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Elk with PRB #10165564 07/19/15
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX P PVT OP Campfire Member
OP PVT Campfire Member P Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX	Has anyone on the forum ever killed an elk with PRBs? Caliber and loads? Range? Pics? Thank you Patrick Last edited by PVT; 07/19/15.

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Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10165618 07/19/15
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX P PVT OP Campfire Member
OP PVT Campfire Member P Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX	Crud, screwed up the title. Hate autocorrect

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10165804 07/19/15
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,190 Michigan Yooper W wildhobbybobby Campfire Tracker
wildhobbybobby Campfire Tracker W Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,190 Michigan Yooper	You should be able to edit it. Life is like a purple antelope on a field of tuna fish...

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10166042 07/19/15
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado B bigblock455 Campfire Tracker
bigblock455 Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado	140 yards with a 54cal and 224gr round ball. Hit her higher lungs and she went 60 yards with a great blood trail on the brush. https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10167860 07/19/15
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX P PVT OP Campfire Member
OP PVT Campfire Member P Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX	There you go. Thank you.

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Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10172378 07/20/15
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX P PVT OP Campfire Member
OP PVT Campfire Member P Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX	Surely more muzzleloading hunters hunt elk size critters with patched round balls.

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10172810 07/20/15
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado B bigblock455 Campfire Tracker
bigblock455 Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado	you'd have to find a traditional muzzleloading forum. Be warned that they can be a bunch of real tight asses. https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10173628 07/20/15
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX P PVT OP Campfire Member
OP PVT Campfire Member P Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX	I've been reading that forum a little. Thank you.

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10174214 07/21/15
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,042 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,042 In the Swamps	There was a time when sportsmen pursued the largest and most dangerous game in Africa with such guns. If your gut tells you that you are undergunned get bigger balls. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Eli with PRB DigitalDan #10175180 07/21/15
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,996 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,996 Colorado	You could say the same about spears.... A wise man is frequently humbled.

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Re: Eli with PRB DigitalDan #10176998 07/21/15
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX P PVT OP Campfire Member
OP PVT Campfire Member P Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX	Dan, Good evening, Simply trying trying to decide between a Lyman GPR and a GPH. I was asking for input from people that have had experience with PRBs and elk size critters. If you have such experience, your input would be appreciated. I think .54 balls are big enough. Patrick

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10177630 07/21/15
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado B bigblock455 Campfire Tracker
bigblock455 Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado	plenty big for elk. Keep your shots smart as with any other rifle out there and you'll be successful. https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10178040 07/21/15
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,042 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,042 In the Swamps	There you go. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10178262 07/21/15
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,153 T TheKid Campfire Outfitter
TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,153	Never shot an elk with a PRB but I've shot several whitetails with them and never had one exit. These are not big deer either, 60-110# dressed. Didn't instill a lot of confidence as far as using PRBs for bigger game. Maybe use harder balls?

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10178398 07/21/15
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado B bigblock455 Campfire Tracker
bigblock455 Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado	must be a wimpy load lol. My 58 travels through 2 feet of deer before stopping in the ham. An exit hole doesn't kill. https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10178464 07/21/15
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX P PVT OP Campfire Member
OP PVT Campfire Member P Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX	Thank you gents.

Re: Eli with PRB TheKid #10178468 07/21/15
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,229 B Blackheart Campfire Ranger
Blackheart Campfire Ranger B Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19,229	Originally Posted by TheKid Never shot an elk with a PRB but I've shot several whitetails with them and never had one exit. These are not big deer either, 60-110# dressed. Didn't instill a lot of confidence as far as using PRBs for bigger game. Maybe use harder balls? That's weird. I've shot 6 whitetails with prb's and haven't caught one yet. That includes one adult doe punched through both shoulders. My load is 75 grs. Goex fffg under a .490" Hornady swaged ball.

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10178738 07/21/15
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,042 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,042 In the Swamps	PVT, just a thought, but it isn't the cartridge or caliber that makes the hunter, it's the jerk behind the trigger that makes it work. Ponder that for a spell. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Eli with PRB DigitalDan #10178834 07/21/15
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX P PVT OP Campfire Member
OP PVT Campfire Member P Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 325 A little outside Burnet, TX	Originally Posted by DigitalDan PVT, just a thought, but it isn't the cartridge or caliber that makes the hunter, it's the jerk behind the trigger that makes it work. Ponder that for a spell. True

Re: Eli with PRB PVT #10179456 07/22/15
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 947 O Overkill45 Campfire Regular
Overkill45 Campfire Regular O Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 947	Lyman offers a Great Planes Hunter with a 1-32 twist. A good sized conical is a great killer. Plenty cheap to shoot if you cast you own. You probably wont be as happy with a PRB in that model. http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/muzzle-loaders/great-plains-hunter.php

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