Guest muzzloaderman38 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 I was thinking about buying the Encore pro hunter 50 cal. muzzloader, Just wondering can someone give me any info on this gun. I was wondering what the best grain and kind of powder to use, the best kinds bullet/sabots to use and grains. Just checking a few places before i spend this kind of money on this to make sure im getting something good. thank you for your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkV Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I use this exact gun and it Accepts magnum charges of up to 150 grains of FFG black powder or Pyrodex® equivalent (or 3 of the 50 Grain, 50 Caliber Pyrodex® Pellets) I use 3 50 grain pellets of Pyrodex. 50 cal Shock Wave Sabots with 250 gr Shock Wave Bullets are the recomended bullet for this gun with this charge. If you put the nikon scope with the BDC reticle on it the scope will line up the reticle lines and circles in the scope for exactly this charge and type of powder and this weight and type of bullet. I put 2.5" groups at 200 yards with this setup. Hope this helps. Kirk;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 yeah I would shoot shockwaves out of the tc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I use this exact gun and it Accepts magnum charges of up to 150 grains of FFG black powder or Pyrodex® equivalent (or 3 of the 50 Grain, 50 Caliber Pyrodex® Pellets) I use 3 50 grain pellets of Pyrodex. 50 cal Shock Wave Sabots with 250 gr Shock Wave Bullets are the recomended bullet for this gun with this charge. If you put the nikon scope with the BDC reticle on it the scope will line up the reticle lines and circles in the scope for exactly this charge and type of powder and this weight and type of bullet. I put 2.5" groups at 200 yards with this setup. Hope this helps. Kirk;) Ditto, except that I sighted in at 100 yards with MOA results using 100 grs. (2 Pyrodex pellets). The Nikon BDC is a pretty good scope too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkV Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 The pro hunter helped me take my buck this year with the 175 yard shot. I could not have done it with my previous muzzleloader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 The Pro Hunter is an awesome gun. I use 150 grains (3 pellets) of Triple Seven powder and a 250 grain Shockwave bullet. You can only use a 1X scope in Wisconsin for muzzleloader season, so I'll never be shooting at 200+ yards. But, with a 1X scope I can get 2" groups at 100 yards. I'm very happy with that, considering you can't see a 3" orange sticker at that distance with a 1X scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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