Slug Guns and Muzzleloaders

[Slugun45]

Over on the Muzzleloading Forum there is a topic about rd. ball bench gun loads, etc. It kinda sounds like 100-120 gr. FFg is a fairly standard loading of .490 patched rd. balls in the .50 cal. guns.

Regards
IR

Mike, sine the Bresien rifle has a slow twist and a false muzzle I would start with this. 165 grains of Goex 2f, a .500 round ball, and a 20 thousandths Teflon coated patch. You will have to see if a larger bullet is necessary, but the .500 is a good starting place for this barrel. Cleaning between shots is important. A wet patch followed by a dry one. CCI is a good choice for percussion caps. I really don't like the RWS in the plastic can. The old ones in the metal container were the best, but when they changed to the plastic container they changed the thickness of the metal in the cap. Good luck.