100 grains vs. 150 grains
#11
RE: 100 grains vs. 150 grains
If you have only practiced to 100 yards only shoot to 100!!! There is no magic recipe for shooting....I shoot mine out to 225, that dont even mean i would shoot it that far...I shoot 110 grains of loose T7in my 45 Disc elite shoot it regularly from 25 - 225 yards. My maximum hunting range is 200 yards.Hunt some cover in Ohio and you will be fine!!
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: New Mexico
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RE: 100 grains vs. 150 grains
With APP powder your velocity will probably fall in the 1500 to 1600 fps range depending on the bullet. With a 250 to 300 grain bullet you should sight in between 2.5 and 3 inches high at 100 yards to have a point blank rangeto about 150 yards, maybe a bit further. Please verify on the range and shoot at variousdistances to get a feel for the trajectory and your comfort level before you shoot at game over what your use to. Good luck on your hunt.
#13
RE: 100 grains vs. 150 grains
Sorry but I stand by my original statement 3 or 4 days isn't long enough. Onereason I say this is you seem to be wanting more then a 150 yards (as youstate 150+yards). Now if your meaning you'd like to add 50 yards to your comfort zone that is possible as the trajectory changes from 100 to 150 are not nearly as stark as they are from 150 to 200. 150 is a realistic goal for most shooters, 200 is doable but requires more practice then 72 allows...IMHO.
Good luck
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#14
Spike
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 88
RE: 100 grains vs. 150 grains
I stumbled on a site that I thought was pretty neet and very infomative. This site should answer all our questions, or at least get us started in the right direction. The site is "BigGameinfo". When you get there hit on "ballistics calculator." Plug in the information that you have knowledge of on your bullet and the calculator will do the rest. The more you use the chart and play with the information that you are supplying, you can start to realize your bullet height at certain yardages and what you need to be sited in at to achieve your optimal "max point blank range." Of course ther is no substitue for range time.
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RE: 100 grains vs. 150 grains
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Maybe I should have been more specific. I have probably taken 5 deer with a muzzleloader all 100 yds or less, and maybe 25 with a rifle, so i am experienced in regards to shooting a scoped firearm. I am a good shot. However, I am not experienced when it comes to powder grainage and loads and that part ofmuzzleloading. I am not just going to load up mykodiak and go to the woods. I leave Thursday and havefrom now until then to find something that worksout to 150+ yds. Thank you all for your help and I'll let you knowwhat I find is working in my gun...from what ya'll have said, 100 grains should be plenty for what i need.
Maybe I should have been more specific. I have probably taken 5 deer with a muzzleloader all 100 yds or less, and maybe 25 with a rifle, so i am experienced in regards to shooting a scoped firearm. I am a good shot. However, I am not experienced when it comes to powder grainage and loads and that part ofmuzzleloading. I am not just going to load up mykodiak and go to the woods. I leave Thursday and havefrom now until then to find something that worksout to 150+ yds. Thank you all for your help and I'll let you knowwhat I find is working in my gun...from what ya'll have said, 100 grains should be plenty for what i need.
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