Thinking about switching to Muzzy

[nategood21]

I'm tired of pumpkins running all around me in my secret spots, thinking about switching to Muzzy. I unfortunately know nothing about muzzleloaders. I was thinking about getting an old school traditional type muzzleloader like you see in the patriot or last of the mohichans. are any makers or styles better then other? when looking for one is there anything specific i should look for? details in every aspect of it would be helpful. i won't be able to get one till next year but i would like to start looking for one.

[mtman]

Track of the wolf web site has tons of build your own kits. They have a lot more then the ones you see at all the big stores.

[buglebuster]

The only difference in modern and muzzy season is you just wont see them all over your honey hole since they are wearing camo... they're still there 

[erk444]

 

[bowhunterwa87]

I gotta agree w buglebuster on that one too

[snowpack]

but out of sight is out of mind

[RadSav]

I'm tired of pumpkins running all around me in my secret spots, thinking about switching to Muzzy.

Apparently not too secret

I see where you are coming from.  Took the wife out this morning, get set into our spot, and as the sun rises we see about 10 pumpkins sprout up all around us.  Leave for spot #2. Pass about 30 trucks on the way there.  Get there and don't even get all the way in we see at lest a half dozen pumpkin on the ridge.  OK, time for super secret, very remote, never seen a track in our little 50 yard diameter late hunt spot.  Hike in to find five pumpkins surrounding the little 50 yard diameter spot.  Someone would probably get shot if a deer actually made it through the orange fence and into the open.  By noon we were 100 miles away in the Toutle.  Far fewer deer in the Toutle, but hunted the whole afternoon, saw more flat tops than hunters.  Which is cool in my book!

With this multiseason deer tag being a lock that past few years we plan on getting at least one muzzy next year too.  And like you...we know nothing about them.  Should be fun learning something new.

Good luck to you.  And for the rest of this season remember...a day hunting, even a day spent with 2,000 pumpkin heads, is better than a day at work.  And, I love my job!

[Rooster1981]

I hunt with a investarms hawkens by cabelas. Investarms is made by Lyman & Lyman makes really nice well built rifles. + 1 for track of the wolf website. I use them alot as well.

[lee]

The only difference in modern and muzzy season is you just wont see them all over your honey hole since they are wearing camo... they're still there 

Sorry but I have to disagree, ..... at least not in the Bumping or Nile. Muzzy hunters may wear Camo but their trucks don't and I don't see 1% the Rigs as you do during Modern.

Yer milage may vary,
Lee

[Hangfire]

If you want a muzzle loader like used in the two movies you named, you want a flintlock. Much different than a cap lock.  I would suggest that you find some one with a traditional muzzle loader and spend a afternoon with them learning to load, shoot and clean before you buy any thing.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

The only difference in modern and muzzy season is you just wont see them all over your honey hole since they are wearing camo... they're still there 

Sorry but I have to disagree, ..... at least not in the Bumping or Nile. Muzzy hunters may wear Camo but their trucks don't and I don't see 1% the Rigs as you do during Modern.

Yer milage may vary,
Lee

Thanks for the muzzy hot spot! Can't wait to start scouting it out.

[Sagebrushwilly]

I hunt with a investarms hawkens by cabelas. Investarms is made by Lyman & Lyman makes really nice well built rifles. + 1 for track of the wolf website. I use them alot as well.

Actually Lyman rifles are made by Investarms, not the other way around.

[Bookworm007]

I just started muzzleloading this year and let me tell you depending on where you hunt it can be a challenge, you effective range is shortened down to about 10 yards, if it rains where you hunt you get the lovely joy of trying to keep your powder and cap dry, and most of all when considering a muzzleloader remember how often you have to clean it. If you don't clean it after every session of shooting it will corrode up into a useless steel pipe. Also the newer muzzleloader designs often allow a removeable breech plug making cleaning much easier. 

I will say that in my unit I did not see any other hunter for the entire season which was spectacular. Unfortunately muzzleloader is only a 1 week season in my unit with no late season. So check the regs make sure that you will get enough time in the woods.

[Jellymon]

I just started muzzleloading this year and let me tell you depending on where you hunt it can be a challenge, you effective range is shortened down to about 10 yards, if it rains where you hunt you get the lovely joy of trying to keep your powder and cap dry, and most of all when considering a muzzleloader remember how often you have to clean it. If you don't clean it after every session of shooting it will corrode up into a useless steel pipe. Also the newer muzzleloader designs often allow a removeable breech plug making cleaning much easier. 

I will say that in my unit I did not see any other hunter for the entire season which was spectacular. Unfortunately muzzleloader is only a 1 week season in my unit with no late season. So check the regs make sure that you will get enough time in the woods.

10yds! I must not be a very ethical hunter because I've shot ten times that far with my muzzie.

[usmc74]

My effective range is farther that that with my bow.

My muzzy holds a 3" group at 200 yards.