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Heck, it's even possible to kill critters with an unpatched round ball too!
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
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................................................if you're a certified heavily licensed smoothbore stunt shooter.  ;]
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Mebbe???? 
Founder
Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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NIce shooting Bigblock. I'll happily use patched round balls on my next muzzleloader hunt. Worked fine on a good mule deer last year and might have to try for a repeat next year.
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Just wonderful. Congrats on makin' meat the old fashioned way.
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?
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Mebbe???? 
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heading out later today with a friend and my brother in law. Both have buck tags for new mexico. My friend is a first time hunter and using a 54cal great plains rifle. Should be fun!
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Good Luck! 
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Congratulations on both your ML round ball kills......
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Well sheite...........might have to dust off the Hawken Silver Elite. Congrats on a cool double
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Guessin' that rumors of D. Crockett being a vegan are not true.
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
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Guessin' that rumors of D. Crockett being a vegan are not true. LOL, I had to explain to a bermuda grass eater that because he [we] had forward facing eyes and canine teeth he was a meat eater, "dinner" has eyes on the sides of their heads. Whaaaatt?? was all I got. 
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Nice shooting with that sidelock.
Did you have any doubts about the PRB?
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Nice and congrats! I've been shooting a 54 cal patched round ball for years with same, excellent, results. I don't cast anything anymore but have an ample supply left. I use a .530" round ball with a .015" patch, T/C Wonder wad and 100 grains of Goex 2F in an old CVA Hawken kit gun made back in the late 70's. Shot patches are perfect, just rifling marks, no tears or rips. Thing looks like an old canoe paddle, but does it shoot! Best to all in the ongoing and upcoming seasons, Dean.
It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you!
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Well, next year or whenever I draw another tag. They won't know what hit'em! Finally got some buckskin pants and shirt. To damn hot to show the shirt, hopefully this evening maybe. I think thinking about smoking them to a darker color. They are not as bright looking in person. Just extra shine from the sand I was standing near. ![[Linked Image]](https://s5.postimg.org/msbrkicxj/me_leather_3.jpg)
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Hey Bigblock! This is Fall 1978. Back when we all thought we was Mountain men! LOL Wish I still had that Hawken. .54 cal GRRW bbl. Gun built by Dutch Schlinger (sic). It was a shooter! ![[Linked Image]](https://s5.postimg.org/c9brvrptj/IMG_4127.jpg) I do not put dead animals on my head anymore! .
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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Hey Bigblock! This is Fall 1978. Back when we all thought we was Mountain men! LOL Wish I still had that Hawken. .54 cal GRRW bbl. Gun built by Dutch Schlinger (sic). It was a shooter! I do not put dead animals on my head anymore! . Cool photo Bob! Was that back in your movie star days? 
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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No Neal. I was just a young "himbo" then. Chasin' stuff at the dance halls. Buy Hollywood would have loved me too given the op!
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Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools,
Being native burghers of this desert city,
Should in their own confines with forked heads
Have their round haunches gored."
WS
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No Neal. I was just a young "himbo" then. Chasin' stuff at the dance halls. Buy Hollywood would have loved me too given the op! No doubt Buudy!
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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