HuntingNut
HuntingNut
   Login or Register
HomeCommunity ForumsPhoto AlbumsRegister
     
 

User Info

Welcome Anonymous


Membership:
Latest: RichardZ
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 13126

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 171
BOT: 1
Total: 172
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Home
02: Home
03: Home
04: Forums
05: Forums
06: Forums
07: Home
08: Home
09: Home
10: Photo Albums
11: Forums
12: Forums
13: Home
14: Forums
15: Forums
16: Home
17: Forums
18: Your Account
19: Forums
20: Home
21: Home
22: Home
23: Forums
24: Your Account
25: Home
26: Forums
27: Forums
28: Your Account
29: Home
30: Forums
31: Forums
32: Forums
33: Home
34: Forums
35: Forums
36: Forums
37: Photo Albums
38: Forums
39: Home
40: Home
41: Home
42: Forums
43: Forums
44: Forums
45: Forums
46: Forums
47: Your Account
48: Home
49: Photo Albums
50: Forums
51: Home
52: Home
53: Forums
54: Forums
55: Forums
56: Your Account
57: Home
58: Forums
59: Forums
60: Home
61: Forums
62: Home
63: Forums
64: Photo Albums
65: Home
66: Home
67: Home
68: Forums
69: Forums
70: Home
71: Home
72: Home
73: Forums
74: News
75: Forums
76: Home
77: Your Account
78: Forums
79: Home
80: Forums
81: Forums
82: Forums
83: Home
84: Home
85: Home
86: Forums
87: Photo Albums
88: Home
89: Forums
90: Home
91: Forums
92: Forums
93: Forums
94: Forums
95: Forums
96: Home
97: Your Account
98: Home
99: Home
100: Your Account
101: Forums
102: Home
103: Home
104: Forums
105: Forums
106: Home
107: Your Account
108: Forums
109: Forums
110: Home
111: Your Account
112: Forums
113: Forums
114: Forums
115: Your Account
116: Forums
117: Forums
118: Home
119: Home
120: Forums
121: Forums
122: Forums
123: Home
124: Forums
125: Forums
126: Home
127: Home
128: Home
129: Your Account
130: Forums
131: Forums
132: Forums
133: Home
134: Forums
135: Forums
136: Your Account
137: Forums
138: Home
139: Forums
140: Your Account
141: Home
142: Forums
143: Forums
144: Your Account
145: Forums
146: Forums
147: Home
148: Forums
149: Forums
150: Forums
151: Home
152: Home
153: Your Account
154: Forums
155: Your Account
156: Home
157: Forums
158: Forums
159: Photo Albums
160: Your Account
161: Forums
162: Forums
163: Forums
164: Forums
165: Forums
166: Home
167: Forums
168: Forums
169: Forums
170: Forums
171: Forums
  BOT:
01: Home

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
 

Coppermine Stats
Photo Albums
 Albums: 308
 Pictures: 2451
  · Views: 820725
  · Votes: 1316
  · Comments: 86
 

Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season?
Hunting and discussion with Muzzle Loaders, Archery and other Primitive weapons
Go to page 1, 2  Next
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Gil Martin
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jan 28, 2005
Posts: 1837
Location: Schnecksville, PA

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:38 am    Post subject: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

Every year after I get my hunting license, I start working with my flintlocks. I am usually the only one at the range shooting a smokepoles. All the best...
Gil

_________________
Gil
Back to top
View user's profile
Pumpkinslinger
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 22, 2007
Posts: 5001
Location: NC foothills

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:49 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

I haven't started getting ready yet but I did see that NC has doubled our muzzle loading season, to two weeks in November.

_________________
Mike

"I ain't no better than anybody else, and there ain't nobody better than me!" Ma Kettle
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
slimjim
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 16, 2009
Posts: 8314
Location: Fort Worth TX

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:50 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

I've been thinking if getting a muzzle loader for this season or next. I wish there were some smokeless powder loads you could use in the modern muzzle loaders.

Gil, you should share with use your range experience and targets.

_________________
"To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." - Theodore Roosevelt

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Pumpkinslinger
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 22, 2007
Posts: 5001
Location: NC foothills

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:08 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

Slim, I've been using Hodgdon 777 in my Encore ML and am pretty pleased. It cleans up with plain water. And I've shot some 1.5" groups at 100 yards with it.

_________________
Mike

"I ain't no better than anybody else, and there ain't nobody better than me!" Ma Kettle
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
shrpshtrjoe
Super Red Neck Member
Super Red Neck Member


Joined: Jan 26, 2005
Posts: 2965
Location: Maryland

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:17 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

I use triple 7 as well Very Happy

_________________
"MOLON LABE"

P E T A
People Eating Tasty Animals
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Crackshot
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Oct 23, 2005
Posts: 1693
Location: Mich

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

We never stop shooting the ol smoke poles around here! They are way to much fun!
Only Black powder here! Goex or Elephant.

_________________
The human mind is the weapon, the gun is just one of its tools.
Back to top
View user's profile ICQ Number AIM Address MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
slimjim
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 16, 2009
Posts: 8314
Location: Fort Worth TX

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

Pumpkinslinger and sharpshtrjoe, do you use 777 in loose powder or pellets? Do the pellets only come in 50gr sizes?

_________________
"To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." - Theodore Roosevelt

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
chambered221
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Aug 17, 2007
Posts: 3455
Location: Lost for good !!!

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

Slim, Savage makes a muzzle loader that's compatible with smokeless powder !!! (Google smokeless muzzleloader )

I use loose 777.....you'll get more velocity over the pellet.

_________________
Ask as many people needed, sooner or later your question will be answered the way you want it answered !!!

A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.
~George Washington
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
shrpshtrjoe
Super Red Neck Member
Super Red Neck Member


Joined: Jan 26, 2005
Posts: 2965
Location: Maryland

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 3:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzle loader season? Reply with quote

slimjim wrote:
Pumpkinslinger and sharpshtrjoe, do you use 777 in loose powder or pellets? Do the pellets only come in 50gr sizes?

I use loose powder but I believe they come in 50 grain and 30 grain pellets. As Chambered mentioned Savage makes a muzzle loader that uses smokeless powder

_________________
"MOLON LABE"

P E T A
People Eating Tasty Animals
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Pumpkinslinger
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 22, 2007
Posts: 5001
Location: NC foothills

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

I use the loose powder but a buddy uses the pellets with similar accuracy. I like to be able to tweak the load in less than 30 or 50 grain increments.

_________________
Mike

"I ain't no better than anybody else, and there ain't nobody better than me!" Ma Kettle
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
slimjim
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 16, 2009
Posts: 8314
Location: Fort Worth TX

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

chambered221 wrote:
Google smokeless muzzleloader

Very interesting. I have a lot more to learn before I make a decision to purchase.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Suzanne
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 27, 2009
Posts: 3323
Location: Eugene, Oregon

PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

You should look over that SavageHERE In one article he says;

The loads that proved to be amazing to me used the three listed bullets above with Hodgdon's Lil' Gun powder. This powder, which has already become one of my favorite pistol powders (see Jeff's article at Hodgdon Lil' