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OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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I went to the range yesterday and shot my new muzzleloader for the first time. I am shooting a TC Black Diamond XR with TC 250gr Sabots and 110 grains of loose pyrodex select. After 10 shots I had to stop because my should felt like it was going to fall off.
The grouping at 50 yards was awsome with 6 holes touching themselves and two fliers at approx 2 inches left. I wanted to continue but my shoulder wouldn't take it.
Do all muzzleloaders kick like this?
? I have shot big bore rifles before and the only thing that felt like this was the 416 rigby.
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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I shoot same gun 295 grain powerbelt 110 loose.I can shoot all day..It feels like a push to me
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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It shouldn't be bad with a 250 grain bullet. That's pretty light. Try something that's over 400 grains and after that you're 250's won't seem bad at all. You might drop your powder charge down a bit though. 110 grains is kind of heavy. I don't like to go over 90 or 95 grains. When you get up to that level, adding a little more powder doesn't gain you much of anything except recoil.
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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I agree with Bobcat. The only thing I have found with using more than 90 grains of loose powder is more smoke and slightly more recoil. But not better accuracy.
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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i shoot 460gr out of my black diamond.I filled the butt of the stock with caulk, add some weight to it
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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Quote from: Skyvalhunter on July 17, 2009, 05:28:05 AM
vote:Whimp
I agree with all said here, but my vote goes to- wimp.
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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I have a jacket that has a kevlar pad on the shoulder that really helps if you are shooting alot I got it from cabelas, I also shoot a black diamond and I use 3 50 grain triple seven pellets and 365 power belts and have had good sucess on elk.
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I was waiting for the votes to come in!!!! "WHIMP"
LMAO. I was afraid I was getting soft after bow hunting so many years.
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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I have a TC Black Diamond as well. I was having the same issue's as you. I went a put a Limb Saver Recoil pad on mine. What a world of difference. Now I can go to the range and my shoulder doesn't feel like hamburger. You can get them from Cabela's for somewhere around 30-35 bucks.
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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Shoot triple 7 powder if you want to feel a real kick.........
Knight Bighorn, 295 grain powerbelt with 150 grains of triple 7 pellets. Knocks you and the animal real goooooood!!..
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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I used to think my ml was bad to shoot with 110 of pyrodex and 400gr lead,then i bought a 338 ultramag it proceded to bruise me from my chest alway to my elbow,i changed recoil pad and now take 2aspirin prior to shooting.
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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Quote from: Miles on July 17, 2009, 07:56:00 AM
Whimp.
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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six what were touching themselves out at 50 yards? oohhh holes..... holes, read it wrong. i was about to ask what range you shot at
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Re: OMG.....Am I a whimp or do all muzzleloaders kick like a mule???
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I'm waiting for my williams peep so I can shoot further than 75 yards. With the Factory fiber optic sights I can't see the target at anything past 75 yards. The load seemed to work great, grouping was awsome. It just hurt like hell......
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