.50cal Muzzle Loader Gel Block Testing the 270gr Federal Core Lock Bullet.

[@franklinmarks7845]

Temporary on cavity is when the bullet first hits the giant balloon that goes off in the gell. The permanent wound cavity is what your eyes see in the gel that's left after it's all said and ✔️ 👍

[@robertseafield5810]

Excellent test. Keep up the good work.

[@joeyhardin1288]

Thank you. After open heart surgery, I lost my taste for venison but I still love to shoot. I tried the 50 grain pellets. Wouldn't shoot 1 so I used 2 with round ball, mini ball, 3 different premium bullets, .44 w/sabot up to .50 cal. Could not hit the paper at 25 yards, just all over the place. Dropped to 80 grains of loose powder and 1" groups with everything out the pipe. THAT is why testing like you are doing is so important. Again, thanks.

[@Hammerback0]

Thats a common occurrence that follows those major surgeries. Very sorry to hear it, but, im glad you are alive. The taste for it or maybe jerky may come back around. If you need someone to eat your deer, it wont be hard to find someone in need

[@tombraley3212]

Another one for the books! You don’t ever sleep. Pretty bizarre on that first shot; hopefully you’ll come across it sometime. Keep up the great work!

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@tombraley3212 it was there on the video!! I saw it last night when editing. Watch below the table just after the shot…😂

[@tombraley3212]

Ha! Costco must pay the light bills with your table purchases.

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@tombraley3212 🙄unfortunately…

[@garrettschienschang7898]

Thanks for the good test. It’s always nice to see what you get with different powder charges and velocities with the same projectile.

[@doylethorn9251]

You are right about the 50 cal bullet not needing expansion to kill cleanly. My 50/70 Govt load with 70 grs black powder clocks 1300 fps with a 450 gr cast lead bullet. I was totally amazed at the devastation on a 250lbs boar at 75 yards. The Boar dropped in its tracks with a broadside lung shot. I found a 50 cal hole going in and a 50 cal hole coming out. The devastation was the fact that most of the lungs and other stuff, were sucked out the back in a cone shape that extended 15 ft behind the Boar. I have never seen that much stuff sucked out of an animal.

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@doylethorn9251 That’s impressive 😂😂👍🏻👊🏻

[@Snailz5]

Awesome job testing lower velocities! Nobody ever bothers to do it with muzzleloaders. They all just shoot max charges and conclude every bullet will work. Next time if you would shoot in reverse order it would make it easier to see the smaller wound tracks. It would be even better if you could use loose powder to dial in around 1200 fps, 1400 fps, and 1600 fps. We can just assume everything works above that since it’s been shown time and again all over YT.

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@Snailz5 that’s where I was between the 1 and 2 pellet groups. I might try a more in depth dive later on after I retire. Just don’t have the extra time now. Between working and family my range time is limited. Shop time is much easier to come by though as I’m a night owl and will stay in the shop till 3-4 in the morning. Lol

[@Snailz5]

I think the federal firestar pellets may be the answer since 2 pellets is 66gr which will likely get you in that window of 1300-1500. I’d love to see the Barnes 290gr TMZ/TEZ tested as well as the cutting edge 300gr .451. The hornady monoflex 250gr would also be a good one. Grafs has all of those and the firestar pellets. Thanks again for being the only person to do the testing properly instead of just running full house charges and marveling at large wound track after large wound track.

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@Snailz5 The 250 SST is currently in editing, along with the 240gr XTP. I had some camera issues and no slow motion view but I’ll still have all the results! 😉

[@johnnymccann5607]

here in north carolina you can shoot your heart's desire as far a muzzle loaders. 75 percent of my hunting 15 to 35yds. but have taken deer 85-90 yards in the woods. i ve used a saboted hornady 44cal xtp probably the most part of 38 years. the 180gr xtp and sierra 180gr jhc with 80 -100 gr pyrodex is extremely destructive to vital organs . the only bullets I've been able to retrieve were quartering shots between shoulder and hide with massive expansion, good retaining weight. that bullet you tested is awesome. if i didn't use what i do i would definitely try what you tested. another wonderful honest testing i greatly appreciate. there's a lot out there for muzzle loaders but i properly test before relying on what is advertised as i and you know don't always perform and are failures from the factory .papa wishing you well 😊

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@johnnymccann5607 the 240gr XTP is coming up in a day or so…😉

[@bradleytompkins1107]

Pleasantly surprised to see muzzleloader content. Keep it up! Would love to see the 240xtp 44 mag bullet out of a mz a lot of people swear by them

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@bradleytompkins1107 I shot that one last week too but lost all my slow motion footage. 😢. I’ll either reshoot it this weekend or see if I can put together a decent video with what I have. 😉

[@bradleytompkins1107]

@@kentuckyrangetime slow motion is cool but not required! I’d watch it without for sure. Another bullet might be the Hornady 290 bore driver or the eld bullet as well

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@bradleytompkins1107 SST and XTP waiting to edit. I have 4-5 more left to shoot? Hopefully tomorrow, pretty sure one if not both of those are in the next batch. I’ve picked up several over the last few weeks to test and can’t remember what they all are 😂.

