TerryM

Question for the more experioenced BP shooters. I am going moose hunting in a couple weeks and we drew some tags in a black powder zone. This will be my first moose hunt with a ML ( hunted moose for years just not with a muzzleloader ) and am shooting the following:
CVA Optima 50 cal 26"
130 gr 777 ( pellets, 2x50,1x30)
245 gr Barnes BT spitzers
If Im sighted 1" high at 50 yds how low do you think it would be at 100yds or 150yds. I'm thinking 150 would be limit for this combo on moose. Not that they are hard to hit, the chest is as big as some small car doors just not sure about enough penetration at that range. They shut down our gun club and am having trouble finding somewhere to shoot 100 yds close to home right now.

Pittsburghunter

Depending on your scope mounts you may actually be even higher at 100yds and about 2-3" low at 150yds. Hard to armchair this without checking it out first.

If you have high scope rings and you set the zero at 50yds it usually climbs more before the trajectory and gravity pulls it back down but this is different for all guns.


The only real choice you have is sighting the gun in at the ranges you want to see what it does.

Sorry I guess this was not to helpfull a post.

TerryM

Thanks Pittsburgher, thats basically what I thought. I need to find a new spot to shoot thats all.