Dead Center Muzzleloading Bullets The Dead Center muzzleloading sabot bullet's higher ballistic coefficient equals higher downrange velocities which results in higher downrange kinetic energy. Toby Bridges Muzzleloader Special Edition 3-9x 40mm Rifle Scope; zeroed at 50 yards; see 50 yard target; 200 yards using 200 yard cross bar; 240 grain Dead Center; 110 grains of Blackhorn 209; Large Rifle Primer System. Variable cross wind cause some drift on one shot at 200 yards. THAT WAS EASY. CLICK TARGET IMAGES TO ENLARGE CLICK HERE TO ORDER Toby Bridges Muzzleloader Special Edition 3-9x 40mm Rifle Scope The polymer tip and the cavity behind the polymer tip are designed so the Dead Center muzzleloader sabot bullet dissipates most of it's energy within the animal, while still gaining complete penetration. This should result in greater blood trails, making for easier game recovery. The Dead Center sabot muzzleloader bullet is a streamline soft lead
cold swaged boat-tail black powder bullet. The Dead Center bullet is designed to
produce an entrance and an exit wound, thus leaving a good blood trail, should
your game not drop in its tracks. Read what Mr. Toby Bridges has to say about the Dead Center .40 260 grain bullets he tested. Ray, You gave me a call at work and discussed some issue with the T/C Encore. I ordered the primer adapter and some 220 40./50. Dead Centers. I also sanded down the forearm on my gun where it covers the hinge pen and tighten the butt stock. My gun has went from 4 and 5 inch groups to cutting bullet holes at 100 yds. with ease. I appreciate the advise you gave me. I had talked with T/C but they were not helpful at all. I will be ordering more bullets shortly and I will definitely tell others about your products. Thanks Again Mike Poole. Ray, I'm back from Alaska and I had a great trip (see attached photos). I shot the 67 1/4" wide bull moose using the 340 gr Dead Center bullets in my T/C Omega. My first shot was a slight quarter away shot through both lungs at 115 yards. The bullet didn't hit any ribs in or out and the bullet was stopped by the hide on the far side. Although the moose would have died from the massive bleeding out the one side and internally, continued to reload and fire two additional shots until the bull walked out of sight. The second shot went into the lungs and stopped at the hip and the third shot went through the neck below the spine. The bull only traveled about 20 yards before collapsing. I recovered both bullets and they were flattened out. I was in shock from the size of that animal when I walked up to my first bull moose! I thought "What an I going to do now!", I was hunting by myself for 10 days due to the bad weather preventing my good friend Marlin from leaving his plane in the bush and returning to check on me. Luck prevailed! I was able to skin and bone the bull and the bears never found the kill. I had cold weather to keep the meat chilled and while I was packing the meat out to a different landing strip, I met the Weber family that was hunting there and they offered to help me pack out the last load of meat and antlers. The weather finally got nice the day before I was to fly back to Pennsylvania and I made my flight and so did my equipment, meat and antlers. What a great Alaskan experience! Take care, Phil Smith
Ray, I just wanted to thank you for all the helpful advice and excellent products which lead to a successful November bull elk hunt in Arizona. The .25 ACP breech-plug conversion for my TC Encore resulted in flawless performance. The 340 grain Dead Center sabots shot amazingly accurate at the range and did a real number on the 5x5 bull elk I shot outside of Flagstaff. This set-up makes an outstanding elk gun and I'd be comfortable shooting any animal in North America with it. Your thoughtful advice in getting everything assembled is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to use my testimonial on your website. And call me up if you ever make it to Scottsdale. I owe you an elk steak dinner! Regards, Eric
Ray
I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that I am now a big fan of
Dead Center Bullets. Hi! Your 220 grain .50
Dead Centers and my Knight Disc Elite performed flawlessly on 2 nice caibou on
my Quebec trip to Tuttlik Outfitters off the east coast of Huson's Bay. The
weather was windy and rainy and I had no problems at all. I took your bullets
since I have found them to shoot the most accurately in my rifle and have a
great trajectory up to 200 yards. And believe me, I tried every bullet made! It
wasn't necessary to shoot that far, but I was prepared!
Hello Ray, You can change it now to three bucks this year with the third one coming on
Dec.18th with the same results and this bullet was Thought I would send feedback to this Incredible product. This is truly the tightest group I have ever seen from a muzzleloader. Shot 1,2 practically same hole (these 2 shots were from mounting the scope, gun right out of the box which is a .489 group (no bore sighting). The next three shots are truly impressive as well. .713 WOW!! My father was a firearms instructor for our local police dept. and is one of the best shooters I know of, and he as well was very impressed with the accuracy. I am still amazed at the accuracy of the Savage, coupled with the Precision Products. Conditions: Cloudy, 11 mph crosswind, 71 deg. 40/50 260 Gr. Dead center
(using the Rat seating tool) 50 cal. Magnum sub-base 44 gr. XMP 5744 65 yds.
