N.E.F .50 cal muzzle loader

[Iron Cowboy]

Anyone else have one of these? Man as far as bang for your buck they cant be beat. Stainless barrel tack driver for a little more than $120. I use 120 grains of loose triple 7 FFFG and .45 cal. Hornaday sabots and hit pop can lids at 50 yards and paper plates at 75 yards.(with open sights) Anyone else have different loads and results to compare? Half the fun of these smoke poles is the expirement process

[jeffreyd]

i shot a 200 grain sabot red hot our of my austin halleck 50 cal. that mother would flat get it done with a 150 grains behind it. did not want to do it too much, not sure my shoulder would take it.

[plannerman]

shoot pellets and Powerbelts outta mine. nice shooter for the price no doubt.

[Iron Cowboy]

shoot pellets and Powerbelts outta mine. nice shooter for the price no doubt.

Dude, started out with powerbelts and pellets myself out of ease of use. dump both and you will be amazed at your groups tightening up...just my 2 cents.

[Iron Cowboy]

i shot a 200 grain sabot red hot our of my austin halleck 50 cal. that mother would flat get it done with a 150 grains behind it. did not want to do it too much, not sure my shoulder would take it.

I hear ya man, the smokepolls arent for the weak of heart...pretty good kick, I have a few black and blue shoulders to prove it

[jeffreyd]

and the thing i loved about it we shot it at night and the darn fire that came out the end was truly amazing. i have let a buddy shoot it once he said never again. have you ever seen the 300 grain sabot that is out there? i thought about buying some but not sure i want put that thru the muzzle.

[Archerysniper]

I shot some of the 300 grain ones last year just to tinker with for bear or moose hunting and they really pack a punch.

[snapcrackpop]

By far the best ML set up is a NEF with the MU plug. The MU plug is a replacement for the factory plug that allows you to shoot primers reliably without the carrier.

That with Buckhorn 209 and you will have NO BLOWBACK and easy cleaning.

Use a 250-300 bullet and about 80gr of Buckhorn 209.

Do a search for "Carrierless 209 Breech Plug" to find more info.

[TrophyEyes]

Only T/C's for me...Worth every penny. I broke the forend and they replaced it at no cost to me and no questions asked. I would never buy or look at anything else. You can find a deal if you look hard enough.

[jeffreyd]

my wife then gf bought me a muzzle loader, after talking about them on a trip one day for christmas. to my surprise she got an austin halleck custom ml. they are now out of business but you can find info online. not only does it weigh a ton, i would be afraid to scratch it or hurt it somehow totting it around. too beautiful to shoot too much. i would love to have a t/c or knight for a knock around gun.