Advice to a New Muzzleloader Hunter

[Bull_TN]

That's the exact bullets I bought! I got the matching Hornaday sabots though. The salesman said the White Hots are less corrosive is the only reason I went with them. Maybe I am overthinking the corrosion issue.

 

[GMB54]

WhiteHots and Triple7 are virtually identical in corrosion. Whitehots just cost more and deliver less speed. Both will create a crud ring near where the powder and sabot meet. You still need to swab between shots with both. Whitehots create a tiny bit less fouling but since you have to swab anyway it makes no difference.

You are better off with the Harvester smooth short black sabot. Not sure which sabot you got but older black or green sabots from Hornady are tight in most bores. The new red sabots are way smaller. The Harvester sabot falls between them and is usually the best match for new CVAs.

 

[Bull_TN]

Good information. Thanks. I will get me some Harvesters. I'm thinking after the season, I will take my Nikon Buckmaster 3-9x40 with a BDC off of an older .270 I have, and mount that on the muzzleloader. The scope is only about 4-5 years old. That seems to be the scope everyone online is using the most.

 

[Dakota10]

I like the Hornady xtp bullets.
Stay away from Powerbelts from my personal experience.

 

[Bull_TN]

Are you guys shooting the XTP's with the plastic tips or the traditional hollow points?

 

[smyrnagc]

Are you guys shooting the XTP's with the plastic tips or the traditional hollow points?

They are hollow point pistol bullets. I have shot the 44 cal. .430 300 grain bullet for years with excellent performance!

Here is a link to these bullets:

https://www.hornady.com/bullets/xtp#!/

 

[Bull_TN]

Those are the ones I bought too. I was looking at some rifle style .452 bullets at BassPro last week. It's probably the same bullet with a plastic tip. I might play around with those in the off season.