Bullet options

[sbuff]

Probably to late for anyone to switch bullets now but buying bullets/sabots separate is a far better option then buying pre packaged bullets . These are great choices for today's modern in line . You can still get reloading components mailed to house 

https://www.opticsplanet.com/v/45230-hornady-45230-xtp-45-caliber-452.html

https://www.harvestermuzzleloading.com/index.php/products/crush-rib-sabots

 

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by sbuff

[sbuff]

Couple more good ones

For Conicals I love these  https://www.muzzleloading-bullets.com/shop. I use the 460gr in my white thunderbolt muzzleloader 

 

Hard to beat a Barnes 

 

https://www.barnesbullets.com/

Thor bullets are top notch 

https://thorbullets.com/

Another premium is Lehigh defense

https://lehighdefense.com/gun-type/muzzleloader.html

And for sabots it's harvester and MMP .

https://www.harvestermuzzleloading.com/

https://mmpsabots.com/

If you can find the 350gr Hornady FPB full bore conical they are a great choice . It was Hornadys version of a power belt . Another premium bullet is the speer deep curl in 300gr intended to be used for the .454 casul but very hard to find in stock now a days 

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/101054983

Edited December 10, 2022 by sbuff

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One bullet I want to try is what they replaced  the Hornady FPB with ,known as the  Hornady bore driver.

https://www.hornady.com/muzzleloading/bore-driver#!/

[Buckmaster7600]

I’ve said this before but I’ve tried a lot of bullets and the 200 and 275 gun Barnes bullets for the 460 s/w and 450 bushmaster are absolutely the best I’ve tried.   Penetrate and expand better than anything else and are as accurate as anything I’ve tried. I shoot them in harvester sabots.  
 

These are the blood trails this setup gives consistently!

[sbuff]

Agree barnes are top notch, but the speer deep curls for the .454 casul would be my #1. Have you ever tried these in a crush rib sabot ,very hard to find as of late . I'm glad I have a surplus.

https://www.natchezss.com/speer-sp-45-cal-300-gr-hp-gd-dot-50bx-sp3974

Edited December 13, 2022 by sbuff

[phade]

I’ve had luck with Harvesters sabots and bullets. Scorpion and PT Gold. They’re harder to find locally but I like them. Barnes seem to be top of the pile though. I have yet to switch but will try the few boxes I have after this season. I’ve seen a few first hand expansions…which are great for MZ. 
 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Hornady SST 250 have been very very good to me. A friend recommended the Thompson Center Cheap Shot 240grn, I may order some

[phade]

21 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Hornady SST 250 have been very very good to me. A friend recommended the Thompson Center Cheap Shot 240grn, I may order some

The SST have always been accurate for me but I’ve had nearly no expansion on any of them post-mortem. I’ve tried different loads and no luck. Killed several with them but ultimately got away without the expansion. That’s partially why I want to try Barnes.

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X2...

[Buckmaster7600]

7 hours ago, phade said:

The SST have always been accurate for me but I’ve had nearly no expansion on any of them post-mortem. I’ve tried different loads and no luck. Killed several with them but ultimately got away without the expansion. That’s partially why I want to try Barnes.

Exactly my experience. Shoot great and will go end for end but little to no expansion.

[Buckmaster7600]

8 hours ago, sbuff said:

Agree barnes are top notch, but the speer deep curls for the .454 casul would be my #1. Have you ever tried these in a crush rib sabot ,very hard to find as of late . I'm glad I have a surplus.

https://www.natchezss.com/speer-sp-45-cal-300-gr-hp-gd-dot-50bx-sp3974

I killed a few hogs with those bullets in my 454 casual carbine. I’m firmly in the copper wagon and haven’t found a reason to go back to cup and core.

[LET EM GROW]

I'm setup with Barnes 250gr T-ez this year with My Omega, and have the Harvester sabots on order to see if there's a difference than the stock sabot. Coming from Shockwaves which were extremely accurate out of my Omega and Triumph. When I used to shoot it often I could hold a 5" group at 225yards. Would like to tinker with these guns after season and really get them dialed back in for next year. I shoot All copper out of everything i own... Zero complaints. Even for coyotes in my 22cals.. straight to the shoulder. 

[Cabin Fever]

8 hours ago, LET EM GROW said:

I'm setup with Barnes 250gr T-ez this year with My Omega, and have the Harvester sabots on order to see if there's a difference than the stock sabot. 

It'll be interesting to see if there's a noticeable difference. I shoot the same bullet in 290gr, but have just used the stock sabots. Guess I've never had a reason to try anything else.... dead is dead.

[ATbuckhunter]

12 hours ago, LET EM GROW said:

I'm setup with Barnes 250gr T-ez this year with My Omega, and have the Harvester sabots on order to see if there's a difference than the stock sabot. Coming from Shockwaves which were extremely accurate out of my Omega and Triumph. When I used to shoot it often I could hold a 5" group at 225yards. Would like to tinker with these guns after season and really get them dialed back in for next year. I shoot All copper out of everything i own... Zero complaints. Even for coyotes in my 22cals.. straight to the shoulder. 

This is what I use. I shot 4 deer with them and none went further than 60 yards. Accurate as can be as well

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Anybody else like the 460gr lead no excuses, they put a wallop on deer ,yotes they cut in half . I typically get the .504 for my white thunderbolt muzzleloader . 

https://www.muzzleloading-bullets.com/product/50-caliber-460-grains/