Maxiball Range Report
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Maxiball Range Report
Got the mold yesterday and already have a perfect load for the CVA Wolf!
I tried 80-90gr Blackhorn209 with and without a wad, without shot best!
80gr With wad gave me 4.5" @ 100 yards. Without wad, 3" horizontal string, Not bad for a hand cast bullet IMO.
90gr With wad gave me 1 shot on paper - Without wad gave me a good 6" group before i called it quits and went to my desk to sit down and take a break and just think.
These maxiballs have been around longer than I have and were designed when we only had black powder and Pyrodex around. That made a fuzzy light pop on and so I loaded up 3 charges of 70gr Blackhorn209 and headed out for 3 more shots JUST to see.
THAT did the trick! 3 shots @ 100 yards in a 1.5" group!
Will upload pictures later on, going back out again to try 70gr with some lubed wads and see what happens.
Right now though, I am happy as heck with the performance of that Lyman maxiball mold! I can now cast my own accurate conicals for the inlines and do it without being bent over at the checkout counter.
I tried 80-90gr Blackhorn209 with and without a wad, without shot best!
80gr With wad gave me 4.5" @ 100 yards. Without wad, 3" horizontal string, Not bad for a hand cast bullet IMO.
90gr With wad gave me 1 shot on paper - Without wad gave me a good 6" group before i called it quits and went to my desk to sit down and take a break and just think.
These maxiballs have been around longer than I have and were designed when we only had black powder and Pyrodex around. That made a fuzzy light pop on and so I loaded up 3 charges of 70gr Blackhorn209 and headed out for 3 more shots JUST to see.
THAT did the trick! 3 shots @ 100 yards in a 1.5" group!
Will upload pictures later on, going back out again to try 70gr with some lubed wads and see what happens.
Right now though, I am happy as heck with the performance of that Lyman maxiball mold! I can now cast my own accurate conicals for the inlines and do it without being bent over at the checkout counter.
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Yeah I was thinking of that too but i've been watching the QLA area of the barrel and im not seeing anything at all. I also shoot these bullets dry. BH209 and lube tend to not go well together.
Shot the same 70gr load again and darn near had an identical group! Shot 1 opened it up just a bit due to me running a few dry patches down the bore to mop out the fouling. Looks like shes set to go.
Shot the same 70gr load again and darn near had an identical group! Shot 1 opened it up just a bit due to me running a few dry patches down the bore to mop out the fouling. Looks like shes set to go.
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I'm right pleased to hear that Devil. Those bullets were designed for the TC 1:48 twist. I was wondering if they would shoot well at all in the 1:28 twist of my Green Mountain Long Range Hunter barrel.
If I can match your 1.5" 100 yard groups with GOEX I may have to spend some bucks for a mold. Might even give up those 300 grain XTPs and Deep Curls in sabots for some real cheap shooting. A 370 grain chunk of lead is all one needs for whitetails.
Now here's a funny thing. With as much shooting as I've done over the years I can't recall ever shooting Maxiballs - quite a few Great Plains conicals, but no Maxis. Isn't that weird?
If I can match your 1.5" 100 yard groups with GOEX I may have to spend some bucks for a mold. Might even give up those 300 grain XTPs and Deep Curls in sabots for some real cheap shooting. A 370 grain chunk of lead is all one needs for whitetails.
Now here's a funny thing. With as much shooting as I've done over the years I can't recall ever shooting Maxiballs - quite a few Great Plains conicals, but no Maxis. Isn't that weird?
#8
I only tried them once in a .54 Renegade. 430 gr bullet about knocked my hat off.
I never tried such a light powder load though. I would think 70 gr would give a nice rainbow trajectory. Nothing wrong with that as long as you know what it's doing at all distances.
Jon..How does 50 yds compare to 100yds in POI?
I never tried such a light powder load though. I would think 70 gr would give a nice rainbow trajectory. Nothing wrong with that as long as you know what it's doing at all distances.
Jon..How does 50 yds compare to 100yds in POI?