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Kentucky Long Rifle giving me a beating.
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<blockquote data-quote="walker" data-source="post: 2578091" data-attributes="member: 4359"><p>I hunted with the same rifle you have for a few years. I found the 490 RB in a TC lubed patch loaded with 70gr of FFG real black powder shot best for me. The higher 70gr load helped me get the ball a little past 100 yards accurately. I killed probably 9 deer with it and all had an exit wound over 1" wide. Slow and big bullet put the hurt on them.</p><p>I never had any hangfire issues after switching to real BP and using RWS primers, but I have pulled the screw in the side of the nipple drum and dropped just a pinch of powder down on the first load when hunting just in case. Or you can get a nipple primer but you need to buy a can of 4F powder just for that.</p><p>Oh yeah, nipple pick Like Dennis said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="walker, post: 2578091, member: 4359"] I hunted with the same rifle you have for a few years. I found the 490 RB in a TC lubed patch loaded with 70gr of FFG real black powder shot best for me. The higher 70gr load helped me get the ball a little past 100 yards accurately. I killed probably 9 deer with it and all had an exit wound over 1" wide. Slow and big bullet put the hurt on them. I never had any hangfire issues after switching to real BP and using RWS primers, but I have pulled the screw in the side of the nipple drum and dropped just a pinch of powder down on the first load when hunting just in case. Or you can get a nipple primer but you need to buy a can of 4F powder just for that. Oh yeah, nipple pick Like Dennis said. [/QUOTE]
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