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Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall #12277818 09/18/17
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado B bigblock455 OP Campfire Tracker
OP bigblock455 Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado	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. https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/

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Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12277840 09/18/17
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RWE Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State	What's the barrel length on your carbine there? What range did you take them at?

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12278401 09/18/17
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smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,979 Colorado	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. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12278452 09/18/17
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OP bigblock455 Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado	Look in the booklet on page 32. Lots of units where there are no point restrictions. In my case, unit 84. Last edited by bigblock455; 09/18/17. https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12278654 09/18/17
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kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Well done big block! 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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Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12278816 09/18/17
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Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,701 West of the Blue Ridge	Nice hat, too! What fresh Hell is this?

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12278979 09/18/17
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chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,143 TX	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. "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~

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall chlinstructor #12279245 09/18/17
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,599 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Originally Posted by chlinstructor 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." WS

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12279647 09/19/17
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RememberBaker Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,015 The Green Mountain State	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. NRA Endowment Life Member

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall RememberBaker #12286734 09/22/17
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smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,979 Colorado	Originally Posted by RememberBaker ....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. A wise man is frequently humbled.

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Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12289418 09/23/17
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savage62 Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 7,539 OWOSSO Michigan 48867	IT HURT THEY SAY WHEN A GUY LIKE U SHOOT A ANIMAL OR ANIMALS LIKE YOURS LESS THEN 150 YARDS OR SO GREAT JOB

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall RWE #12289475 09/23/17
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OP bigblock455 Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado	Originally Posted by RWE 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. https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12289479 09/23/17
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OP bigblock455 Campfire Tracker B Joined: May 2007 Posts: 3,251 Colorado	More pics of the bull. https://bs-bp.forumotion.com/

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12289806 09/23/17
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WillARights Campfire Tracker W Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,293	Way to go big block. Nice pics too. Congrats! Trump HAD the World, ", Trump saw our children, " Trump saw a way to make a brighter day so he started giving There was a choice he was making, he was saving our own lives Its true he made a brighter day for you and me. --Trump WINS 2016

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12289877 09/23/17
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LNF150 Campfire Regular Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1,056	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.

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall Pappy348 #12289959 09/23/17
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Whiptail Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,839 Austin, TX	Originally Posted by Pappy348 Nice hat, too! +1 Where'd you them? Quando omni flunkus moritati

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12290287 09/23/17
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bangeye Campfire Tracker B Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,891 Edge of nowhere	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

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12292126 09/24/17
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ryoushi Campfire Regular R Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,581	Great job BB! I'm hoping to replicate your results this fall here in WA.

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bigblock455 #12293000 09/25/17
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gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma	Hell of a deal BB, looks like you have the winters meat supply covered, and then some. Trump Won!

Re: Well, Patched Round Balls can actually kill afterall bangeye #12293002 09/25/17
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gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,238 Oklahoma	Originally Posted by bangeye 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. Trump Won!

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