at the mo,went with 30gr at 50m yesterday it did well
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    My TC Hawken .45 shoots well at 100yds with 70gn of Kranks medium with a maximum load of 110. I use 20gn of fine or medium at twenty five yards to stay within the range maximums and find it very accurate. If yours has a one in 18 twist like mine for round ball you'll probably find 200gn REAL bullets work well but the 250gn don't stabilise as well and the group opens out. They really are great fun.

    By the way flickr has posted your entire library of pics.
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    mine is 1in 66 des ,with a guide of 55gr of fff an .440 patched ball,which would be over the range limit


    does this link share the whole album
    https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1588/...2e9943ea_b.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by gtpkeeper View Post
    mine is 1in 66 des ,with a guide of 55gr of fff an .440 patched ball,which would be over the range limit


    does this link share the whole album
    https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1588/...2e9943ea_b.jpg
    No just the one pic.
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    thank you des
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