Breechplug

Semi, since your so good with figuring out these, how about doing me a favor and doing MY load....... .452 45Cal 240gr XTP Mag and 120Gr T72f and the same bullet using 150gr of pyrodox Pellets.....???? Thank's, BP

Semisane

Hey Breechplug, just go to that link I provided and plug in 245 in the bullet weight box,.160 in the BC box and 1.5 in the sight height box (if you're using a scope - leave it at .5 for iron sights).

You can change the other parameters to whatever you like (sight in range, intervals, maximum range).

For the 120 grains of T7 FFG loose, I would put something like 1800or 1900in the velocity box. Probably about the same for three Pyrodex pellets, but I don't have any data on pellet velocities.

After you put in any data you want, click on the "calculate" button and scroll down to see your chart. Then you can change any of the data you want in any of the boxes, hit calculate, and get a new chart. It's kinda` fun to play with.

gleason.chapman

I dropped the BC for a 40cal 195g Barnes MZ with a MV of 1700 fps and it is just under 800 fpe at 100 yards. That would be an excellent bullet and load in recoil sensitive. Get a good recoil pad, Limbsaver.

Chap

sabotloader

Breechplug

They would be about the same.... 122.5 grains of T7-2f ='s right at 150 grains of Pyro or BP...

Here is a 250 grain with 110 grains of T7

gleason.chapman

http://powerbeltbullets.com/docs/PBB26inchballistics.pdf has MV for Pyrodex pellets with Powerbelts. 777 pellets should be close to these MVs.
Chap

Breechplug

You guy's are being real nice to my wife! Thank's for all the help! BP

lemoyne

The load I have seen youngsters use that was impressive and had little recoil was a 200gr XTP and 90 gr of 777 or Blackhorn it is relatively flat shooting and did a nice job on deer and boar. Lee

nchawkeye

I've killed deer with 50grs Goex FFF and a .390 round ball...Also with 75grs FFF and a .440 ball and currently use 80grs FFF and a .530 ball...

Remember the 45/70??? It used 70gr of black powder and back in the day bp just wasn't as powerful as what we have today, yet many a buffalo was killed with this gun...

I'd say that you could drop down to the 240gr Hornady .451 pistol bullet and 65-70grs of Triple 7 and kill plenty of deer out to100 yards...Plus, the 395 PowerBelt when throttled back to 70grs would actually fragment less than trying to push it out at higher velocities...Pure lead balls and bullets just don't preform well when juiced up...

My first flintlock, back in the 70s was a .45...I used it for deer, turkeys and squirrels...My deer load ended up being 75grs of Goex FFF...I tested it at 75 yards and the ball busted through a 2x4...That was good enough for me...It would also bust through shoulder blades and the spine as well as both lungs...

Get a few 2x4s and do a little testing, you'll be impressed what a slow moving lead bullet like a PowdeBelt will to at that range...

sabotloader

Breechplug

Here are your pics - you tell us about them...

Breechplug

This is My Wife Connie and me, she Bow Hunts, Shotgun Hunts and ML Hunts. The Pic of her is her with the deer is last years ML Buck. She loves to hunt Deer! Do any other forum members have a wife that hunts? I love her, she's the best! BP