Just picked up a mint Renegade 50 cal m/l. I have a few different options at powder and bullets, but wanted to hear what load combos everyone shoots
T/C Renegade Loads?
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Just picked up a mint Renegade 50 cal m/l. I have a few different options at powder and bullets, but wanted to hear what load combos everyone shoots
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90 grains ffg and maxi hunter or maxi balls
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If the Renegade is anything like the New Englander...I shoot 90 grains of Pyrodex with a 320 gr Maxi-ball
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Im pretty sure that's what it was shooting when I bought it 90 pyrodex with a maxi-ball
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You will have to see what yours like best with a particular projectile. Start at 70 grains of FFg and work up until you find what shoots best. Then try FFFg and see what that does. If your using PRB try .015 and .020 patches with a .490 ball. I spit patch for range and club shoots and use real mink oil (not the shoe stuff) very sparingly for hunting. No reason to go above 90 grains of either powder especially FFFg unless you like to waste powder. Stick with real BP, nothing comes close to it for consistency and reliable ignition.
Best of luck to you, half the fun of shooting traditional is working up a load. I have .50 that won't shoot a decent group with FFg but kicks ass with FFFg.
Best of luck to you, half the fun of shooting traditional is working up a load. I have .50 that won't shoot a decent group with FFg but kicks ass with FFFg.
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My New Enlgander is still my favorite gun to shoot...a little on the heavy side, but comfortable, accurate and easy to clean
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I have a couple pounds of triple 7 as well, you guys change out the nipple? I hear spitfire is really good
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You can put a musket cap on instead them bigger version of the number 11s that what I use on my Hawken LOTS OF SPARK THERE
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You can try these 2 rounds as well they're both really good and knock them on their ass I actually think these are better then a powerbait out of a older muzzleloader with a slow rifle twist
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I have a box of hornady 240 sabots as well, and a few boxes of 250 gr shock waves. And some kickass 240 home casted maxi slugs that the guy made. I cant wait to get this bad boy barking!
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That's the fun thing about smokesticks you can throw just about anything in there and like someone mentioned start with 70 grains of powder first then work your way up but usually 90 will do
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275gr maxi hunters in front of 80gr of pyrodex.
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I'll shoot the 295gr out of rem 700ml
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90 grains of goex and patch n roundball is was i like in mine clover leaves out to 75
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