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Beautiful day here in Iowa, temp. 45*F, light winds, sunny skies. I haven't been to the range for a while, so I decided to take the Elite for some much needed shooting.
Elite 45 cal. in a Boyds laminate stock, bare primer LeHigh breech plug.
All shots at 100 yards with 120 grains BH209, volume measured at the range, no swabbing, the barrel was allowed to cool 5-10 minutes in the shade between shots.
3 shots with a 200 grain knurled Hornady SST 40 cal. in a Harvester Light Blue Sabot.
3 more shots with the above load after a scope adjustment, the first shot was the loaner, the next two in the same hole I'm always impressed with how this muzzleloader shoots. If I do my part, it will stack bullets all day long.
Just for fun, I shot 2 Barnes 250 grain knurled TEZ's with a wool wad just to see what would happen, It shot the same as when I tried the TEZ's with veggie wads. What I should have tried was a 250 grain XTP, I'll give those a try next time out.
Elite 45 cal. in a Boyds laminate stock, bare primer LeHigh breech plug.
All shots at 100 yards with 120 grains BH209, volume measured at the range, no swabbing, the barrel was allowed to cool 5-10 minutes in the shade between shots.
3 shots with a 200 grain knurled Hornady SST 40 cal. in a Harvester Light Blue Sabot.
3 more shots with the above load after a scope adjustment, the first shot was the loaner, the next two in the same hole I'm always impressed with how this muzzleloader shoots. If I do my part, it will stack bullets all day long.
Just for fun, I shot 2 Barnes 250 grain knurled TEZ's with a wool wad just to see what would happen, It shot the same as when I tried the TEZ's with veggie wads. What I should have tried was a 250 grain XTP, I'll give those a try next time out.