How much powder you burning for ML ?

[turkeyfeathers]

Shooting 100 grains of 777 here in my Winchester Apex magnum. I know some folk are more keen on loose powder but I've had no problems. Was shooting 150 grains but found no difference of accuracy down grading to 100 grains. Don't think I'm getting full burn on 150 anyhow ML going with opening day of gun season. ML just stuffed and ready to go

[Skillet]

90gr of 777

[moog5050]

110g by volume of bh209.  

[turkeyfeathers]

90gr of 777

Color me stupid but how 90? Isn't all 777 50 grain pellets ?

[Jeremy K]

100 g of BH209

[LET EM GROW]

I now shoot 150 gr of 777 pellets, i used to shoot  100 gr of 777 pellets out of both my t/c ML.. but besides a little more kick and some distance gains, accuracy was the just the same as 100 gr. 

 

trying to remember but i think there was only 5 inches difference in drop between the 2 @ 150 yards

 

My triumph by t/c i have setup with nikon bdc reticle...150 gr 777.. i can put (3) 250 gr shockwaves within a 4 inch circle @ 225 yards .. i was impressed

[Pygmy]

I  burn 80 grains by volume of  loose 777  3F  behind a  50 cal.  460 grain conical....

 

I tried 2f first, but since use #11 percussion caps my ignition seemed a bit slow...

 

Works great  in my old TC Hawken... 2 inches high at 50 and dead on at 100..

 

it's a devastating bullet on deer and also worked well on a 6x6 bull elk..

[moog5050]

460 grain conical....  Holy smokes, that's like firing a bowling ball.

[Pygmy]

Yeah, that's what the elk thought just before he died...

It's made by an outfit called Noexcuses in Utah...Very accurate, load easy and shoot surprisingly flat for such a heavy bullet..

[moog5050]

Yeah, that's what the elk thought just before he died...

It's made by an outfit called Noexcuses in Utah...Very accurate, load easy and shoot surprisingly flat for such a heavy bullet..

 

Post a photo of one of those next to a quarter for reference.  Love to see it.  Takes the whole heavy is better argument to the extreme. 

[Skillet]

Color me stupid but how 90? Isn't all 777 50 grain pellets ?

No Sir. It comes in loose.

[Fletch]

TC Triumph pushing 150g 777 to a 250g Shock Wave. This gun shoots so smooth and accurate. I have it topped with a Nikon and is one of my favorites.

[BKhunter]

Shooting 100 grains out of the TC triumph.......Going to switch to BH209 after the season as it came highly recommended by some members on this forum, but don't want to play with the setup now as I am all dialed in before the season.

[Caveman]

100 gr pyrodex pellets in the inline. 85 gr by volume loose 777 in the Hawken.

[WingNut]

150 gr Whitehots w/ 245 gr Powerbelt Aerotips

 

[rotorooter23]

100 gr by volume BH209 with TC Shockwave 250gr.

[catskillkid]

100 grns of granular 777 with a 240 grn sabot - hollow point Hornady. It does the trick

Edited November 19, 2015 by catskillkid

[Buckmaster7600]

115 grain by weight of blackhorn 209.

[Elmo]

100 grains of 777 pellets.

[dbHunterNY]

Color me stupid but how 90? Isn't all 777 50 grain pellets ?

 

I'm shooting pellets and 130 grains.  I've got 50gr (black label box) and 30gr (green label box) of triple-7 pellets.  let's me load in increments of 10 grains.

[dbHunterNY]

460 grain conical....  Holy smokes, that's like firing a bowling ball.

 

I didn't know people hunted with punt guns still.

[turkeyfeathers]

I'm shooting pellets and 130 grains. I've got 50gr (black label box) and 30gr (green label box) of triple-7 pellets. let's me load in increments of 10 grains.

Black label and green label and I think Jack Daniels : ). And not even a whiskey guy

Good to know. Wasn't aware of green label 777 pellets. Thanks for heads up

[SuperMag]

200 grains of pyrodex pellets with the hornady sst sabots. Ive found that my ML doesn't like anything less than that.

Edited November 19, 2015 by SuperMag

[turkeyfeathers]

200 grains of pyrodex pellets with the hornady sst sabots. Ive found that my ML doesn't like anything less than that.

are you sure all that powder being burned ?

[SuperMag]

are you sure all that powder being burned ?

Yes, it is designed to shoot 200 grains and it burns it very efficiently. I went to sight it in with 150 grains of pyrodex but wasn't getting the groups i expected so i increased to 200 grains and now get very tight groups.