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Took both with my Traditions St.Louis Hawken .50cal with 70gr 3fg Goex, .020" patch and home cast .490" round ball. Both are one shot kills. The doe dropped on the spot, the bull went MAYBE 30 yards after a double lung hit. Kinda makes you feel foolish for paying up the ass for "premium" bullets.
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What's the barrel length on your carbine there?
What range did you take them at?
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Where is a spike bull legal during muzzleloader season?
And I shoot an average of 10-20 ML bullets a year so I'm probably spending less than you did for your gear to make your own.
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Look in the booklet on page 32.
Lots of units where there are no point restrictions. In my case, unit 84.
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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."
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What fresh Hell is this?
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Good shooting!
I've always wanted to kill an Elk with my .54 cal TC Hawken! It works well at the Ranch on feral hogs with round balls & 100 grains of Goex.
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Good shooting!
I've always wanted to kill an Elk with my .54 cal TC Hawken! It works well at the Ranch on feral hogs with round balls & 100 grains of Goex. Then do it!!!!
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."
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Congrats on the double! ....but I don't feel the least bit foolish about what I spend on muzzleloader bullets. I spend more on convenience store coffee every year.
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....but I don't feel the least bit foolish about what I spend on muzzleloader bullets. I don't either. Especially when the guy spouting off is the biggest promoter of premium muzzleloader bullets on this site.
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IT HURT THEY SAY WHEN A GUY LIKE U SHOOT A ANIMAL OR ANIMALS LIKE YOURS LESS THEN 150 YARDS OR SO GREAT JOB
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What's the barrel length on your carbine there?
What range did you take them at? The deer was maybe 40 yards, the bull was 25-30 yards. Not a carbine, its a 28" barrel. 50cal - 1:48 twist.
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Way to go big block.
Nice pics too.
Congrats!
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That is so Awesome!! Congratulations to some fine hunting!
My old .54 cva is a whitetailed killin' mosheen with round balls, but I always wanted to shoot an elk with it. Great to see the results on your elk.
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Quando omni flunkus moritati
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I'm always a bit shocked to find this is news to anybody. Been shooting prb for over 40 years and always had excellent results
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Great job BB! I'm hoping to replicate your results this fall here in WA.
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Hell of a deal BB, looks like you have the winters meat supply covered, and then some.
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I'm always a bit shocked to find this is news to anybody. Been shooting prb for over 40 years and always had excellent results I do know 58 cal and 8 bore round balls kill hard and fast, mine are probably cast in the neighborhood of around 15 on the BHS, they penetrate.
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