.577 Parker Hale Musketoon.

[tim56]

I had a 2 band for many years but let it go last year and have now bought myself a Musketoon. Loved the 2 band
but was struggling with the weight and length.
Would be interested in hearing what loads anyone with one is using. I still have a bullet mold, a few balls, caps
and patches so good to go when i get my ticket sorted and can take delivery. Tim

[TA6319]

I was using somebody elses the other day and they were using 52 grains behind a Parker Hale molded bullet.
I use 55 grains in a P53 3 band

[tacfoley]

I had a 2 band for many years but let it go last year and have now bought myself a Musketoon. Loved the 2 band
but was struggling with the weight and length.
Would be interested in hearing what loads anyone with one is using. I still have a bullet mold, a few balls, caps
and patches so good to go when i get my ticket sorted and can take delivery. Tim

The Musketoon is designed to augment the longer two and three-band rifles of the troops of the day, so it is actually designed to shoot a Minié bullet rather than any kind of a patched ball. It will, of course, but I have no idea about loads for a PRB Musketoon.

I've only ever shot mine - since 1975, that is - with the Lyman #575213AV mould Minié bullet over 55fr of FFg or 50gr of Pyrodex RS.

Let us know how you get on, or log on to the US muzzleloadingforum.com where it was the subject of an extensive thread a couple of months ago.

tac

[gtpkeeper]

Would be interested in hearing what loads anyone with one is using. I still have a bullet mold, a few balls, caps
and patches so good to go when i get my ticket sorted and can take delivery. Tim

bet you cant wait tim

[tim56]

Yep, getting exited. Will be a while until i can take delivery but starting to stock up ready.

Hi tac. I have the Lyman 575213AM mould which didnt shoot well in the 2 band at all. Will try it before
splashing out but im sure iv heard before somewhere that the AV is the one to go for. Used to shoot
60 grns of TS2 in the 2 band so will make 55 my starting point. At home today so have time to look at
the web site you mention and start looking at prices for an AV mould.

Tim

[g3lcs]

HI Y'all
I have a smoothbore Musketoon by Parker Hale. The current production is built in Italy and the one I bought was .56 NOT .58 as marked.
I use a pistol range of 25 metres and 40 grains is enough and accurate (for a smoothbore) any more and you are wasting powder.
I fire .565 dia.spherical ball -- I had to get a mould made. I use patches of .007" thick cotton. so it fits well in .58cal
Gogs

[tacfoley]

HI Y'all
I have a smoothbore Musketoon by Parker Hale. The current production is built in Italy and the one I bought was .56 NOT .58 as marked.
I use a pistol range of 25 metres and 40 grains is enough and accurate (for a smoothbore) any more and you are wasting powder.
I fire .565 dia.spherical ball -- I had to get a mould made. I use patches of .007" thick cotton. so it fits well in .58cal
Gogs

Sir - you have a Euroarms Musketoon, not a Parker-Hale. There were no musketoon barrels transferred in the original take-over deal back in 1995, only long barrels. It's good to read that you are getting some good shooting out of it - they are a heck of a load of fun, that's for sure. Yesterday was a guest day in our club, and six or seven folks who had never fired a big old boomer had a couple of shots each.. The smiles said it all.

tac