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My .50 T/C Hawken got dirty today. 87° with 70% humidity. Ugh...
But it's my experience muzzleloaders shoot quite well in " less than optimal" weather. My one flint Renegade shot her best groups when the humidity was so high, the pan was wet between shots.
Go figgr...
Anyway. 3 rounders at 100 went from 2 & 1/4, first group, down to 7/8ths for the second group and an inch for the third. Aperture sight btw.
70 grains 3f Swiss Holy Black, a 250 grain .45 caliber XTP in a Harvester crush rib sabot. Last chrono'd at 1610 fps.
I'll be using her for our October antlerless deer and bear muzzleloader season.
But it's my experience muzzleloaders shoot quite well in " less than optimal" weather. My one flint Renegade shot her best groups when the humidity was so high, the pan was wet between shots.
Go figgr...
Anyway. 3 rounders at 100 went from 2 & 1/4, first group, down to 7/8ths for the second group and an inch for the third. Aperture sight btw.
70 grains 3f Swiss Holy Black, a 250 grain .45 caliber XTP in a Harvester crush rib sabot. Last chrono'd at 1610 fps.
I'll be using her for our October antlerless deer and bear muzzleloader season.