Fury .50 Cal

[rvaughan]

Has anyone used Fury .50 cal bullets sabot less in a stock .50 cal 10 MLII?  If yes, and results were good, what are some recommended loads?

[encore50a]

I've used them in a .50cal BP Xpress and they shot excellent to 300yds, but with BH209 and not smokeless. Devastating on a whitetail.

[bluedog]

encore50e, what was your load that you used?

[encore50a]

May 3, 2019 20:35:51 GMT -5 bluedog said:

encore50e, what was your load that you used? 

This is not a production rifle capable charge.


From my Ultimate BP Xpress, they shot exceptionally well with 105grs WEIGHT of BH.  Those were the .50cal 325gr Fury star tips, which are now the 320gr.  
I used a .518" x .060 veggie wad and I sized them using the .50cal Swinglock die to where they loaded in a clean barrel at 23# force, measured with a force gage.
I could touch holes very easily at 200yds and they shot less than MOA at 300yds.  However, I will say that beyond 300yds with the .50cal, they did not hold a group for me.  I tried pretty hard to get them to group at 400, but it just wouldn't happen.

I only hunt with a muzz and used them for our general season here in MI.  Opening day I was lucky to have a 3.5yo give me an opening at 80/90 yards.  It never knew that it had existed.  It's legs just buckled and it dropped straight down.

I'm in the process of a complete conversion to a .45.  But I will say this, if I were to have remained with the .50, I would have continued to use the Fury star tip for hunting.  Very impressive hunting results.

[10ga]

I have used them in my stock 50 cal Savage ML2. Shot great out to 200 which limit of range I use most often. I use Reloader 7 and 5744. Not hot loads but lower end of "factory" 5744 and reasonable Re 7 loads too. I have used Thor also and these Fury shoot a bit better and aren't so expensive. I got a sample pack to try in my guns (have 3 different 50 SML) so that they can be sized for correct fit. I use a wad under the Furys. My opinion and experience, yours may be different. 10 ga