Hornady Boredriver ELDX 340 - BH209 Charge Weight Starting Point

satchamo

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I have a CVA optima that i converted over to the variflame system and will be running BH209 in. I will be using the Hornady 340 ELDX's. I will be weighing my charges using my FX-120i. As far as charge weights go, I've been told max but I'm not looking to blow my shoulder off. I was thinking more midrange as it'll be for whitetails in the midwest.

Does anyone have some suggestions of charge weights to try? I've worked up loads for rifles but this will be my first time with loose powder in a muzzleloader (I've only ever shot white hots prior).
 
I’d look at something like 110 grV which, depending on the lot of Bh209 you’re using, will be about 88 grW.
 
I am shooting a cva accura with shot shell primers
340 grain eldx 77grain weighed blackhorn 209
Shooting very well out to 200 yards with open sights

Shot the elk in my profile picture with this combo
 
Was using the 340 eldx this season for elk, from an accura v2 was using 100 gbv seemed like a good balance between velocity and recoil, was getting 1840 or so, used federal 209 primers for ignition, worked well on a bull elk massive damage though, hit him right behind the shoulder blade and he went maybe 10 yards
 
Just shooting whitetails with it this year so I went with 90grV of BH209 at 1750fps for less recoil. Took a doe around 100y last weekend and it still caused a ton of damage.
 
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