What is your maximum comfortable range?

[longstevo]

Despite the chances of this topic turning into a flame war, I'll start it anways.  What is the maximum range you guys are comfortable shooting at game with your blackpowder rifles? 

I know with today's modern equipment we can stretch the range out to incredible ranges, but still...I'm not comfortable with shooting at more than 100 yards.  I fire a Knight Wolverine with 295 grain powerbelts with 100 grains of 777.  Pretty basic modern load.

I always hear about guys shooting bucks up to 250 or 300 yards with their muzzleloaders, and I'm not the guy who throws up the BS flag, but seriously?  If thats the case, I need to buy a new muzzleloader. 

[ICEMAN]

Guys be nice to each other or suffer the consequences.

[bullcanyon]

Open sights at 250 yds+ with the excitement of a big buck in front of them.  I'd throw up the flag as well....

[lokidog]

80-90 yards, not because of the gun's accuracy, but because I can't see the spot I want to hit  with the bead covering most of the animal's body.  Might (probably would) be a bit farther if I was elk hunting.

[Eli346]

Logstevo,
 I shoot the knight Bighorn and my buddy shoots the Knight Wolverine like yours. We use the same loads and feel good at 100 yds. We've shot at 150 (paper) and been in the ballpark but that's under perfect conditions; rest, plenty of time, and no pressure. I'm not saying I wouldn't do 150 but it would have to be the buck of a lifetime. Elk are a different story as the target is so much bigger. These open sights suck for a blind *censored* that's right eye dominant in my bad eye. I wish they would allow scopes up to 4 power and no more just for the better sight picture and surer shot but that's Washington.

[Sabotloader]

Despite the chances of this topic turning into a flame war, I'll start it anways.  What is the maximum range you guys are comfortable shooting at game with your blackpowder rifles? 

I know with today's modern equipment we can stretch the range out to incredible ranges, but still...I'm not comfortable with shooting at more than 100 yards.  I fire a Knight Wolverine with 295 grain powerbelts with 100 grains of 777.  Pretty basic modern load.

I am pretty comfortable shooting to 150 with the Williams FP sight that I am using and if everything were perfect... I could stretch that to 175.

I always hear about guys shooting bucks up to 250 or 300 yards with their muzzleloaders, and I'm not the guy who throws up the BS flag, but seriously?  If thats the case, I need to buy a new muzzleloader.

I do have a self imposed range of 200 yards with a scope and even them the conditions would have to be right.... But there are guys in the midwest shooting 400 yards wtih a regular ML.. not even a smokeless...

[wapiti hunter2]

Barnes 295 gr TMZ, 100 grains 777 loose.  100 yards comfortable.  If I could see like when I was 20 I would have confidence to 150 but not now.

[JKEEN33]

On paper, I can get great groups out to 200. Passed on a bear this year at around 160-170. Just adiferent story on the animal.

[huntnnw]

100...conditions were right and a great rest 150

[bobcat]

100 yards max for deer, 75 is much better. I could stretch that to 120 or a little more for elk, if everything is perfect.

[SkookumHntr]

I passed a shot at 150ish yds on a Big Bull saturday! If I had a rest or tree to lean against or anything I would have taken the shot but just to pull up and shoot at 150 is alittle past the limit for off hand! With a rest I will shoot to 200! I killed my elk last year at 190yds! Off hand 100ish is max for me

[marty]

120 yards with a perfect rest broadside standing animal but I prefer point blank!  :twocents

[wastickslinger]

Rock solid rest and perfect conditions I will shoot 150-170. Off hand 75.

[actionshooter]

150 pretty easy,  off hand if the shot is right, but generally won't.

[Machias]

>100 yards for me.