Post by elkman1310 on Nov 29, 2021 0:22:10 GMT -5
Last year I took a nice doe at 170 yards one shot one kill. My son was able to take a nice 8 pt. in Pa. today. This was the first time we were allowed to hunt on Sunday for deer in Pa. The buck was shot at 120 yards which is about the ideal range for the 450BM I have been using a stiff hand load of H110 and a Barnes 250gr BT muzzleloader bullet that comes out of my Ruger camo gone wild 450BM with a 22 inch barrel at 2500fps this a deadly combination. The Barnes bullet will open up at 1100fps and since it's all copper it will stay together and has pasted through on both deer that have been taken.
I really like this Ruger its very light and it is plenty accurate for deer or bear out to 200 yards after 200 yards the drop starts to really have a effect on the performance. It was not designed as a long-range cartridge so if you keep your shots at 200 yards or less you will have a great light weight package.
The Barnes 250gr BT is a .451 diameter which lets you seat the bullet out a lot further than the Hornady 250gr FTX this lets you put more powder in the case to get to 2500fps which is doable and safe in a bolt action rifle with a 22-inch barrel.
I really like this Ruger its very light and it is plenty accurate for deer or bear out to 200 yards after 200 yards the drop starts to really have a effect on the performance. It was not designed as a long-range cartridge so if you keep your shots at 200 yards or less you will have a great light weight package.
The Barnes 250gr BT is a .451 diameter which lets you seat the bullet out a lot further than the Hornady 250gr FTX this lets you put more powder in the case to get to 2500fps which is doable and safe in a bolt action rifle with a 22-inch barrel.
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