Thread: 500 BPE load advice

Ok all you smart buggers

I have just put 2 rounds each down range of 70 grains and 80 grains FFG to look at what I need to do for the front sight height to bring it on target.
It has no front sight when I got it.
I just knocked in one that fitted.
It's way to high so impact is very low.
Anyway thats an easy fix I will make a new sight and file to zero.

But the interesting info from the 2 groups are that it's ok accurate in poor light conditions and that the 80 grain 2 shot group is even lower than the 70 grain group.

70 grain 150mm low
80 grain 300mm low

Not what I would have expected!

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Ok all you smart buggers

I have just put 2 rounds each down range of 70 grains and 80 grains FFG to look at what I need to do for the front sight height to bring it on target.
It has no front sight when I got it.
I just knocked in one that fitted.
It's way to high so impact is very low.
Anyway thats an easy fix I will make a new sight and file to zero.

But the interesting info from the 2 groups are that it's ok accurate in poor light conditions and that the 80 grain 2 shot group is even lower than the 70 grain group.

70 grain 150mm low
80 grain 300mm low

Not what I would have expected!

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My #2 musket rear sight starts at 200 yds, makes it a challenge at 50 metres, I’ll take the 70 grains down to 40 and see what happens, I’m throwing a500 grain, 45 cal projectile. A 3” fore sight is just ugly!!

Originally Posted by Maca49

My #2 musket rear sight starts at 200 yds, makes it a challenge at 50 metres, I’ll take the 70 grains down to 40 and see what happens, I’m throwing a500 grain, 45 cal projectile. A 3” fore sight is just ugly!!

Making a lower sight will be pretty straight forward

Its the faster load being heaps lower that's got me a little confused.
But I will keep burning carbon and trying out other loads and see what happens

It's a good thing I only have 5 cases at the moment
Four rounds at a time is about ideal