• This community needs YOUR help today. We rely 100% on Supporting Memberships to fund our efforts. With the ever increasing fees of everything, we need help. We need more Supporting Members, today. Please invest back into this community. I will ship a few decals too in addition to all the account perks you get.



    Sign up here: https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/account/upgrades

First shots from the .50 cal Kibler

Muzzleloading Forum

Help Support Muzzleloading Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Joined
Aug 30, 2014
Messages
52
Reaction score
62
The first shots from my .50 cal Kibler colonial did not disappoint! Load was 60 gr Goex ff, .015 cotton drill patch lubed with Moose snot, .490 PRB. 25 yd target is 5 shots(don't count top 2) 50 yd target has a spread of about 2 inches. All shot off the bench. I'll take it.
 

Attachments

  • 20210801_162310.jpg
    20210801_162310.jpg
    83.7 KB · Views: 61
  • 20210801_162323.jpg
    20210801_162323.jpg
    73.6 KB · Views: 52
Last edited:
Very good shooting. Mine was about the same. I built a colonial 50 cal. Hoping to go burn some powder tomorrow and get her tuned in.
 
Before you settle try 10 more grains in 5 grain increments as well as cutting back by 5 , Also try either a .495 ball or a slightly thicker patch . I have had more success from playing with lube and patch thickness than I have from changing ball size . Those are good groups but I'm betting they will get better once you have more trigger time on the rifle , might as well play with the loads while you are getting it .
 
A .50 load of 60 grains of 3F gave me the best groups I got from my flint rifle. But at 100 yards 70 grns seemed to do a little better. You're doing really good now but it will get even better, count on it.
 
Back
Top