Thread: hunting with subsponic 44 or 45 cals

Originally Posted by Jhon

Still under 1000 fps on chrono. Using some old ICI Nobel 78 Shotgun powder I have. Nice powder! Also AP70N - a bit dirtier. Holdover is not as bad as you might think. Try plinking at clay banks so you can see the puff of dirt. I set zero on the rear ramp for two positions, 60 and 100 meters. I do a fair bit of random plinking to help gauge distance. I don't have a range finder but step shots out as much as poss. I missed shots early on holding over too much. Overestimating distance.

Where did you get the load data for the ap70n? Its a pistol powder and I don't recall seeing it for 45-70