Ballistic Coefficient vs. Accuracy?

[Distant Thunder]

Patched to groove with BP is a very good way to go and especially when you're not worried about powder capacity. The other rifle I have that I didn't mention here is a C. Sharps 1874 in .50-70. That is the rifle I patch to groove for. It is another rifle I have with a generous freebore, .300" long, so a bullet patched to fit the freebore, which is .001" over groove, can be seated out a good bit. The bullets I prefer to shoot in this rifle are on the shorter, lighter side for .50 caliber and more in line with the bullets Sharps loaded back in the 1870s, 425 and 473 grains, so they leave plenty of room for powder with the bullet up in the freebore.

The mold I have and use the most casts just a bit heavy at 490 grains, it shoots very well with just my sporting tang sight and a Beach combination front sight.

This rifle is the most forgiving and easiest to load PPB for that I own. Almost any primer, wad or powder will work under any of the 3 PPB I load for it. It's not a long-range rifle but is deadly out to 400 yards even with these lighter bullets. It is loads of fun to sit on a hill and shoot at targets of opportunity such as rocks and stumps at unknow distances. It is a great hunting rifle and cartridge, very effective with a 490 grain bullet at 1200 fps.