Christmas Day Range Trip.

[Fastleo]

I took my Thompson Center Cougar with the Green Mountain .50 LRH out for a range trip today. The way this gun is set up is perfect for me for hunting. The sights really help me shoot better groups. I shot a few different loads today with 3F Swiss and Goex 3f. The Swiss has noticeable more recoil with the same charge by volume as Goex but the groups were similar.

All shots were 50yds from a bench. Using the Hornady Great Plains 385gr conical. If I do my part it generally shoots 1.5”-2” groups at that range.

 

[Fastleo]

The first picture is 70 gr 3F Swiss at 50yards with the Hornady Great Plains 385 gr.

The second picture is the same bullet and powder but 80gr. 3 shot group.

It’s a good setup for me and my needs. It will be my gun this year for Ohio muzzle loader season. The only negative about it is it has a decent amount of recoil shooting from a bench. I also don’t love the lube that Hornady puts on these conicals. It works but is a little gummy compared to a beeswax based lube.

 

[snakebit]

When you have a buck or big nanny in front of you, just say to yourself "backstraps and tacos", you won't even notice the recoil.

 

[Fastleo]

When you have a buck or big nanny in front of you, just say to yourself "backstraps and tacos", you won't even notice the recoil.

Backstraps and tacos is my love language.