Jun 21, 2009 · Is there a max powder load he should use? say 100 grains? 110 grains of 2f powder is considered a max load. Download the manual at Thompson Center Arms for loading information. I know nothing of this rifle in particular, and haven't shot round balls or sidelocks in a long time and would like to provide him with some up to date and accurate info.

Aug 26, 2018 · Realistically the only reason you would want to go that heavy on shot would be turkey, and you'd be better off around 100 gr or less powder at that point. 1 3/8 oz is a pretty standard 12 gauge load, and is about what a round ball weighs.

Jul 31, 2005 · I used to shoot my New Englander with a round ball. 80 grains FFg, over powder wad, heavy patch with a .69 round ball. It was surprisingly accurate. I could usually hit a 5 gallon bucket at about 70 yards with just the bead sight.

Sep 29, 2015 · Ideally, one would have a "cylinder-bore" choke tube but Thompson Center did not supply or make one. Those screw-in T/C choke tubes make the New Englander shotgun too difficult to load. I have had reasonable success shooting the Lyman .662 round ball in a AA shot sleeve out of my New Englander AFTER I remove the choke tube and leave it out.

May 11, 2014 · The Thompson Center New Englander is a half-stocked, hooked breech, muzzleloading, caplock rifle with an option of mounting a 12 gauge shotgun barrel. It loosely corrisponds in appearance with an 1800's English sporting rifle. Rifle calibers, as mentioned, came in .50 and .54, both with the 1:48 twist rate.

May 22, 2020 · I hunted with a T.C. and a CVA hawking 1in 48 for a few years and used 495 round ball, 10000ths spit patch, over 70 grn of FFG Goerex. Round ball works all out of proportion to what it looks like on paper.

Dec 14, 2008 · My .54 cal New Englander likes 80g Goex 2f black powder under a .530 ball and a .015 T/C patch lubed with Wonder-Lube. Trajectory is+1.5" at 50 yards, 0" at 75 yards, -3" at 100 yards. Save Share

Nov 30, 2010 · The T/C New Englander is a real meat and potatoes rifle. It has a 1-48 twist. I have three or four of them. They shoot roundball very well, sabots, even conicals. A friend of mine as a 50 caliber NE and all he hunts with are maxiball and he has never had a deer walk away from it. If the rifle has the composite stock, you have to get used to them.

Sep 15, 2014 · I think the New Englander has a 1:66 twist to the barrel and therefore is best used with patched round balls. Try a .490 ball in a .015 lubed patch and 65 gr. Of 3F. Conicals are iffy in a barrel made for PRBs.

Mar 9, 2009 · Round ball ranges are generally 100 yards or less as they have a poor ballistic coefficient. However, up to that range they are often the best bullet for the task. The New Englander can deliver conical rounds as well, however, and …