What bullets are you guys using in your .45 caliber Knight DISCs. From what I have read, it appears to be the 200 gr SSTs/SWs. Are there any other bullets that have potential? I am considering picking up a leftover Knight DISC, but would like a couple of bullet choices. I know the history of the .45 as Knight no longer offer any rifles in this caliber.
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It seems the 40cal 200grain bullets reign supreme for the 45cal Knight Rifles. And you can push them 0-2450fps and they still shoot MOA.
So here's a list from my experience:
40cal/10mm 200g ShockWaves, SST's, XTP's, Berry's Bullets HP's, PRBullet QT's
The 195grain 45/357 PRBullet DeadCenter will also shoot MOA, But this is the ONLY one of .357 I've been able to stabilize. I think because it is an all lead bullet(soft and short) I never tried the lighter .357 pistol bullets, because I don't deem them worthy for deer hunting...but for varmints maybe 8)
All the 45cal PowerBelts work, with the 300g Platinum the very best with 50-70g of powder.
All the 45/40cal Barnes/Spitfire's/RedHots are excellent as well.
Now UC has a conical load that is MOA, so I would say conicals are excellent as well :wink:
The 40cal 180g Gold Dots work well, I wish they made this in a 200-225g offering..It would be the Bomb!
Using the 45/357 Sabots from MMP and Prbullet, you can shoot the 70grain .360 Round Ball from 5-120g of powder for some Kool plinking/small game getting :shock:
8)
Well here's a good start, and I'm sure others will pitch in
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So here's a list from my experience:
40cal/10mm 200g ShockWaves, SST's, XTP's, Berry's Bullets HP's, PRBullet QT's
The 195grain 45/357 PRBullet DeadCenter will also shoot MOA, But this is the ONLY one of .357 I've been able to stabilize. I think because it is an all lead bullet(soft and short) I never tried the lighter .357 pistol bullets, because I don't deem them worthy for deer hunting...but for varmints maybe 8)
All the 45cal PowerBelts work, with the 300g Platinum the very best with 50-70g of powder.
All the 45/40cal Barnes/Spitfire's/RedHots are excellent as well.
Now UC has a conical load that is MOA, so I would say conicals are excellent as well :wink:
The 40cal 180g Gold Dots work well, I wish they made this in a 200-225g offering..It would be the Bomb!
Using the 45/357 Sabots from MMP and Prbullet, you can shoot the 70grain .360 Round Ball from 5-120g of powder for some Kool plinking/small game getting :shock:
8) Well here's a good start, and I'm sure others will pitch in
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Lane, what kind of results did you get from the Barnes/Knight red hots? Did you try both the 175 and 195? If I could get the 195 to shoot around MOA with say 100 grains of BH that would be a awesome combo.
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I remember I got 2 packages of the 175g Redhots, and was using 120g of Pinnacle 3Fg. Got MOA results, and was using the supplied Brown sabots, was a good tight fit.
OK I found my old range report below:
Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:02 pm
Got out to the range with my new chronograph and recorded stats on loose Pinnacle powder 150grains and 120grains. Using CCI primers and the PowerStem breech plug. All recordings are @ 10 feet from the muzzle.
150/120 grains with 40cal Tan MMP sabot:
200grain ShockWave- 2232/2073
195g QT PR Bullet - 2287/2130
175g RedHot - 2453/2290
225g LBT PR Bullet - 2190/2033
200g XTP 10mil - 2290/2129
36cal 70g Hornady RB in PR Bullet 45/357cal sabot--2842/2680 :shock: :shock:
36cal 70g Hornady RB in PR Bullet 45/357cal sabot with 2 Round Balls and 150g Pinnacle--2306
Harvester Crushed Rib Sabots:
I found out the Harvester Crushed Rib 45cal Sabots only last about 2 shots per above 40cal bullets. And really accurate for the FIRST shot on a clean barrel. After that they foul the rifling with plastic residue and go all-haywire! But that first shot was just about dead center at 85 yards for the Shockwave, QT, XTP 10mil, and the LBT
However, the 200g XTP 10mil bullets loved them, and I could get about 5 shots off with out swabbing. Held a 2inch group at 85 yards. With the first shot with a clean barrel, dead center every time!
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The exact weights of the powder are--150grains By Volume= 136grains by Actual Weight.
120grains BV= 110grains AW
I had high hopes that the Crushed Ribs would be the ticket to easy loading. The 200g shockwave is a bear to load with the supplied sabots. I've got 3 of the SS 45cal Disc Elites, and all the bores seem TIGHT. I hand lapped one of them 100 strokes with fine lapping compound. That barely opened it up and smoothed it out a little.
I was pushing them hard to see if they could take the pressures. But nobody can hold a candle to MMP! I'll back the charges down next session to 70-100grains and see if the Crushed Ribs do better.
After all, I've shot all my deer with 70-80 grains of APP/Shockey's Gold and 225 Powerbelts with no shots past 60 yards :wink:
But it will be nice to see what other projectiles will take the heat and still perform. So far it is the 195QT/MMP sabot for MOA and easy to load.
All right, that was a Long time ago :wink: I am sure 120g of BH209 with the 175g RedHots would Sizzle to about 2500fps :shock: 8)
OK I found my old range report below:
Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:02 pm
Got out to the range with my new chronograph and recorded stats on loose Pinnacle powder 150grains and 120grains. Using CCI primers and the PowerStem breech plug. All recordings are @ 10 feet from the muzzle.
150/120 grains with 40cal Tan MMP sabot:
200grain ShockWave- 2232/2073
195g QT PR Bullet - 2287/2130
175g RedHot - 2453/2290
225g LBT PR Bullet - 2190/2033
200g XTP 10mil - 2290/2129
36cal 70g Hornady RB in PR Bullet 45/357cal sabot--2842/2680 :shock: :shock:
36cal 70g Hornady RB in PR Bullet 45/357cal sabot with 2 Round Balls and 150g Pinnacle--2306
Harvester Crushed Rib Sabots:
I found out the Harvester Crushed Rib 45cal Sabots only last about 2 shots per above 40cal bullets. And really accurate for the FIRST shot on a clean barrel. After that they foul the rifling with plastic residue and go all-haywire! But that first shot was just about dead center at 85 yards for the Shockwave, QT, XTP 10mil, and the LBT
However, the 200g XTP 10mil bullets loved them, and I could get about 5 shots off with out swabbing. Held a 2inch group at 85 yards. With the first shot with a clean barrel, dead center every time!
PS
The exact weights of the powder are--150grains By Volume= 136grains by Actual Weight.
120grains BV= 110grains AW
I had high hopes that the Crushed Ribs would be the ticket to easy loading. The 200g shockwave is a bear to load with the supplied sabots. I've got 3 of the SS 45cal Disc Elites, and all the bores seem TIGHT. I hand lapped one of them 100 strokes with fine lapping compound. That barely opened it up and smoothed it out a little.
I was pushing them hard to see if they could take the pressures. But nobody can hold a candle to MMP! I'll back the charges down next session to 70-100grains and see if the Crushed Ribs do better.
After all, I've shot all my deer with 70-80 grains of APP/Shockey's Gold and 225 Powerbelts with no shots past 60 yards :wink:
But it will be nice to see what other projectiles will take the heat and still perform. So far it is the 195QT/MMP sabot for MOA and easy to load.
All right, that was a Long time ago :wink: I am sure 120g of BH209 with the 175g RedHots would Sizzle to about 2500fps :shock: 8)
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Thanks lane!
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