How much does a muzzleloader drop at 150 yards?
There is between 4-5″ of drop between 100 and 150 yards in our guns. That is with either pellets or loose.
How many FPS is a 50 muzzleloader?
50 caliber muzzleloaders. A . 45-70 with a 405-grain bullet shoots at about 1,350 fps., where a modern muzzleloader with 100 grains of Pyrodex, or Triple7 powder, will shoot at about the same speed as the . 45-70 cartridge.
What is a good muzzleloader for deer hunting?
If you want a good muzzleloader for long range hunting, then the Remington Model 700 Ultimate Muzzleloader is another good choice. Though you can purchase one without a scope and mount your own (or use iron sights), it’s also available in a packages that includes a mounted and bore sighted Leupold scope.
What grain bullet is best for muzzleloader?
Most muzzleloaders now in use for deer are . 50 caliber. And most are inherently accurate enough for big-game hunting, assuming they’re properly cleaned, are using 240-grain or larger saboted bullets of sound design and are stuffed with 90-150 grains of propellant.
Are heavier muzzleloader bullets more accurate?
Here’s the truth about knock-down and penetration: With muzzleloaders, you increase knockdown and penetration by going with a heavier and/or harder bullet. The powder charges that produce accuracy are still between 80-120 grains but, the heavier bullet carries more momentum into the target.
What is the best grain bullet for a 50 cal muzzleloader?
Conicals in the 300- to 385-grain range typically do very well with a similar powder charge. A . 50-caliber muzzleloader with a 1-32 to 1-38 twist rate should do well with the same sabots and conicals with a propellant charge in the 85- to 90-grain range.
What is the best muzzleloader bullet for elk?
The 290gr Barnes TMZ and TEZ are excellent muzzleloader bullets for elk sized game. Both bullets are 100% copper, which means the TMZ and TEZ are California legal muzzleloader bullets.
What is the effective range for a muzzleloader?
There are exceptions (which we’ll get into with the next article in this series), but a typical muzzleloader probably has a maximum effective range of around 150, maybe 200 yards.