A review on Hornady Pa conical bullets.

[BigAlofPa.]

I bought these awhile ago. They are made for 1.66 twist barrels. I also wanted to know if they will shoot in faster twist barrels. Such as inline ones. I contacted Hornady about it. They said yes. So i ordered them. Figured if they don't work for my inline. They will be fine for my flintlock. Today i shot them in my CVA wolf. Right on the money. I had about a 2-3 inch group all close to the bullseye. Much cheaper than power-belts. And no patches needed. So now i can shoot my BP rifles for less cost per round.
50 of them for 18 bucks is not bad. And where i get my BP supplies always has shipping deals.


https://www.muzzle-loaders.com/hornady-pa-conical-bullet-50-caliber-240-grain-lead-h6617.html

[hc18flyer]

I haven't used Hornady's, used one called a 'Ball-et' until I couldn't find them any more. I shot them in 1 in 66 and 1 in 48 barrels, very successfully. I have used 50 cal. ribs, REALs, and buffalo bullets on Whitetails, generally at short range. I think they are an excellent compromise between a rb and heavy conical. Tom

[RU shooter]

Have a buddy that shoots them all the time in a 1:48 he does quite well out to 100 yds with them on deer . If I ever see a box for sale locally I might give them a try one day . Still not a real fan of conicals in a deep groove round ball barrel regardless the twist maybe those hollow base ballets would work better (shrug)

[FergusonTO35]

I'm going to see about using them in my late model NEF Huntsman which does well with the Lee 250 grain REAL boolit. Anybody ever try these with T7?

[Old Footman]

The Hornady PA conical is very much like the old Buffalo Ball-et. The Buffalo ball-et originally was a .50 caliber 245 grain conical, but later Buffalo Bullets made different weights and caliber. Ron Dahlitz the owner of Buffalo Bullets passed away in 2015. I knew Ron and his son from the industry. I had very good luck shooting the ball-et's from my old T/C .50 caliber Hawken. It was a meat maker.

[BigAlofPa.]

I just ordered a box for my neighbor and i. They are in stock for now if anyone needs some.
https://www.muzzle-loaders.com/hornady-pa-conical-bullet-50-caliber-240-grain-lead-h6617.html

[FergusonTO35]

Thanks, I'm going to order some on payday.

[BigAlofPa.]

Your welcome. They ship quick too.