825 Yards, Buffalo Arms .443-530E Paper Patch Bullet Test

Idaholewis

Idaholewis

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I Hammered my 20X20” inch 1/2” Thick AR500 Gong at 825 Yards a couple of Morning’s ago, 3 Shots just under MOA, With 1 of my Old TC Renegade Sidelock Muzzleloaders that i put together, This was done with Open/Peep Sights. Bullet is from a Buffalo Arms Paper Patch Mold that i Cast. Mold is JIM443-530E, Elliptical Design. I cast these Bullets of 1-20 Alloy. Powder Charge was 85 Grains by Weight of Swiss 2F Powder, With Home Punched 1/8” Thick Wool Felt Over Powder Wads

Thompson Center Renegade Stock, Lee Shaver Long Range Soule (Super Grade) Tang Peep sight. .45 Caliber, 32” Green Mountain Barrel, 1:18 Twist, With Lee Shaver adjustable Windage front sight, and Shaver’s BPCR Inserts.



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Idaholewis

Idaholewis

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Bill said:
Great shooting Lewis, your sights cost more than my gun and they are worth it

Bill
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They are Expensive for sure, I am about 700 Bucks in that Sight Setup, But They are a Must have to play this Long Range Game with Peep Sights. Ringing a Gong WAAAAY out there with Any form of Iron sights never gets old to me
 
Idaholewis

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358156 hp said:
Good to see you again Lewis!
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Thank you 358156 hp, I really need to get my Little .308 Back out again, Start back up where i left off with my Cast bullets in it this Winter, I have so darn many of these Muzzleloaders that i work with, it’s hard to Step away from them, The Muzzleloaders are HUGE Time Consumers
 
Idaholewis

Idaholewis

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Ian said:
You definitely have your poop in a group there, Lewis. Most people can't do that with a centerfire, jacketed, and a double-digit power scope.
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Thank you Ian, I have put a lot of time in this Stuff. Like anything else, In the beginning There was a lot of Tinkering, and Testing, Plenty of Failures along the way. I am stil learning new tricks in this Stuff, most of it was right in front of me All along and i simply missed it Somehow? But i can say that The Hard Work and Diligence I’ve put in to this Stuff has payed off for me, I can Grab a Muzzleloader Today, ANY Muzzleloader, and I know really close to what it will need to Perform at it’s Best, Be it a Grease Groove Bullet, Paper Patch Bullet, or Patched Roundball

If there are any of you guy’s that have an Old Muzzleloader in the Corner collecting Dust, or interested in Muzzleloading, I would be MORE than Happy to help you get it Shooting Good, I can save you the time & Frustration i went through when i Started. You don’t need anything Fancy, Stock 1:48 Twist Rifles such as the Old TC Renegades and Hawken’s are HIGHLY Capable of EXCEPTIONAL Accuracy.

This is a 100% Stock TC Renegade, Just the way they came from Factory years ago

3 Shot Group at 55-60 Yards From the Stock 1:48 Twist TC Renegade
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Same Stock 1:48 Twist Rifle as above, This was 5 Shots with my Lyman Plains Bullet. These Old Stock Guns are VERY Capable, And there a Million of them out there
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Idaholewis

Idaholewis

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I Got the Same Results as the .50 above with 2 Different Stock 1:48 Twist .54 Cals, A TC Renegade, and a TC Hawken. Again, You don’t need ANYTHING Fancy, You simply need to Put the Right Components in them.

Obviously the Real LONG Range Stuff that i Started this Thread with, You do need Special Equipment for that. But truth is, How practical is that? I STRICTLY do that Stuff for Fun on Targets, To push the Limits, Test my Ability. But FACT Is, I would NEVER EVER Shoot at a Game Animal like that, Not even with my Scoped Centerfires
 
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L Ross

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Funny how a man's interests wax and wane. I still have a few muzzle loaders, all round ball guns as I am a bit of a curmudgeon when it comes to authenticity. Went from handguns, to muzzle loaders, to buffalo rifles, to schuetzen, to .22 single shot traditional target rifles, to cowboy guns, to cast bullets in mil-surp rifles, to Winchester lever guns, to scoped mi-surp sporters, to scoped Model 700's, and modern .22 target rifles. I have been told I am just a gun slut.

So what did I buy, sell, trade for last weekend? A Gewehr 91 and a 9.3x57 Mauser classic sporter. Spent part of yesterday gathering up my 8x57 brass, deprimimng, and tumbling. Glad I didn't part with my 323470 mould. I think that's the number, big, long pointy bullet with Loverinesque grease grooves? Even happier there is a set of Free Chex III .32 dies around somewhere too.

My experience if like the North Platte River, a mile wide and an inch deep. I'll never be really good at anything.
 
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Idaholewis said:
I Got the Same Results as the .50 above with 2 Different Stock 1:48 Twist .54 Cals, A TC Renegade, and a TC Hawken. Again, You don’t need ANYTHING Fancy, You simply need to Put the Right Components in them.

Obviously the Real LONG Range Stuff that i Started this Thread with, You do need Special Equipment for that. But truth is, How practical is that? I STRICTLY do that Stuff for Fun on Targets, To push the Limits, Test my Ability. But FACT Is, I would NEVER EVER Shoot at a Game Animal like that, Not even with my Scoped Centerfires
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Love your work...you have got me thinking about a fast twist .45 sidelock rifle....and a gong of course..
 
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