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Post by ridgerunner on Jan 21, 2020 13:31:22 GMT -5
My two flintlocks (T/C Renegade and a PA Hunter Carbine in .50 cal) really likes the 275 Maxi-Hunter bullet. My T/C Manual tells me that the muzzle velocity with 80 grains of FFG is 1494 FPS and the muzzle energy is 1586 ft lbs. I have not been able to find any information on what those numbers should look like at 50 yards. The only number I can find in the manual is that a 350 grain Maxi-Hunter with 100 grains of FFG is 1213 fps and 1209 ft. lbs. at 50 yards. Does anyone have some info on this? What do you consider the maximum range for your flintlock? Thanks for your help.
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Post by davet on Jan 21, 2020 14:24:44 GMT -5
Well....if T\C's manual says 1586\ft-lbs with an MV of 1494...that's wrong. If MV=1494 then ME=1363 with a 275gr. projectile. So....using a ballistic calculator like www.shooterscalculator.com/ballistic you should get the following: 25yd Vel=1272 Energy=988 50yd Vel=1110 Energy=752 75yd Vel=1005 Energy=617 100yd Vel=931 Energy=530 I will shoot at a deer out to 100 yards as long as I have a standing deer and it's a broadside shot. Doesn't take much to double lung 'em as long as the shot is clear and it hit's at POA.
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Post by ridgerunner on Jan 21, 2020 15:27:46 GMT -5
Thank you for post. That is the kind of info I was hoping to hear. Yes, the numbers I gave were taken from the Manual Shooting Thompson/Center Muzzleloading Firearms, page 79. I am really enjoying shooting and hunting with my two flintlocks. In my mind, I had set 70 yards as my max, at least until I get to know my guns better. Thanks again for your help.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 7:36:29 GMT -5
T/C always did post a little high on their velocity figures. We have a Renegade caplock, a Thunderhawk, and a chrongraph. The only thing particularly usefull with the chronograph is to verify velocity to use with the ballistic tables, (I use Hornadys'), to determine te most advantageous zero, which in my experience is one to two inches high @ 50 yds. If you like messing with computers, you can zero at 100 yards, then shoot a 50 yard group to get the POI there, and go to the ballistic program and find the velocity that matches your guns' figures. That will be as close as you'll likely get. From there, you can use the program by altering the zero, and find the trajectory which you believe is the best for you.
The lowly round ball if placed through both lungs will kill any deer, dead into the shoulder will incapacitate it untill it expires on the spot it stood. The maxi hunter 275 will do the same thing @ 100 yds as davet said, but the max range for most hunters is about 50 yards with a flintlock. If you have a steady rest, I would say 125yards is realistic providing you have done your homework, properly zeroed you flinter, and are confident that it's an ethical shot well within your level of expertise.
For the sake of arguement, my longest shot with all three of my flintlocks is a rangefiner verified 55yds, including my avatar deer. With my caplock Renegade it was 108yds.
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