Numrich over under swivel breech

[patrickl]

Anyone shoot one of these? What loading do you use?

 

[Cowboy2]

Link? I'd be interested to see it (the rifle).

EDIT--never mind, found it.

 

[arcticap]

I only found the one reference below. For public access to the following thread, follow my personal referral link to register for free at the Muzzle Loading Forum.

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/index.php?referral/4225/

I have the Minuteman and a swivel breech, both by Numrich, both in .45. A .445 ball and .015 patch seem to work fine. What powder charge is working best for others?

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/f...34/post/972724/hl/swivel/fromsearch/1/#972724

It's probably a good idea to measure the land to land bore diameter to see if the barrels are true .45's or closer to being .44's. But either way a starting .45 target load would be ~40 - 45 grains of powder. Then increase the powder charge in increments of 5 - 10 grains until the accuracy and power is satisfactory for the distance and the task, whether that's to punch paper or to hunt game with.