Guest wvhunter Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 I recently bought a CVA Wolf 50cal inline muzzy. I bought a box of the 50/50 777 Pellets and a packet of the powerbelt 245gr. aerotip bullets. What im wondering is, is 100gr. of the pellets plenty to take deer to 150 yards...Also if i use two of the pellets (100gr.) Where should i set my gun to shoot at 50? 100? yards to hit close at 150-200yds? I will be hunting whitetail deer. thanks!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 I recently bought a CVA Wolf 50cal inline muzzy. I bought a box of the 50/50 777 Pellets and a packet of the powerbelt 245gr. aerotip bullets. What im wondering is, is 100gr. of the pellets plenty to take deer to 150 yards...Also if i use two of the pellets (100gr.) Where should i set my gun to shoot at 50? 100? yards to hit close at 150-200yds? I will be hunting whitetail deer. thanks!!!! 100 gr. will take a deer out to 150 no problem; that is, if the guy behind the trigger can make that shot, lol. I use 100 grs. of Pyrodex using 250 gr. T/C Shockwaves and I've zeroed my gun to 100 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Yep, might set your zero a little high at 100 and then move out and check your groups at 150 and at 175 to see where you are hitting. Don't know that I would ever shoot beyond 175 without bumping up your powder charge, but that is just me. I shoot 120 grains loose pyro here with a 240 grain tc xtp mag. Have consistently killed deer with that setup beyond 100 yards. My max range is about 175. btw, welcome to the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_RIDGE_RUNNER Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 If you do try the magnum load of 3 pellets first check the manual to be sure the rifle is proofed for that load. Next be prepared for some real recoil as that load will be half again as much as a 30-06 recoil. Ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlriggins Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 my experience with my muzzleoader is that after about 130 grains my pattern starts to become sketchy at best and with a gun I will take accuracy over velocity every time(within reason) I personally use 90 grains of pyrodex powder with 225 grain bullet and am confident at 100 yards I did try pellets but have found that when shooting a lead bullet that the shot placement is not consistent and the lead fouling is increased (I think the bullet starts to melt in the bore) but powder seems to lessen this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Powerbelts rarely if at all shoot well with "magnum" charges of powder. Get a good bullet and crank the speed up. Try the Hornady FPB and Blackhorn 209. That combo will shoot 150 yards with no problem. Also no crud ring. Try one of the new ballistic reticle scopes they make shooting at longer distances much easier. You still need to test on paper to see what your combo does because there is no one size fits all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungry hunter Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 100 grains is enough to do the job! I have a T/C black diamond, see through scope mounts, the scope is dead on a 100 yards using 100 gr of fff and 230 grain sabots. I have my iron sights set at 50 yards. I have had no proble droping hogs but have yet take a deer with the black powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I also have a CVA Wolf in my battery. I use 2 pellets of 777 with a standard 209 primer behind a 295gr powerbelt HP. I am sighted in at 2" high at 100 yards. 100grs of 777 should do nicely out to 100yards, and a bit further. Get to the range and know for sure. Good Luck with it and welcome to the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Check you manual for max loads permissible. My Remington 700ML can go to 120gr. Some other guns can go 150. I just got a Leupold Ultimateslam muzzleloader 3x9 While the Nikon BDC reticle is set for 150 grain loads the Leupold has an adjustment to make the reticles work with 100 gr or 150 grain loads and has a wider array of aiming points: 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 yards vs. Nikon provides aiming-point circles: 150, 200, 225 and 250 yards http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-shooting/products/scopes/shotgunmuzzleloader-scopes/ultimateslam/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrontierGander Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Whats your normal shot range with a muzzle loader where you hunt? 100gr pellets with the 245gr powerbelt is to much, the bullet will come apart even with a deer 80 yards away. The 245gr Powerbelt performs amazing with 80gr pyrodex RS. You sight dead on @ 100 yards and will be 6" low @ 150. This load will also perform great on 20 yard shots. If you want to shoot the 100 grain load i highly suggest that you use either the 270gr or 300gr Powerbelt Platinum. These are well worth the couple extra bucks. http://thepowerbeltforum.powerguild.net/ Edited February 17, 2009 by FrontierGander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) I'll say this about sighting in. The most I will ever do again is to sight dead on @ 100 yds and hold over at longer ranges. The reason being that the bullet out of most MZs are just starting to drop at 100 yds. So if you sight in say 2" high at 100 you may hit 4-5 inches high at 70. At closer ranges in the heat of the moment it's easy to forget that, leading to less than desirable results. On the other hand at longer ranges most times you have the time to think about shot placement and holding over. I would decide at what distance most of your shots will be taken at and sight dead-on there. My .02 Edited February 19, 2009 by Buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzy1 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 100gr loose tripple 7 powder and 250gr shockwave thats the ticket for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted March 17, 2009 Report Share Posted March 17, 2009 I just got a Leupold Ultimateslam muzzleloader 3x9 While the Nikon BDC reticle is set for 150 grain loads the Leupold has an adjustment to make the reticles work with 100 gr or 150 grain loads and has a wider array of aiming points: 50, 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 yards vs. Nikon provides aiming-point circles: 150, 200, 225 and 250 yards http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-shooting/products/scopes/shotgunmuzzleloader-scopes/ultimateslam/ Sure is a nice scope! I love mine. I use 100 grains in my 50 cal with 250 grain sabots. I use the crosshairs for everything up to 100 yards. I haven't shot any further yet since my shooting area only goes out to 100 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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