Anyone out there have a good estimate of the B.C. for the 250 grain .451 plastic tip muzzleloader bullet? How about some chrono data using black powder in one of the short barrels?

Anyone connect with a critter using this bullet yet? Results?

Just full of questions ain't I? ?

LouisB

[ 11-30-2003, 04:50: Message edited by: TCLouis ]

I shot two deer with this bullet this year, 100 grains FFG in a Green Mountain barelled TC Renegade. The first was a yearling buck at about 20 yards, bullet entered down, right between shoulders, nicked the spine, and traveled down at an angle that should have exited at base of ribs. There was no exit and all I found was the jacket. The deer weighed 87 lbs. dressed. The second deer was a small doe of about 90 lbs and was shot at 20 yards while feeding. This time the point of impact was on the top left shoulder at an angle that should have come out the oppsite armpit. At the shot the deer stumbled and then took off on a hard run like heart shot animals do. She made it into a swampy area some 150 or so yards away where I lost her trail. This shot didn't exit and left no blood to speak of, I followed her by tracks and broken branches.
This bullet is too fragile and doesn't leave exit wounds. I generally cast my own and use 400 grain 45 cal and sabots, no problem with shot angles or exit wounds. Here in Georgia we're limited to iron sights for primitive weapons so 150 yards is a long shot in the thick woods, so there is no handicap in useing heavier bullets.
I won't use this bullet for hunting again as the results on both these small deer were less than I require.

I will be testing this bullet this weekend hope to come up with the data

I shot two deer with this bullet(TC 250 PTX) on top of 90 grains 777. The first one was a buck at 35 yards broadside. The bullet went in just behind the shoulder, giving me a double lung pass through. The deer ran eighty yards with plenty of blood. The second one was a doe standing hard quartering towards me. The bullet went in just behind the shoulder, and passed through one lung, the liver, the stomach, and I found the bullet in the rear leg on the opposite side of the entrance.
It was a very nice mushroom/with the jacket.
I have also killed two other does in past years with this same bullet, one entering the chest and coming to rest around the back leg. The jacket and core were separated, but near each other. The other a pass through on a broadside shot. Seems to be a pretty good bullet. I have not lost any deer with the 250 PTX.

Here is the bullet I recovered from the doe. The range was 65 yards. Bullet was in the back leg.




[ 12-04-2003, 05:32: Message edited by: arty ]

TCluis
Are you wanting BC for the new SST bullet?

We shot the .50 cal SST 300g bullets and Shockwave 250g and 200g Muzzleloader bullets today the shockwave is made by Hornady and is the same as a SST. Nice shooting bullet the 200g bullet is a .40 cal bullet .870" long BC around .200. We shot at 100 Yards 200 yards and 420 yards using 777 powder from 120g to 150g the bullet tumbled with the 150g load so I used 140g loads for testing. We had good results out to 200. In my rifle it would not be worth shooting at 400 yards with the 200g. The 250g bullets .453 cal .952" long BC around .200. We had the same results as the 200g bullet. The 300g bullet .453 cal 1.90" long BC around .250. I used 120g of 777 for a load good results at 100 yards and 200 yards. We shot some at 400 yards but had quite a bet more drop than the 200g bullet. If the wind lets up tomorrow we will try the 250g and 300g SST at 300 yards 350 yards and 420 yards to see what the farthest we can shoot these bullets and make a drop chart. Loads were safe in my rifle and should be approached with caution and were by volume.
Crow Mag

[ 12-07-2003, 20:50: Message edited by: crow mag ]

We shot the 300g SST bullets today at 100 200 300 400 and 500 yards. We used 777 powder 125g by volume. I sited in at 100 yards 3" high then shot at 200 yards 6" low. Then at 300 yards I put 12 MOA of elevation in the 1.5x6 Swarovski scope the impacts were 3" right of the X. Then at 400 Yards I put 24 MOA from a 100 Yard 0 impacts were 12" right. I did not adjust for the wind 5 MPH form 9:00 500 yards my drop chart called for 38 MOA but impacts were not consistent at this range the bullet went sub sonic. We were getting 1800 FPS with the 300g SST and will be hunting with this bullet.