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I have a TRADITIONS "THUNDERMAG" rifle but, i haven't shot it in years. It is in good condition with no rust. It has a 1/32 inch twist rate. I was wondering waht type bullet would be best in this gun. Any suggestions?
"When a man ain't got no ideas of his own, he'd ought to be kind of careful who he borrows 'em from." Scipio....from The VIRGINIAN
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New barrel with slower twist....then patched round balls
I hate change, it's never for the better.... Grumpy Old Men
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know
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You may get good results with full caliber conicals but your best bet would probably be using sabots with bullets less than 300 grains.That 1-32 twist might not stabilize the longer 45's.A properly applied 240-260gr .45 cal. bullet should handle most situations.Try the T/C Cheap Shots.Very acccurate , inexpensive and devastating on impact even at lower velocities.
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gregj,
I have a 32" twist .50 cal ML too, and so far I have shot 348 gr Powerbelts and 385 Hornady Great Plains Minie's on the conical side, and .429"/240 gr JHP/XTP Hornady with sabots. All shot accurately with 100 gr (by volume) H777.
I think there are a lot of choices that will work, but I don't know of a "best". The 100 gr H777 seems to be outstanding though.
Recently I bought some new bullets and sabots to try. There are a lot of them out there!
jim
LCDR Jim Dodd, USN (Ret.)
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Hornady Great Plains bullets (385 and 410 grain) also shoot well in my T/C Hawken with a 1 in 48 twist.
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Thanks guys, I think i will try the conicals and the powerbelts and see what does best. I want to try H777
loose powder and see how much better than pyrodex
it is. One of my friends says 777 is much cleaner than
pyrodex. I am pretty much a newbie to muzzle loading
guns.
I have only hunted once with this rifle and that was seven years ago. I want to get back into it.
"When a man ain't got no ideas of his own, he'd ought to be kind of careful who he borrows 'em from." Scipio....from The VIRGINIAN
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