[@TheKentuckyPatriot]

Excellent test! Gel block test with a Muzzle Loader was an awesome idea man!

[@cory8791]

Unfortunately my state don't allow for fancy muzzle loader stuff! All lead projectiles and loose powder and use percussion caps with open sights

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@cory8791 Where’s that? It definitely sounds more like traditional weapons though. 😉. Other than the fouling and buildup after a few shots, these modern in-lines are pretty solid pieces of equipment.

[@cory8791]

@@kentuckyrangetime i am in Oregon we can use inline but it has to have a open ignition so no 209 primers just caps and of course flintlock It makes it a challenge considering it's so wet here and we have just a late season in November for deer

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@cory8791 yea, that would suck😢

[@Hammerback0]

Im amazed by the ELR muzzleloaders available now. I saw guys shooting 400-600 yards with relative ease. Some guys take it much further

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@Hammerback0 yes the new bullet designs are allowing some crazy long distance shooting with the new magnum rated barrels.

[@Hammerback0]

@@kentuckyrangetime along with a magnum rated price tag. 🤣 Appreciate the content you share sir. Great stuff

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@Hammerback0 😂👍🏻

[@ducktapepilot]

Great video! I love muzzle loader bullet tests. I've used 50 caliber Hornady 240 grain XTPs for years with decent results. They typically did a decent job of taking whitetail deer but they seemed inconsistent. Sometimes they would basically blow up into pieces and other times they seemed to perform just fine. I used two 50 grain Pyrodex pellets or occasionally 100 grain of Pyrodex powder. It would be interesting to see how they performed in ballistics gel!

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@ducktapepilot stay tuned…😉

[@Hammerback0]

Ive got a Thompson center pro hunter FX Id like to put in someone's home. Dad passed a few years ago and i have plenty of keepsakes. They seem to bring good money for a short period before muzzleloader season. (Central Kentucky, work in Lexington)

[@odisdenney690]

you don't need a bullet starter with this round, you can seat them inside the barrel with your fingers no matter how many rounds you fire, the black part on the back of the bullet scrubs the bore as its fired.

[@independentthinker8930]

I shoot traditional cap lock muzzle loader, a GP rifle, round ball, occaisonally maxi ball. The 50 cal power belts O load a few of then in my 59 beowuld

[@briankopp1369]

I only use white hots, 777 primers, and any copper, Barnes is best but honestly any copper does it dead.

[@chrisgabbert658]

Isn’t there a 30 g pellets?

[@garrettschienschang7898]

I’ve been using a cva wolf with 150 grains of 777 and a .45 saboted 250 grain sst. I’m curious to how that would preform in gelatin if you get the opportunity.

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@garrettschienschang7898 It’s in editing now😉. I missed the slow-motion shots but have all the other data.

[@garrettschienschang7898]

@@kentuckyrangetime thanks I can’t wait to see it

[@firstnamelastname9293]

Cool video. Recently found your channel good stuff on here. How do these bullets do at hunting distances of 50 or 100 yards instead of just a few yards.

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@firstnamelastname9293 that was covered at the end of the video 😉

[@firstnamelastname9293]

@@kentuckyrangetimeguess I missed that part. My mistake. Good stuff though.

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@firstnamelastname9293 Thanks. It’s in the recap towards the end.

[@firstnamelastname9293]

@@kentuckyrangetime I was watching between calls so I got a call I had to go. Must have been just before that part. It’s a when it’s go time it’s go time type of job. I went back after I got off work and rewatched it. Good on you for discussing how a bullet actually preforms at different speeds. If only more channels did that.

[@kentuckyrangetime]

@@firstnamelastname9293 I’m the same. I do construction project management so it can go from dead calm to full on at a moments notice. 😂

[@briankopp1369]

I have found that 2 pellets of propellent is more accurate and the slight loss of velocity is meaningless.