Good day everyone. I have a 50 caliber Tryon standard target (with peep sight) coming on the way to me. I know I'll have to experiment with loads but was just curious if anyone has one of these and what you find works best for you.
Cheers!
Good day everyone. I have a 50 caliber Tryon standard target (with peep sight) coming on the way to me. I know I'll have to experiment with loads but was just curious if anyone has one of these and what you find works best for you.
Cheers!
50? I know they make a .45 slug gun. A 54 which I have. Never.saw the 50
my first BP rifle was one of those, i bought it new.
I loved the case hardened furniture, and the back action lock.
the best load i ever found was with a .490 round ball, with pillow ticking that had been washed, and 50 gr of FFF. I used it in competition for years, won many, placed in more.
I never had a chance to shoot a deer with it.
I used the same loading for all ranges out to 100 yards, it was dead on at 25, and dead on again at 100.
I was distracted one day while loading at a match, and short started the ball, but never rammed it home.
when i fired, it bulged the barrel.
I had my gunsmith shorten it to below the bulge, but it never shot the same again.
reluctantly i sold it to a friend who still owns it.
I make 2 predictions:
On the date when U.S. troops are issued an Energy Pulse Weapon.
1. The U.S. soldier will have on his person a version of the Colt 1911.
2. He will be aiming the new weapon at someone carrying an AK.
Mine likes the 250 gr Lee REAL and 70 gr of FFFg.
Things were such that I never got out with mine yet. Will likely be awhile before I do.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |