Author Topic: .54 Cal shooting a .520 PRB?  (Read 4209 times)

Offline RichG

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Re: .54 Cal shooting a .520 PRB?
« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2019, 04:04:42 AM »
spent the last two saturdays at the range playing with my 54 LeHigh with a Colerane round groove barrel. .520 balls with .025 denim and mink oil averaged around 1 3/4" at 50 yds. .526 balls with .02 ticking and mink oil best group was .8" with 90gr. of Old Eynsforf 3f. Barrel is coned and I'm looking for a hunting load witch doesn't require a short starter. might of found it. Need to retry and see if I get same result.

Offline shifty

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Re: .54 Cal shooting a .520 PRB?
« Reply #26 on: January 05, 2019, 06:25:56 PM »
   The 2nd combo sounds awfully good but i think both would be ok for hunting.

Offline Daryl

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Re: .54 Cal shooting a .520 PRB?
« Reply #27 on: January 05, 2019, 10:33:43 PM »
Agreed, for hunting, either would work  but I would be inclined to never use the first load again unless I lost the .526" mould.
Daryl

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