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Post by barrycuda on Nov 9, 2009 9:58:58 GMT -5
What bullet should work best for my 8 year old grandson's 50 cal. ? I will be using 60 grains for black powder. The bullet would need some expansion from this low velocity load. Do you think a jacketed bullet will work or should I use pure lead? Thanks, Barry
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2009 18:25:42 GMT -5
patched round ball or a 223gr Hollow point powerbelt will do the trick. Maybe even use the pure lead powerbelt, not the copper coated powerbelt.
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Post by 10ga on Nov 15, 2009 22:50:18 GMT -5
Mu daughter shoots 70 grains of FFF Goex or 65 gr of 3F Swiss behind the 223 gr powerbelt or jump the loading 5 grains heavier and patched roundball. Don't worry about "expansion". A 50 cal boolit is already much larger than most 30-30 bullets ever expand. The pure lead patched roundball will expand as will the powerbelts even at relative low velocity. I suggest just behind the shoulder in the rib shots. The roundball or powerbelt will nice exit wounds in all but the largest deer. I killed a 227 lb whitetail with a rib shot with my 50 shooting roundball back before we could use inlines here in VA. It was a through complete pentration shot. It was 75 gr of 3f Swiss behind a 187 gr patched roundball. It is accurate to 100 yds. The longest shot I took was 93 yards and that was a through full exit shot too but on a 162 lb buck. That is plenty of power and will take any deer with proper shot placement. Good Luck, 10 ga
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