.45 kentucky rifle and patched roundballs

[TitusFord]

I decided this season I would get a 2 point or better with my .45 kentucky rifle and patched round balls I cast myself. I lost a couple of days working on the Oregon coast and my preferred GMU's will not be open for late season so after passing up a bunch of spikes and another small forkie I punched my tag on this small forkie.
I used a spike elk antler to make a 65 grain powder measure and a ball starter and took a piece of Oregon oak from a tree we had fall down and whittled a beaver shaped loading block that holds 3 extra patched round balls.
While the buck isn't as big as I was going for I am pretty tickled to get my first muzzleloader buck and getting to use the tools I made.

[TitusFord]

A few days prior my younger brother got his first muzzleloader buck at 80 yards after about a 200 yard stalk through a clearcut using a RMZ and wind to get close

[Dan-o]

That's very cool!

Way to make it happen.

[Henrydog]

nice work, thats a good looking blackie and a nice rifle

[Forrestrover]

Nice! Cool rifle !

[Fletch]

Very cool! Nice work.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Very cool equipment, and nicely done to you both.

[TitusFord]

Thanks folks! Hope y'all have some luck this season!

[lazydrifter]

Nice job.  I shot my first elk back in the early 1980's with a CVA Kentucky long rifle in 45 cal.  I was a young guy with a new family and couldn't afford much.  Found a full bore solid lead pistol bullet that shot pretty good out of it.  You sure don't see many using these type of rifles anymore. 

[Boss .300 winmag]

Nice job.  I shot my first elk back in the early 1980's with a CVA Kentucky long rifle in 45 cal.  I was a young guy with a new family and couldn't afford much.  Found a full bore solid lead pistol bullet that shot pretty good out of it.  You sure don't see many using these type of rifles anymore.

Dude you had it going on, Dodge truck, waffle stompers, bell bottom jeans, flannel shirt, trucker hat, and a polyester puffy vest.👍