Hello All,
You all helped me years ago find a good load for my TC Omega muzzy. Turned out to be 70 grains weight BH 209, harvester sabot and 300 grain Hornady XTP. Accuracy was great at 100 and I shot a few other rocks at further distances
Fast forward to last fall I tried some longer shots at 200 on paper. While the XTPs grouped well at 100 yards, 200 yards the group was all over the size of a dinner plate, maybe bigger. I changed over to the Hornady SST 300 grain and the groups tighten right back up to 3 or 4 inches at 200. I was good to go and took a deer at just under 200 yrds last year
Fast forward to this week and I go out to verify the rifle is still on. Have gone out 3 different days. Right away at 100 yrds groups aren’t great, 3” or so at 100 yards. Just because, I then tried it at 200 yards and the shots are all over the paper, not pattern
Only thing that I can think of that changed is I misplaced the breach plug I normally use and had to start using a back up plug that I got with the gun when I bought it used many years ago. I’ve noticed more blow back black soot around the nut of the breach plug when I go to clean it. I don’t remember that happening on the original breach plug.
I calledT/C and they not longer make breach plugs for my muzzleloader (I may be able to find one on eBay).
I’ve checked the action bolts, the scope (Nikon prostaff) is still tight and doesn’t appear to be moving, I checked the ring screws and they are still torqued
Any idea what could be throwing off my groups?? So weird that I haven’t had issues in the past and the 3 times I try to shoot it this year I can’t get it to shoot well
You all helped me years ago find a good load for my TC Omega muzzy. Turned out to be 70 grains weight BH 209, harvester sabot and 300 grain Hornady XTP. Accuracy was great at 100 and I shot a few other rocks at further distances
Fast forward to last fall I tried some longer shots at 200 on paper. While the XTPs grouped well at 100 yards, 200 yards the group was all over the size of a dinner plate, maybe bigger. I changed over to the Hornady SST 300 grain and the groups tighten right back up to 3 or 4 inches at 200. I was good to go and took a deer at just under 200 yrds last year
Fast forward to this week and I go out to verify the rifle is still on. Have gone out 3 different days. Right away at 100 yrds groups aren’t great, 3” or so at 100 yards. Just because, I then tried it at 200 yards and the shots are all over the paper, not pattern
Only thing that I can think of that changed is I misplaced the breach plug I normally use and had to start using a back up plug that I got with the gun when I bought it used many years ago. I’ve noticed more blow back black soot around the nut of the breach plug when I go to clean it. I don’t remember that happening on the original breach plug.
I calledT/C and they not longer make breach plugs for my muzzleloader (I may be able to find one on eBay).
I’ve checked the action bolts, the scope (Nikon prostaff) is still tight and doesn’t appear to be moving, I checked the ring screws and they are still torqued
Any idea what could be throwing off my groups?? So weird that I haven’t had issues in the past and the 3 times I try to shoot it this year I can’t get it to shoot well
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