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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 1270740" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>Before I went to a smokeless muzzleloader, I found that Triple Seven pellets were what worked best for my. Not a lot higher priced than loose BP substitutes, cleaner, and available in enough weight/power variations to enable an adequate number of combinations. Finally settled on 2 50 grain? pellets in my now sold CVA Elkhorn, and with 240 grain powerband bullets it made basically one hole at 50 yards. Most of my ML hunting was pretty close range. I have tried three of the 50s (gun was a .50 cal), but didn't like the recoil.</p><p></p><p>My lease now has some long range areas, and the smokeless ML will shoot pretty flat and real hard out past 200 yards. Not legal in every state, but okay in OK. If you think you might be interested in this for 2011, here's a link to the guy who built mine. (I'm not crazy about Savage's SML) <a href="http://www.smokelessmuzzleloading.com/" target="_blank">http://www.smokelessmuzzleloading.com/</a></p><p></p><p>Some of the newer pellets don't smoke as much. Very helpful when you have to wait for the smoke to clear to see if the deer is dead, and especially helpful when you need to see which way it ran. Also, I have read that some of the newest formulations are not nearly as corrosive as the other BP substitutes. </p><p></p><p>Cleaning may be the real reason I went to SML--once a season whether it needs it or not. Actually, 2500 fps with a 250 grain Barnes slug is the biggest reason. I put a 30 mm Burris Euro scope on it since it's real good in low light and most of the bucks I see are right at the end of shooting hours when it's almost dark.</p><p></p><p>I suspect you already have some small plastic tubes for pre measured/weighed powder charges, but if not, get some. CB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 1270740, member: 711"] Before I went to a smokeless muzzleloader, I found that Triple Seven pellets were what worked best for my. Not a lot higher priced than loose BP substitutes, cleaner, and available in enough weight/power variations to enable an adequate number of combinations. Finally settled on 2 50 grain? pellets in my now sold CVA Elkhorn, and with 240 grain powerband bullets it made basically one hole at 50 yards. Most of my ML hunting was pretty close range. I have tried three of the 50s (gun was a .50 cal), but didn't like the recoil. My lease now has some long range areas, and the smokeless ML will shoot pretty flat and real hard out past 200 yards. Not legal in every state, but okay in OK. If you think you might be interested in this for 2011, here's a link to the guy who built mine. (I'm not crazy about Savage's SML) [url]http://www.smokelessmuzzleloading.com/[/url] Some of the newer pellets don't smoke as much. Very helpful when you have to wait for the smoke to clear to see if the deer is dead, and especially helpful when you need to see which way it ran. Also, I have read that some of the newest formulations are not nearly as corrosive as the other BP substitutes. Cleaning may be the real reason I went to SML--once a season whether it needs it or not. Actually, 2500 fps with a 250 grain Barnes slug is the biggest reason. I put a 30 mm Burris Euro scope on it since it's real good in low light and most of the bucks I see are right at the end of shooting hours when it's almost dark. I suspect you already have some small plastic tubes for pre measured/weighed powder charges, but if not, get some. CB [/QUOTE]
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