T/C Renegade, 54 cal., custom 32" barrel, 1-22 twist, custom 340 gr. conical bullet
I have been shooting 90 gr. of loose fff powder for hunting.
Had a friend fire it last week after dark while I looked for muzzle flash..... nothing. All I saw was the pan flash.
My scenario is that I want to drive this bullet as hard as I can for hunting, intending to hunt Black Bear with it next year. No sense in fiilling the barrel full of powder and have it blow out then end and waste powder.
We have fresh snow right now. I remmeber someone telling me years ago about looking for powder on top of the snow. Is this reliable?
I have been shooting 90 gr. of loose fff powder for hunting.
Had a friend fire it last week after dark while I looked for muzzle flash..... nothing. All I saw was the pan flash.
My scenario is that I want to drive this bullet as hard as I can for hunting, intending to hunt Black Bear with it next year. No sense in fiilling the barrel full of powder and have it blow out then end and waste powder.
We have fresh snow right now. I remmeber someone telling me years ago about looking for powder on top of the snow. Is this reliable?