I got out yesterday to shoot my Muzzleloader. It is the one I wrote about before. It is a TC renegade with a Green Mountain LRH Stainless steel barrel. I was shooting Hornady 410 gr 50 cal. The sights are Lyman 57 peep and Lyman 17 globe.

I held too high on this one but I was shooting for groups. I held for center of the target. This group was 1.36" at 100 yards. It is a good group for open sights. Each group was three shots. This one had 90 gr of RS, a wind of about 5 MPH


This next one was with 100 gr of RS and my hold was at the 6:00 position. I loved this group, it is the best group I have ever shot with any gun.


This one was 110 gr of RS and my hold was still 6:00 on the target. This one was 2.5" I think i pulled this one but I was short of bullets and had one more group to shoot.


This last one is 110 gr of RS at 150 yards. I adjusted the sights to where I thought it would be and it was too high and almost missed. I was holding 6:00 position of the 8x11 paper. It hit 9"high. The group was as close as I could tell 4" at 150 yards.


I took all three of the 100 yard targets and averaged the 9 shots at 1.42" at 100 yards. I am excited about this gun for a hunting rifle. With some luck I will be going after Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, and maybe a moose if my son draws he might use it. Ron

Nicely done! Looks like you're all set.

100 gr of RS looks to be the load to use!

Darn good shootin, especially the first and that incredible second group. Better frame that second one, be hard to better it.

I want to do some more testing with my ohler chronograph, to see how fast that load is. This has been a fun gun to play with. Ron

This is probably a needless warning, but I have run into problems before with chronos and m/l's. Don't put it too close... Smokeclouds, sabots, and wads are kinda hard on the skyscreens.

I AM having a great time with this rifle. I hope I can get a perrmit to use it! If I don't I may have to use it in the general season. Ron

When have you ever gotten more than one shot at a deer? It's more accurate than most centerfire rifles, so why not?
Personally, I like to take my .54 Renegade with GM barrel to the range just before deer season when everyone's trying to sight in their new artillary pieces with observatory telescopes mounted on them. (This for a 35-50 yard shot ) I put ball after ball into 2-3" at 100yds and they're so afraid of the recoil that they can't pieplate with their rifles. Many just slink back to their cars without even taking down their (mostly unused) targets. I love my muzzle loader.

I hate to admit it but I got three shots at my best buck.



I crawled up on this buck and shot him in the neck with my first shot. The shot was at 50 yards and it was the only shot I had. When I hit him he took off. I didn't hit bone so he was going strong. He came running right at me. I got the gun reloaded and at 15 yards I shot again. He was stotting and I just missed. I reloaded again and at 200 yards he stopped broad side. I shot him and he went down.
I hear ya. the shooting range is a interseting place to say he least. Ron