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Today we’re back at the Yazel Shooting Complex, a safe and remote location, for some traditional muzzleloader projectile/bullet testing. This test will be conducted at 50 yards with my Traditions St. Louis Hawken. The Traditions St. Louis Hawken has a 50 caliber 1:48 twist barrel and operates using a percussion lock and a no. 11 percussion cap. I’m using this rifle in this test because 50 caliber muzzleloaders are the most common muzzleloader on the market, and there are a wide variety of off the shelf, non custom, projectiles available for them.

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The Lee REAL Bullet is a 250 Grain lead conical. It is considered a “Traditional” projectile by many state hunting rules. They are all lead projectiles with no sabot, plastic, or jacket and their designs date back to the mid to late 19th century at the latest.

Rifling Engraved At Loading

The driving bands are large enough to adequately engage the rifling when pushed into the muzzle and thin enough to withstand maximum charges without stripping or gas cutting.

It’s easy to load straight and true, easier and faster than a round ball with patch. Easily stabilized with very light charges, the R.E.A.L. bullet also retains accuracy with maximum loads. Each band is generously tapered to the rear with an angle close to that of a lathe center, so as to center the bullet against the rifle bands. When pushed in, the bullet automatically centers in the bore.

The bevel base of the R.E.A.L. bullet contributes to greater accuracy. When the bullet exits the bore, the gas escapes equally around the perimeter of the base. The uniform bevel is resistant to nicks that would permit gas to excape prematurely and cause a jet effect on one side of the bullet.

For powder in this test, I’m shooting each shot with 80 grains of Swiss 3F blackpowder measured by volume. Volume is the standard means to measure traditional “real” blackpowder in the field. Many shooters will use 2F blackpowder in their 50 caliber muzzleloaders, but by using this 3F Swiss brand blackpowder, we should be able to get optimum speed out of this rifle.

The ballistic gel does not approximate the flesh of a deer or elk in a consistent 1:1 fashion but they do give us an idea of how these bullets will expand under pressure, and just how much each bullet can push through before being stopped.

Non Lubed Results

50 Yards, 3.5” Group 100 Yards, 6.75” Group

50 Yds
FPS
1626
1636
1646
1633
1673

100 Yds
FPS
1622
1669
1735
1732
1696

Lubed

50 Yards, 1.5” Group 100 Yards, 5.5” Group

50 Yds
FPS ERROR

100 Yds
FPS
1492
1581
1592
1607
1634
1602
1586

Special Thanks to Flintlocks LLC for helping me get these projectiles to test.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Test Parameters
1:28 50 Yard Lee REAL Un-Lubed Accuracy Test
2:55 50 Yard Lee REAL Lubed Accuracy Test
4:31 100 Yard Lee REAL Un-Lubed Accuracy Test
5:46 100 Yard Lee REAL Un-Lubed Accuracy Test
9:14 50 & 100 Yard Target Results
10:41 Lee REAL Ballistic Gel Test
12:56 Conclusion

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