Using real black powder (which I highly recommend for flintlocks) I like to use around 80 grains for maximum accuracy. Light loads are seldom accurate in muzzle loaders. You can experiment with the load going up or down 5 grains at a time to hunt for the sweet load that’s most accurate.
How many grains of powder do I need for a 50 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.
How many grains of powder are in a 50 cal?
The .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) cartridge has a capacity of 290 gr (19 g).
How much powder do you put in a muzzleloader?
Start at 90gr and work up to 120 and see what shoots the best. No perfect answer, but my best loads are in the 90-100gr range. I usually shoot less with heavier bullets and more with lighter bullets. Its a short range weapon (or mine is) and I really don’t care if its going 100-200fps faster just to shoot more powder.
What is the effective range of a .50 cal muzzleloader?
If you hit it right and use the right projectile and powder charge you can probably cleanly kill a deer at up to 250 yards.
How much black powder do I need for a cannon?
There is no hard and fast rule, but typically, you would use 25% of the projectile weight for Goex cannon grade or 2FA. You can use less, down to 10%, if range is not your concern and you just want noise and smoke. The British 68 pound naval cannon used a 16 pound charge, though it was proofed to 25 pounds.
Is the only type of powder that should be used in muzzleloaders?
BLACK POWER is the only type of powder that should be used in muzzleloaders.
How is black powder measure?
Black powder is always, without exception, measured by volume. This volume is expressed in grains or drams avoirdupois. Black powder is comparatively less dense than other powders, therefore a charge measured by weight will be of greater quantity than one measured by volume.
Can a 50 cal rip your arm off?
A . 50 BMG bullet fired into you can rip off your arms, legs, head, etc. In fact, the . 50 BMG creates a temporary wound cavity LARGER than the average adult male human’s torso, meaning if you were shot in the chest, anywhere within 1 mile from the gun, you’d likely be ripped in half.
How many pellets do you need for a muzzleloader?
Black power substitutes make it easy for the hunter to choose between 100 grains (two pellets) and 150 grains (three pellets).
How many grains of black powder do I need for a 50 caliber pistol?
Shooting 50 feet you may find a 20 grain (by volume) charge to be sufficient, but at 50 yards you might want to use a 50 grain charge, and at 100 yards perhaps a 82 grain charge might work best!
How many grains of powder do I need for a 45 caliber muzzleloader?
Depending on your rifle, brand of Black Powder, and projectile weight, 90 grains might be your best load. If you use a a Black Powder substitute like Pyrodex more propellant is sometimes required. Never try to use smokeless or nitro powder or propellant in a muzzle-loading arm!
How many grains are in a pound of black powder?
There are 7,000 grains in one pound. Pyrodex, and most other black powder substitutes, are formulated to be a volume-for-volume equivalent of black powder, not an equivalent mass-for-mass (weight-for-weight).
Should you fire a primer before loading a muzzleloader?
Firing a primer will foul the breechplug but not the barrel. I fire a couple of primers before I load the gun to dry the breechplug of any leftover oil or solvent, and to clear whatever residue is in there.
What is the bullet drop on a 50 cal muzzleloader?
But as a sample, If you were using a 385 grain hollow point round and 90 grains of FF black powder, you get about 1400 FPS at the muzzle and a hair of 1400 Foot pounds of energy. If you zeroed for 100 yards, it would shoot about 2 1/2″ high at 50 yards and drop about 9″ at 150.
How far can a black powder gun shoot?
For any ethical hunter, 200 yards is about the limit of ballistic and shooter performance for a modern muzzleloader.
What kind of black powder do you use in a cannon?
Goex Black Powder (Canon)
Goex Black Powder is available in different granular sizes to tailor performance to a specific firearm. From FFFFg (smallest) to Canon (largest), Goex has a granulation size for your firearm. Goex Canon is a special granulation for optimum Cannon performance.
How much gunpowder does a musket use?
A rule of thumb is 1 grain of appropriate powder for each numerical degree of caliber, i.e., 75 grains of musket powder (2F) for a . 75 cal musket.
How much powder did a Civil War cannon use?
The United States manual of 1861 specified 6 to 8 pounds for a 24-pounder siege gun, depending on the range; a Columbiad firing 172-pound shot used only 20 pounds of powder. At Fort Sumter, Gillmore’s rifles firing 80-pound shells used 10 pounds of powder.
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