i do all my reflecting while im watching its leg kick but mostly im trying to recall my jerky recipe.
i do all my reflecting while im watching its leg kick but mostly im trying to recall my jerky recipe.
just get a bushnell dusk til dawn shotgun scope and put on it. i have had that same scope for 10 years and cloverleaf at 100. i also have a simmons whitetail classic on my traditions that is on year 13 now. I dont think simmons makes them anymore though.I love my muzzleloader, but realize they have more kick than small bore rifles and a cheap scope might not hold up too well. I'm on my 3rd scope. My CVA optima came with a Tasco which wasn't accurate at all, I bought a tradition (a $100 scope) and the hairs rotated 20 degrees on the 3rd shot. I know have a Leatherwood Hi-Lux now, we'll see how she does.
I am shooting 250g bullets with 2 777 magnum pellets. I will dial down my powder and probably move to loose powder after I use them up.
whats a good bore cleaner for muzzle loaders?
I have been using Hoppe's #9 Plus BP Solvent for years. That stuff is just badass. This bottle is about 15 years old and man a little goes a long long way. It'll rip the tar off of the road LOL I have tried several other products out there like TC cleaners and a few other foaming types, but, none of that compares to my Hoppe's.
Note: SHAKE WELL
Hey SoMdShooter, I have been reading this thread and am interested in casting lead bullets. Would you post about it?
After reading more on the black powder page I am feeling the need to find some Lee molds, and try this.
After reading more on the black powder page I am feeling the need to find some Lee molds, and try this.
Those will probably bounce off a deer's shoulder and not much accurate after 25 yards.
Lee 240 gr FBRN with Harvester and 120 gr of Pdex Sel. Its 66/33 Pb/WW, the 44 cal 310 on the left is hard cast but needs a GC so it doesn't blow the sabot. Maybe next I'll try the 45 cal..
Those will probably bounce off a deer's shoulder and not much accurate after 25 yards.
Lee 240 gr FBRN with Harvester and 120 gr of Pdex Sel. Its 66/33 Pb/WW, the 44 cal 310 on the left is hard cast but needs a GC so it doesn't blow the sabot. Maybe next I'll try the 45 cal.
It would have been a Dual purpose bullet for a 44 mag. The 240 gr RN soft for trigger time in a 44 and MZL for hunting longer range. The Lee 310 gr for the 44 and hard cast with GC in a sabot for thick brushy woods shorter range (under a 100 yd) for when low light situations and the saplings start to disappear. The hard cast would hold its shape hitting, for example a sapling or low branch and keep on sight line a bit further. And for raking shots in those situations.
Nice buck, especially for the short smoke pole. I thought about one of those.