the possum
New member
Hi all. I was wondering if you guys could suggest some loads that might prove accurate in my brother's muzzle loader. It's a Knight inline, with some cheap scope mounted on top. Heresy, I know, but it's all I've got. No money for anything new.
Last year we tried sighting it in on a cardboard box in the front yard. We tried round balls, buffalo bullets, sabots, and mini balls without much success. This target was only about 35 yards away, and after like 2 hours, we had only put a few holes through the entire thing! I got so fed up I finally got my .45 pistol out and dumped a mag of hardball through it just so I could have the satisfaction of seeing some holes in the paper! My brother has recently told me to just sell the gun for whatever I can get.
Thing is, since season is so close, and I don't have the funds for a proper traditional gun of my own, I'd like to give it one more shot with my brother's gun. I suspect the fault may lie with the cheap scope, so I'm thinking about taking it off altogether. I don't know what rate of twist this rifling has, so if anyone knows, maybe you could mention if it should work better with round balls or conicals. That alone would save me an hour of experimentation. If anyone has experience with one of these rifles, I'd appreciate if you could pass along any loads that worked well for you.
Thanx.
-the possum
Last year we tried sighting it in on a cardboard box in the front yard. We tried round balls, buffalo bullets, sabots, and mini balls without much success. This target was only about 35 yards away, and after like 2 hours, we had only put a few holes through the entire thing! I got so fed up I finally got my .45 pistol out and dumped a mag of hardball through it just so I could have the satisfaction of seeing some holes in the paper! My brother has recently told me to just sell the gun for whatever I can get.
Thing is, since season is so close, and I don't have the funds for a proper traditional gun of my own, I'd like to give it one more shot with my brother's gun. I suspect the fault may lie with the cheap scope, so I'm thinking about taking it off altogether. I don't know what rate of twist this rifling has, so if anyone knows, maybe you could mention if it should work better with round balls or conicals. That alone would save me an hour of experimentation. If anyone has experience with one of these rifles, I'd appreciate if you could pass along any loads that worked well for you.
Thanx.
-the possum