Wolfmanjack
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About 20 years ago when I was in high school there was a sports store going out of business. My brother and I made the hour long trip to Baton Rouge because we heard they had discounted their remaining stock of guns. When we got there only one gun remained on the shelf, a Remington 700ml in stainless 50 cal. I had some money burning a hole in my pocket so I bought it for a couple hundred bucks. The guy at the store sold me some pyrodex rs, some 50 cal round balls, and a few accessories. All I ever killed with that gun was a beaver that happened to wonder a little too close to me. I learned real quick that this muzzleloader was a pain to clean and stuck it in the closet.
Fast forward to about a month ago, I got my mother to dig it out of storage at her house and I picked it up and head out to see what she can do for the Mississippi ml season. I had picked up some powebelt 295gr hollow points all those yrs ago and had 10-12 in my bag. Got about a 5inch group at 50 yds with open sights and that old pyrodex. It did go boom by the way.
Opening morning and I'm all loaded up creeping deep in a piece of public land in Mississippi. I stalked till about 11am and saw 4 does too far out of range. I decided to head back seeing as I had over a mile to walk out. I angled into the wind and crept up on a likely cane thicket and to my surprise 6 deer stand up all at once, 40yds away! I scan quickly and see one is an absolute giant, a legit 150" deer with 5 does. I shoulder the rifle and center the sight on his chest as he is facing me. The does haul butt and I can see he is nervous and about to bolt. I squeeze the trigger and boom, big puff of smoke. I can't see where the deer went.
I am so excited that I don't reload. I can see the other deer running off through the woods. I decide just to creep up to the spot the deer was to see if there is any blood. To my surprise the giant deer is laying on the ground with all 4 legs up in the air like a dead Roach! His body is quivering like he is having a seizure. I am only feet from the beast when I see his eye roll over and look at me! Oh sh#%, he stands there two feet from me, I think he is going to gore me. He slowly walks off as I frantically try to reload. He gets about 50yds away and disappears into a bi creek bottom. I give him two hours before I persue. I never did find that deer I'm sorry to say.
I get on this site and read about pb bullet failure and think this had a role to play in me losing that deer. I hunted the next day and shot a big doe at 60 yds same load and she didn't make it30 yds.
I decide to get a scope and see what king of accuracy I can get with sabots and .430 240gr xtp. So here is my 4 shot 100yd group: 120gr pyrodex rs, #11 percussion cap, green harvester crush rib sabot. Ok the picture is too big, I will try and post it when I figure out how to shrink the file. You experts think I'll be ok with the xtp's on Mississippi whitetail and hogs? Oh yea the group measures 1.75" outside with a 15mph gusty quartering wind.
Fast forward to about a month ago, I got my mother to dig it out of storage at her house and I picked it up and head out to see what she can do for the Mississippi ml season. I had picked up some powebelt 295gr hollow points all those yrs ago and had 10-12 in my bag. Got about a 5inch group at 50 yds with open sights and that old pyrodex. It did go boom by the way.
Opening morning and I'm all loaded up creeping deep in a piece of public land in Mississippi. I stalked till about 11am and saw 4 does too far out of range. I decided to head back seeing as I had over a mile to walk out. I angled into the wind and crept up on a likely cane thicket and to my surprise 6 deer stand up all at once, 40yds away! I scan quickly and see one is an absolute giant, a legit 150" deer with 5 does. I shoulder the rifle and center the sight on his chest as he is facing me. The does haul butt and I can see he is nervous and about to bolt. I squeeze the trigger and boom, big puff of smoke. I can't see where the deer went.
I am so excited that I don't reload. I can see the other deer running off through the woods. I decide just to creep up to the spot the deer was to see if there is any blood. To my surprise the giant deer is laying on the ground with all 4 legs up in the air like a dead Roach! His body is quivering like he is having a seizure. I am only feet from the beast when I see his eye roll over and look at me! Oh sh#%, he stands there two feet from me, I think he is going to gore me. He slowly walks off as I frantically try to reload. He gets about 50yds away and disappears into a bi creek bottom. I give him two hours before I persue. I never did find that deer I'm sorry to say.
I get on this site and read about pb bullet failure and think this had a role to play in me losing that deer. I hunted the next day and shot a big doe at 60 yds same load and she didn't make it30 yds.
I decide to get a scope and see what king of accuracy I can get with sabots and .430 240gr xtp. So here is my 4 shot 100yd group: 120gr pyrodex rs, #11 percussion cap, green harvester crush rib sabot. Ok the picture is too big, I will try and post it when I figure out how to shrink the file. You experts think I'll be ok with the xtp's on Mississippi whitetail and hogs? Oh yea the group measures 1.75" outside with a 15mph gusty quartering wind.
