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weddellj

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Should it take every bit of strength of a 200lb man to ram a Barnes 50. down the barrel or am I doing something wrong?
 
You shouldn't have to strong arm the sabot too much. Every 50 cal muzzleloader manufacturer has slightly different bore tolerances. I have 2 both by "Traditions" Pursuit LT inline and their Hawken percussion. Both take a sabot fairly well but I find it is best to clean the bore and put a "Wonder Lube" patch after 3 - 5 shots (I use 777 and Pyrodex loose powders). Loading is a little easier after the lubed patch. Also some plastic sabots are slightly oversized. You may have to use a smaller sabot or try a different bullet/sabot combination. Personally I like the Hornady 250 and 300 gr SST's. Very accurate to 200 meters (3" group at 100m and 5 to 6" at 200m) and alot cheaper than Barnes and they do load a bit easier.
 
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If you wipe the bore down between shots, get rid of the crud then you should be golden. Failing that, change bullet / sabot choice.
 
hakx said:
If you wipe the bore down between shots, get rid of the crud then you should be golden. Failing that, change bullet / sabot choice.
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Had the same problem with one of my inlines. Was told that this was the result of beingand end of the run gun ( the drills cutting radius gets smaller and as a result the diameter of the bore is slightly tighter). I couldn't load a Hornady black sabot/.45 caliber combo had to switch to the Nosler brand. The gun shoots well now with the 300 gr. orange sabot, and i can go 3-4 rounds without swabbing. I use 90 gr. o loose T7.
 
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