How many grains of powder do you use in a 50 caliber muzzleloader?

A . 50-caliber muzzleloader with a 1-32 to 1-38 twist rate should do well with the same sabots and conicals with a propellant charge in the 85- to 90-grain range.

Does Remington still make a muzzleloader?

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How many FPS is a 50 muzzleloader?

50 caliber muzzleloaders. A . 45-70 with a 405-grain bullet shoots at about 1,350 fps., where a modern muzzleloader with 100 grains of Pyrodex, or Triple7 powder, will shoot at about the same speed as the .

Can you use 45 Cal pellets in a 50 cal muzzleloader?

The . 50 caliber pellets are too big to fit in a . 45 caliber barrel.

How far can you shoot a Remington 700 muzzleloader?

Four 50-grain Triple 7 pellets can be loaded into the gun, producing velocities reported by Remington to achieve 2,400 fps. It claims to make the gun reliable to 300 yards.

Does Ruger make a muzzleloader?

The RUGER® MODEL 77/50 is a muzzleloading, percussion rifle intended for use with black powder, percussion caps, soft lead and jacketed “saboted” projectiles. It has a precision rifled barrel with a 1-in-28” rifling twist.

What size ball does a 50 cal muzzleloader?

50 caliber 175 grain round balls for those hunters who prefer (or are required by law) to use patched round balls in their muzzleloader. This box of 100 is made for . 50 caliber rifles.

Can you use 50 Cal Pyrodex Pellets?

The original Pyrodex Pellet designed for use in 50 caliber, in-line rifles. A single 50/50 pellet may be used for a light target or small game load while two 50/50 pellets may be combined to provide a potent 100 grain equivalent load for big game. May be used with standard caps, musket caps or 209 ignition systems.

How many yards is a muzzleloader accurate?

These days there are many quality muzzleloaders capable of precision accuracy at 200 yards. But maximizing muzzleloader accuracy is more difficult than shooting tight groups with a centerfire rifle. You have to start with a solid platform. This means you need a quality gun.

Should you clean your muzzleloader after every shot?

Do You Really Have to Clean the Barrel after Every Shot? Not if you are just shooting for fun, but if you want to shoot for accuracy, like when sighting in your gun or working up a load, then Yes! You really need to clean the barrel and breech plug after every shot (or every other shot).

How far will a 50 caliber muzzleloader shoot?

muzzleloader. With the “open sights” rules in effect in Washington for muzzleloaders (i.e., no scopes!), I have found my effective range for a deer-sized animal to be about 100 yards. Using a peep sight has extended this to about 110-120 yards, but I am usually reluctant to shoot that far.

How far should you sight in a 50 cal muzzleloader?

Most muzzleloading firearms should be sighted in so that at 50 yards the projectile is hitting around 2½ to 3 inches above the point of aim.