Hornady .50 cal. bullets

JLA · 10-31-2009, 02:19 PM

How fast can you push a 385 gr. Great plains HBHP in a muzzleloader without lead fouling the bore. So far I have only used them with a .50 gr stick of Jim Shockeys and they shoot great, but I have yet to chrony them...

quigleysharps4570 · 10-31-2009, 09:46 PM

Lyman Blackpowder Handbook is showing a 120gr. charge of 2f Goex at 1624fps. out of a 32 inch barrel.

JLA · 10-31-2009, 11:32 PM

my barrel is considerably shorter at 24" and with a 50 gr stick they are probably pushing 1000 or so. I like shooting sabots but they are just too damn expensive, ill save em for hunting. I picked up 100 prelubed Great Plains HBHPs for 40 bucks. 100 SST sabots would have run me like 80 or 90 bucks. I love shooting my muzzy it just gets costly to shoot a quality bullet

quigleysharps4570 · 11-01-2009, 08:23 AM

With that 24 inch barrel and 50grs. of 2f Goex it's showing 1004fps.
Far as a quality bullet...nothing wrong with that Lyman Plains bullet.

JLA · 11-01-2009, 05:44 PM

Cool, Thanks Quigley. I got the scope set this A.M. with a 100 gr charge of shockeys gold itll smack a soda can at 100 yds every time. Im probably gonna go ahead and try 150 gr. and see what happens, i just dont wanna push em too fast, but it would be cool if I could get similar results at 200 yds

quigleysharps4570 · 11-01-2009, 09:37 PM

Sounds like you've got it going your way.
My South African friends are killing alot of game with that particular bullet so I know what it'll do.
100grs. of 2f Goex is showing 1337fps.

JLA · 11-01-2009, 09:44 PM

cool, they do get pretty big in a barrel of water. might try em on a hog or 2 later this month. Saving the barnes MZ for deer huntn. thanks again for the figures

GMFWoodchuck · 11-14-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JLA

my barrel is considerably shorter at 24" and with a 50 gr stick they are probably pushing 1000 or so. I like shooting sabots but they are just too damn expensive, ill save em for hunting. I picked up 100 prelubed Great Plains HBHPs for 40 bucks. 100 SST sabots would have run me like 80 or 90 bucks. I love shooting my muzzy it just gets costly to shoot a quality bullet

I suppose I should consider myself lucky that my Rem 700 ML shoots round balls better than conicals. At least in the price department. And I figure on deer a .54 caliber ball doesn't need to expand anyway so I'm not really looking for expansion....

10-31-2009, 02:19 PM	#1
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,295	Hornady .50 cal. bullets How fast can you push a 385 gr. Great plains HBHP in a muzzleloader without lead fouling the bore. So far I have only used them with a .50 gr stick of Jim Shockeys and they shoot great, but I have yet to chrony them... __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF! -->

10-31-2009, 09:46 PM	#2
quigleysharps4570 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 161	Re: Hornady .50 cal. bullets Lyman Blackpowder Handbook is showing a 120gr. charge of 2f Goex at 1624fps. out of a 32 inch barrel.

10-31-2009, 11:32 PM	#3
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,295	Re: Hornady .50 cal. bullets my barrel is considerably shorter at 24" and with a 50 gr stick they are probably pushing 1000 or so. I like shooting sabots but they are just too damn expensive, ill save em for hunting. I picked up 100 prelubed Great Plains HBHPs for 40 bucks. 100 SST sabots would have run me like 80 or 90 bucks. I love shooting my muzzy it just gets costly to shoot a quality bullet __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-01-2009, 08:23 AM	#4
quigleysharps4570 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 161	Re: Hornady .50 cal. bullets With that 24 inch barrel and 50grs. of 2f Goex it's showing 1004fps. Far as a quality bullet...nothing wrong with that Lyman Plains bullet.

11-01-2009, 05:44 PM	#5
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,295	Re: Hornady .50 cal. bullets Cool, Thanks Quigley. I got the scope set this A.M. with a 100 gr charge of shockeys gold itll smack a soda can at 100 yds every time. Im probably gonna go ahead and try 150 gr. and see what happens, i just dont wanna push em too fast, but it would be cool if I could get similar results at 200 yds __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

11-01-2009, 09:37 PM	#6
quigleysharps4570 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 161	Re: Hornady .50 cal. bullets Sounds like you've got it going your way. My South African friends are killing alot of game with that particular bullet so I know what it'll do. 100grs. of 2f Goex is showing 1337fps.

11-01-2009, 09:44 PM	#7
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,295	Re: Hornady .50 cal. bullets cool, they do get pretty big in a barrel of water. might try em on a hog or 2 later this month. Saving the barnes MZ for deer huntn. thanks again for the figures __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!