Ooops!

[JJB11B]

I passed on a decent 3x3 this morning...Then all I saw were does.... Will not pass any legal buck this weekend...

[JJB11B]

Missed a really nice 3x4 first thing this morning. Took two shots at 175 yards and he never even ran, he just hopped the fence into ground I can't hunt. So I went and found myself a nice big doe and filled my first muzzleloader tag..more details. About 125yds double lung and heart shot. Complete pass through. She went 30 yards and dropped dead. One shot one kill gonna be good eating she was only dead for about 20 minutes before I had her skinned and cleaned up.

[GoldenOscar]

Nice !!

[follow maggie]

My rule is don't pass on the first day what I'd shoot on the last day

[JJB11B]

Where I was hunting I wasn't sweating it. The goal was to shoot something bigger than I've ever shot, or shoot a doe

[T Pearce]

She'll be great eating

[kevinlisa06]

Congrats!


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[Kazekurt]

175 yds . You must be one good shot to even attempt shooting a buck at that yardage.  I will never shoot at anything over 75 yds with my muzzleloader.  Congrats on the doe.

With some of the modern inline muzzleloaders shots out to 200 are very doable.  My knight will group easily within a small paper plate at 150 yds.  The trick is having eyes good enough to know exactly where you are aiming on an animal that far away as the open sights cover a lot of the animal at longer distances.  My buddy dropped a 3x3 at 166 with my knight this year.

[JJB11B]

175 yds . You must be one good shot to even attempt shooting a buck at that yardage.  I will never shoot at anything over 75 yds with my muzzleloader.  Congrats on the doe.

at 75 yards I'm thinking I'm in range with my bow

[JODakota]

Nice man!!

[JJB11B]

My hunting partner gave me an almost like new muzzle loader, the breech plug was seized but a torch and WD-40 freed it up. No more lefty shooting a right handed thumb hole stocked gun for me. Thank You!. Gun was used one season the breach seized. So he cleaned it as best he could and safed it. pretty lookin gun

[follow maggie]

Nice deer.  I should be so fortunate.

[JJB11B]

I want to just keep this thread going on the topic of things Ive learned in my first season Muzzy hunting..............................................

[JJB11B]

I was given a lightly used Muzzle Loader this year, After freeing the stuck breach plug and scrubbing out the corrosion and little rust pits on the firearm, I cleaned it one more time, then drenched it in a thick coat of REM-OIL and let it set overnight, I gave her a good solid wipe down and swabbed out the bore, finishing with a lightly oiled patch.

The gun in question is a .50 cal CVA Elkhorn Pro Magnum (I think thats the name) I have not yet shot it. It is only about 5 years old I guess and was only used 2 or 3 times. Due to my budget I am going to make this gun work for me for the forseable future. I had planned on buying a Traditions Vortek NW Magnum, someday.


Question 1. The muzzy I hunted this year had a percussion cap nipple on it. While it worked reliably, I found that my big fat fingers have trouble getting those little suckers on the nipple, The muzzy I was given this year has a Musket cap nipple on it, should I just buy musket caps and keep the nipple? or buy a new nipple and keep using my percussion caps?.

Question 2. If the powder I bought this year is closed tightly in the bottle and stored in my basement will it be ok for next year?

Question 3. I really enjoy shooting with a peep sight. is there a peep sight anyone could recomend for a muzzle loader.

Question 3. Where is a good place to get a couple extra nipples for the gun, What other spare parts should I consider getting and setting aside.

I'm sure some replies will give me more ideas of things I need to ask about.

[JJB11B]

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