POI--Primers
05-08-2015, 12:27 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Posts: 3,732
...My take is the primers seem to have little effect on accuracy in this case. Throw out the first cold/clean barrel shot as being typically a little bit out of group and you find the first two groups are virtually equal, the the third group (on a hotter barrel) starting to open up a little....
05-08-2015, 12:35 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
Well I don't get in to a lot of target shooting with Muzzleloader. I just shoot enough to "stay in shape" so to speak. Keep my muscle memory up for quick reloading and good off hand shooting. The only time I even "bench" my ML barrel is if I am developing a new load or siting in a new scope. Get it to where the ML is as accurate as possible. The rest of the time I am shooting as close to my field shots as possible.
05-08-2015, 02:15 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
Well I don't get in to a lot of target shooting with Muzzleloader. I just shoot enough to "stay in shape" so to speak. Keep my muscle memory up for quick reloading and good off hand shooting. The only time I even "bench" my ML barrel is if I am developing a new load or siting in a new scope. Get it to where the ML is as accurate as possible. The rest of the time I am shooting as close to my field shots as possible.
I love to shoot offhand, and that type of practice is fun for me. I do it a lot. I'd guess 75% of the game i've killed has been offhand. The other 25% was from a knee.
