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Well, it was 7 degrees outside this morning, and the wait was not easy. At first a small doe showed up, alone...but I knew from scouting that there were bigger does as part of the group, and I just needed to be patient. Took almost 10 minutes for the rest to show up, but when they did... Does was shot at 43 yards, very slight quartering away. The shot looks far back but it actually pulverized both lungs. Unfortunately, it did hit the offside shoulder, so I lost some meat there. Deer dropped right there and never took another step. In the end, it was a Hornady Great Plains over 80 grains (v) 777 FFg, 209 primer in the magspark. It all worked as it should.
Next year, hopefully, I will have some real black powder at my disposal and can try this in a more traditional fashion. In the meantime, thank you to all of you who helped me make decisions in the last six weeks about which gun to buy, which bullets to try, which powders...Modern Muzzleloader is such a supportive community and I really appreciate it.
Next year, hopefully, I will have some real black powder at my disposal and can try this in a more traditional fashion. In the meantime, thank you to all of you who helped me make decisions in the last six weeks about which gun to buy, which bullets to try, which powders...Modern Muzzleloader is such a supportive community and I really appreciate it.
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