Reply With QuoteMcGowens are great sabotless shooters. Most .45 barrels take the Parkers without any sizing.
Here is a 209 bolt head from my Stevens 200 build with a Savage plug.
acmetim,
I have not had to resize yet. The Barnes 250 TEZ's I give a slight knurl to fit a bit more snug. I have a pack of 300 grain Match Hunters on there way and they are supposed to be perfect out of the pack for these McGowan barrels. I have looked and those dies and can not make up my mind on smooth vs full form either. I do have the barrel drop for mine so I could get a full form but with a smooth die I could use it on multiple guns???
And I say pull the trigger on getting a McGowan barrel, you wont be sorry!
McGowens are great sabotless shooters. Most .45 barrels take the Parkers without any sizing.
Here is a 209 bolt head from my Stevens 200 build with a Savage plug.
Careful hanging out over here omega, you might just get hooked on another hobby!
Already did. I have a Savage Target Action that should be at my local FFL in a few days. Not sure what I want to do yet though. It might just be wearing a .400/.408 McGowen barrel though. Haha
Hey EdKin did you ever get your put together?
Yeah it's together. I finally got it scoped and all the stuff together for the season. I have been so busy the last couple of months I haven't been shooting it yet. I missed the last couple of weeks with cool (for August) temps now that I've got some time it back to 95-100 degrees. I hope to get a few rounds out of it this weekend. I'm going to try the 275 MH over 4198 might do a 4759/4198 duplex.
Just checking in to see the progress on this.
Thanks!!
I have been shooting mine with 70gr of H-4198 and Parker 275 MH and BE's (cheaper to practice with) a 8 shot string over the chrony had an average of 2715 with an es of 16. I only have one picture on the phone of a group that was shot last week at 100 with a 15-20mph wind quartering from behind left to right measured .74 ctc
That barrel come with the breech plug?Originally Posted by 03mossy
Started as a Stevens 200 .308
.45 McGowan smokeless muzzleloader barrel
B&C Duramaxx stock
SSS Fluted bolt body
209 bolt head
Rifle basix trigger
Mscott bolt handle
NSS recoil lug
NSS precision barrel nut
Talley lightweight rings
Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40
Action and all the other parts that are black are cerama coated by me.
Still in the learning phase with all things smokeless but it is showing promise at the range.
No. You have to buy the breech plug seperate. Mine uses a tungsten bushing instead of a vent liner that traditional savages use.
Started as a Stevens 200 .308
.45 McGowan smokeless muzzleloader barrel
B&C Duramaxx stock
SSS Fluted bolt body
209 bolt head
Rifle basix trigger
Mscott bolt handle
NSS recoil lug
NSS precision barrel nut
Talley lightweight rings
Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40
Action and all the other parts that are black are cerama coated by me.
Still in the learning phase with all things smokeless but it is showing promise at the range.
Im curious, how is the recoil on your smokeless muzzleloader without a muzzle brake?
Well It Certainly Gets Your Attention lol. The saboted loads I started with were around .243 levels, very easy shooting. The full power sabotless loads I have worked up to Are fairly hard kicking. I was shooting it along side my lightweight 30-06 a couple weeks ago and the 30-06 kicks significantly less. I have a large enough build and young and dumb enough to enjoy heavy kickers.
This is an awesome thread !!!
Started as a Stevens 200 .308
.45 McGowan smokeless muzzleloader barrel
B&C Duramaxx stock
SSS Fluted bolt body
209 bolt head
Rifle basix trigger
Mscott bolt handle
NSS recoil lug
NSS precision barrel nut
Talley lightweight rings
Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40
Action and all the other parts that are black are cerama coated by me.
Still in the learning phase with all things smokeless but it is showing promise at the range.
Does mcgowen make any ramrod brackets that attach to their smoke less barrels so you can keep that ramrod attached to the muzzleloader?
No. Thats pretty much a DIY project if you want the rod on the gun. Smokelessmz sells 3 piece collapsible bungee corded ramrods in a nylon sheath which pack easy in a hunting vest pocket and deploy quick for reloads.
Very impressive muzzle loader!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Retired sniper. You can run, But you will only die tired!!!
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