Guest gt2003 Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Just a follow up from last year. I shoot the basic knight wolverine 50 caliber rifle. Up until last year I had used 90 grains pyrodex rs and a 300 grain hornady xtp bullet. I had shot 2-3 deer and not recovered any of them. They would run forever and ever. I would find blood for 20-30 feet then nothing. I had to change something or give up muzzleloading. On advice of this forum, I tried the precision rifle dead center bullets (.40 caliber bullet in a .50 caliber sabot, 220 grain). I also used 100 grains of 777 powder. The results were amazing. I shot a buck and he dropped in his tracks. He was probably 20 yds. away. I couldn't find the bullet and some said maybe it broke apart due to the close range. But, I finally processed this deer this last weekend and found the bullet. INCREDIBLE! The 40 caliber bullet has a diameter of about 3/8 of an inch. When I shot the deer it went through just beneath the backstrap, through the deer and lodged in the shoulder. It had mushroomed to 13/16 of an inch. Almost double what it had been prior to being shot. I'll attach a picture for those of you looking for a better muzzleloading bullet. Thanks again for all of you that gave me advice last year. I was afraid I was going to have to give up muzzleloading but now its my favorite season of the year. I look forward to the last year of October here in Oklahoma. If anyone is looking for a good muzzleloading bullet try these. Look on the web at prbullet.com and see what they have to offer. Cabelas carries them or you can order them direct. Their phone # is on the website. Good luck and get ready for muzzleloading. Take care and good hunting, Greg [/url] http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b256/gt2003/Precisionrifle.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: Success with 777 and precision rifle bullets Good to hear everything worked out well for you. Gotta love the Precision Rifle bullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bronco_mudder Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Re: Success with 777 and precision rifle bullets Last year was the first time I used the Precision brand of bullets, I went with a 275 grain bullet from their QT line. I shot my buck at 90 yards and he piled after a short 25 or 30 yard run. I had much the same result as you when I recoverd the bullet, flattened right out, making a nice big wound channel. These are deffinately bullets I'll continue to use. Edit: BTW, I was using 3 of the 50 grain 777 pellets in a TC Omega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gt2003 Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Re: Success with 777 and precision rifle bullets I tried the 220 grain dead center bullet on the advice of PR. However, previously I'd shot a 300 grain XTP bullet with incredible accuracy with 90 grains of pyrodex RS. I'm thinking of decreasing my 777 powder to 80 grain and see what kind of accuracy I get with the 220 grain bullet. Distance isn't too much of an object. 95% of the areas I hunt will have shots of 50 yds or less, more likely 20-30 yds. What are everyones thoughts? I could always switch to a 300 grain PR and start with 80 grains of 777 but thought I'd try what I had 1st. Let me know. Thanks, Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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