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Flintlock Rifles / Re: I really love everything about...
« Last post by Hanshi on Today at 02:58:06 PM »My .40 liked 40 grns of 3F up to 60 grains. 40 grns was a perfect all around load in my "former" .40. 60 grains of 3F had around 2150 fps of push. Odd but true 30 grns of 3F (but it could have been 2F) made one hole groups at 25 yds and was my choice for squirrels.
I killed lots of deer with 80 grains of 3F in my flint .45 and 60-65 grns in my .45 underhammer. But I eventually toned down most of the higher loads to 60-70 grains. I killed deer with 100 grns in my .50 Virginia rifle; my current .50 gets fed 60-70 grns just like the .45s. Now that I don't hunt powder-puff loads suit my needs quite well. Plus my .32 and .36 get the most attention nowadays. With the .32 and .36 we're talking 20 to maybe 30 grains of 3F. Might even like dropping a tad below 20 grns.
I killed lots of deer with 80 grains of 3F in my flint .45 and 60-65 grns in my .45 underhammer. But I eventually toned down most of the higher loads to 60-70 grains. I killed deer with 100 grns in my .50 Virginia rifle; my current .50 gets fed 60-70 grns just like the .45s. Now that I don't hunt powder-puff loads suit my needs quite well. Plus my .32 and .36 get the most attention nowadays. With the .32 and .36 we're talking 20 to maybe 30 grains of 3F. Might even like dropping a tad below 20 grns.