I included a couple of pictures of my deer from '04, in case you needed a picture for your site. I was shooting a .45 Encore with the .25 ACP Breechplug, 105 grains 777 FFFg and a 200 grain D.C. The deer grossed 162 3/8. Thanks again, and take care,
Hey ray here is a pic of two Delaware bucks that we shot with 200 grain dead
centers in a 50 cal. with 110gr of pyrodex. We love these bullets and won't
shoot anythng else.. Hi Ray, I just returned from another Arizona elk hunt and guess what? The .25 ACP breech plug and 340 grain Dead Center sabot did it again! Preseason practice at the range convinced me that my T/C Encore with this set-up was accurate out to at least 200-yards (the farthest you can shoot at this range). Other shooters were often puzzled to see a muzzleloader setting up at these distances but I tell you this gun is accurate! The season opened with two days of rain and snow. I didn’t do anything special to protect my rifle and it fired at the touch of the trigger when I cleared the barrel every night back at camp. I have the utmost confidence that this thing will fire under wet conditions. The third day of the hunt of my brother glassed up a bachelor herd across the canyon. After an hour long sneak this big 6x6 and I surprised each other at 40-yards and the rest is history. He is a wonderful bull and I am very pleased. Thank you again for making such excellent products available to modern muzzleloaders. Special thanks for calling me personally to address my questions when I was getting everything set-up. Your commitment to quality and service is to be commended. Please feel free to post my note and photos on your website. Regards, Eric Hanshew I received this email on 14 Aug
04 from Frank Langston of Allen TX: So far my best 3 shot group came with the
Dead Center .40 240 gr. 50 cal using 44 gr of AA 5744. 1st shot 1905 fps; 2nd
shot 1848 fps; 3rd shot 1840 fps for a 1.58 inch group @ 100yds. I am using a
stock Simmons 3x9x40 scope. When the barrel gets broke in the groups will
shrink. Cleaning with a saliva patch after 5 rounds will get velocity and
grouping more consistent. Click graphic to enlarge. I received this email on 15 Aug 04 from Frank Langston of Allen TX: The group on the lower left is the Dead Center 240 gr .40/ 50 Cal. behind 37.2 gr of N110.@ 100yds .667 inches. 89 Degrees Sunny 5 mph head wind. 1st shot 2147 fps; 2nd shot 2107 fps; 3rd shot 2066 fps The group above is a 5 shot group of Dead Center 260gr .40/50 cal behind 38 gr of N110. 1st shot 2215 fps; second shot 2201 fps; 3rd shot 2191 fps; 4th shot 2202 fps; 5th shot 2211 fps. The flyer caused this group to be 1 inch. It came on the first shot out of a clean barrel. Shot 2-5 measure .5 inch! This was almost 4 one hole hits. Only 50 shots have been fired through this new Savage. Imagine what it will do when the barrel is broken in!!!!! Frank Langston
Ray Wow, I finally got to try the bullets (Dead Center .45 300 for .58 cal rifle) out. They shot very well, in fact I can shoot balls, ballets or your bullets and not change my open sights. yours do seem to group better, I got a four inch group at 100 yds. I do not see to well anymore so that is pretty good for me. I probably figure 50 yds is a better bet for me. Now we shall see how they work. Well the bullets worked very well, I got a cow. The shot was 93 yds. according to my son's range finder. It blew blood 20 feet behind her and knocked her off her feet never to get up. Very impressed. Will try and send pictures when they get developed. I forgot the camera until I was through skinning her. Since we were at 11,000 ft. and 6 miles from the pickup, I skinned and quartered her on the spot for the pack horse. Thanks Ron
I got your Dead Center bullets and took them to the range today. I used the
VariFlame Primer Adapter; I have never seen anything group that well. I was only
shooting at 25 yards though to work up a load. I settled on 110 grains of 777.
All of the three shot groups are under one inch. A couple of the groups are one
holers. I couldn't believe it. Going back soon to see how it is at 100 yards now
that I have my load. Awesome bullets. I will only use Dead Center bullets from
here on out. 14 Aug 04, I tested some Dead Center .40 260 grain 50 Cal bullets in a friend of mines (Brian Roberts) Savage 10ML II. I used Magnum Sub Bases. Click image to enlarge. Brian was happy with the
results! Because of its high ballistics coeficient the Dead Center shoots flatter. A
flatter trajectory means longer range. Below is a 1/2" group I shot in October 2003 using the Dead Center .357 175 grain out of my .45 caliber Omega. Click image to enlarge it.
Here is a group I shot on 26 May 05, using the Dead Center .40 220 grain and 110 grains of 777 ffg, using my Encore .50 caliber with the .25 ACP conversion. Click on picture to enlarge.
Here is a group I shot 8 Oct 2010, with the Dead Center .44 260 grain and 110 grs 777 ffg, @ 50 yds with an Encore
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