I have a Stainless Encore 50cal and shoot 100grs of Pyrodex RS a 240gr Hornady XTP with a sabot. I would like to know the muzzle velocity at the barrel the drop at 200 yards and 300 yards if sighted 3" high at 100 yards.

I plan to scope this rifle for the regular firearm season but have no place to shoot targets beyond 100 yrds.

Your help will be appreciated.

Perhaps this data will help you get started.

http://www.hodgdon.com/data/muzzleloading/granular/pdx-rifle-sabot.php

Good hunting!

MB thanks that is a start.

I can assume that the velocity at the muzzle is 1719 fps according the Hodgdon web site. Does anyone know how much a 240gr Hornady XTP will drop at 200 yards and 300 yards if sighted 3" high at 100 yards.

Thanks for your help.

Just ran it in my Ball calc. and w/ a BC guestimate of .147 (should be really close) you should be 2.8 high at 50, 3 high at 100, zeroed at 137, 1.7 low at 150, 13.2 low at 200, 32.5 low at 250, and 61 low at 300.

Trajectory about like a brick .

I used to shoot Knights 260s in front of 100 g Pyro and it dropped around 18"-20" at 200 then, I switched to 777 pellets and 250 SSTs and now I'm zeroed at 100 and only 12" low at 200. If I picked it up to 3" high at 100 I could pretty much hold dead on a deer out to 200 w/ this load.

Hope that Helps, remember these numbers aren't Facts but, they should be close.

Good Luck

Reloader

Thanks Reloader