I just picked up a 54cal. TVM Lancaster rifle (percussion) and will probably head to the range this weekend. I'm looking for help understanding the max loads for this.
I have a Lyman GPR 54 cal flintlock. The Lyman manual listed 120gr of ffg as the max load, and I regularly shoot 110 or 120gr loads with that.
But the Goex web page lists 80gr of ffg for a 54cal. The frustrating thing is that they don't tell you if that's a suggested load or a max load.
Because this will be a hunting gun I want to work up a load that's as powerful as it can be without loosing too much accuracy.
And I'd like to stick with ffg for now just because I have four cans of it and none of fffg. (I may try fffg down the road.)
Can anyone give me a sense of what the max ffg load would be in a 54cal. new production gun?
Thanks,
Ben
I have a Lyman GPR 54 cal flintlock. The Lyman manual listed 120gr of ffg as the max load, and I regularly shoot 110 or 120gr loads with that.
But the Goex web page lists 80gr of ffg for a 54cal. The frustrating thing is that they don't tell you if that's a suggested load or a max load.
Because this will be a hunting gun I want to work up a load that's as powerful as it can be without loosing too much accuracy.
And I'd like to stick with ffg for now just because I have four cans of it and none of fffg. (I may try fffg down the road.)
Can anyone give me a sense of what the max ffg load would be in a 54cal. new production gun?
Thanks,
Ben