150 Gr. Vs 100 Gr. Powder


Grady269

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I have switched back and forth between using 150 and 100 grains of powder and it seems that I get far better results accuracy wise with 100 than with 150. I shoot an Encore with Barnes Expander MZ's and it will cloverleaf @ 100 yds with 100 grains but the groups open up @ 150 grains of pyrodex. Does anyone else have any experience along this line, 150 grains sounds better but just does not seem to produce the same results.

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I had then same problem getting groups with anything over 100 grains. I have stuck with 100 grains of triple 7 in pellets very happy with that all shoots up to a 100 have been with in 4 to 5 inches. Have very good luck with with hordany and barnes bullets. thats my two since

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You guys are knowledgeable what is theleast amountof powder I could use formy daughter to harvest a deer.

I downcharged with pyrodex down to 85 grains in my tc black diamond for my then 8 year old daughter to practice. She handled it just fine and the rifle grouped fairly well for her with that load.

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Back when we were getting my nephew into deer hunting, I tested the waters with some lighter loads. Harvested a doe very cleanly with 70gr. blackpowder and a 240 gr. hornady. It isn't "devestating", more like punching a hole, but the track job easy and short. I did shoot some 50 and 60 grain loads, but with the light bullet, could percieve no difference in recoil between 50 and 70.

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