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Anyone have any experience with 1:20 twist and 21" barrel
« on: December 28, 2009, 05:35:25 AM »
What loads, Powder and bullet?
 Thanks for any help

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Re: Anyone have any experience with 1:20 twist and 21" barrel
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2009, 08:40:45 AM »
I would try a heavy bullet in a sabot with 90 grains of powder for a start.
I use 300 grain Hornady XTP's with 2F powder.

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Re: Anyone have any experience with 1:20 twist and 21" barrel
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2009, 06:55:34 PM »
What loads, Powder and bullet?
 Thanks for any help

Is it a 45cal gun?

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Re: Anyone have any experience with 1:20 twist and 21" barrel
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2009, 03:15:07 AM »
50 cal.

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Re: Anyone have any experience with 1:20 twist and 21" barrel
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2009, 04:03:48 AM »
I used a Barnes 250 gr. MZ sabot with 80 grs. of 2F in my old 50 cal. TC Scout muzzleloader, which was 1:20. 
 Seems the longer bullet worked better than shorter ones. IMO the shorter bullets were stripping if you pushed them too fast. I liked that bullet very much, had a good stockpile I got on sale. They were devastating on deer.
Decided to sell it and bought a TC Triumph, couldn't begin to get the MZ down the barrel. Gave them to someone on the forum.
Now shooting Hornady 250 Gr. SST's with 80 grs. BH209.
The Barnes MZ's are a little pricey but work well in a 1:20 twist IMHO.
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Re: Anyone have any experience with 1:20 twist and 21" barrel
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2009, 12:50:08 PM »
longer bullets are the ticket with that twist.and lower velocities also.like below 1750 fps.325 or 375 gr buffalo SSB.300gr expander mz with a smaller dia sabot if your rifle is tight bored and the 300 gr xtp.you can visit precisionriflebullets sight he goes into depth about the 1:20 twist and how difficult it can be to work up a accurate load.

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Re: Anyone have any experience with 1:20 twist and 21" barrel
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2009, 12:47:14 AM »
i have a white mtn carbine 1/20" that shoots great with 70gr. vol. t7 3f with .40 200g harvester bullet inside a 50/40 harvester crushrib.this loads almost to easy but the results did'nt lie.with a lyman peep i was easily grouping 1 1/2--2" at 50 yds with a wobbly sawhorse as a bench with me on my knee's. thats about as good as i can do without a scope.........karl

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Re: Anyone have any experience with 1:20 twist and 21" barrel
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2009, 01:46:16 AM »
T/C Cheap Shot & 80 grains of 3f Goex Black Powder or Pyrodex RS.
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