Knight 40cal 1:16

[52Bore]

Just another example of heavy lead, never had had a failure with - why change what works best.
On a doe hunt at the end of our ML season.
Saw a doe @250-275y on the far side of the field at my 11. Looked with my binoculars and saw this guy in the woods behind her. I grunted and he came running, stopped at 150y, still at my 11, then looked back over his left side at her - I’m thinking he’s going to bolt out of this cut cornfield, BOOM.
Decided to test my casted 40cal 430gr conical into the front of his right shoulder and see what it would do. Broke femur leg bone/front shoulder and blew thru ribs on both side and out. He didn’t run 30yds with a broken front leg…
52grW BH209
Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[GM54-120]

Nice load and it looks like i see a SWFA SS Classic on top of that purdy rifle too

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Great shooting! Congrats.

 

[MrTom]

Another dandy. Congrats once again!

 

[brad502a]

Very nice. Got a pic of that bullet? Just curious as to what it looks like.

 

[52Bore]

Very nice. Got a pic of that bullet? Just curious as to what it looks like.

I had Accurate copy ‘Paul Jones’ bullet.

 

[deermanok]

Congrats, y'all put the smackdown on that ole boy.

 

[snapbang]

Great deer , story, and bullet choice. Well done.

 

[edmehlig]

Can’t beat pure lead full bore conicals!

 

[brad502a]

Nice looking boolit

 

[snapbang]

I wonder, what is the sectional density of that bullet?????

 

[GM54-120]

I wonder, what is the sectional density of that bullet

.384

Just for comparison, a .451 420gr is .295 which is still really good

 

[snapbang]

Yeah, that sectional density means good penetration. And it did. Unstoppable.

 

[52Bore]

Remember… Whitworth created the 45 cal 1:20 twist used in Muzzleloaders in the 1850’s.
He utilized a 530gr conical - has an SD of .37