cast 44 hp for 50cal muzzleloader

[activsean]

anybody had any luck using cast hp 44 boolits with a sabot in a 50 cal muzzle loader????

 

[arcticap]

These are probably swagged .44 bullets and not cast, but they performed well at 50 yards from a 1 in 48" twist barrel.
Another lead bullet that I've tried is the .45 TC Maxi-Hunter in a .451-.452 sabot.
I don't see why cast bullets wouldn't shoot well if properly sized to fit inside the sabot.
After all some bore size cast conicals perform very well.

 

[MCgunner]

My Cabela's Hawken Hunter Carbine shoots great with a 240 Hornady XTP sabot. It's rifled 1:24, VERY fast twist. It also shoots 385 grain Hornady Great Plains bullets (a Minie ball) quite well and that's what I prefer in it. I just think if I wanted to shoot a .44, I woulda bought one.

My CVA Wolf inline shoots the heavies quite well. I've not tried the sabots, but I'm sure with its 1:32 twist, it'd probably work well with 'em. I still prefer full bore projectiles.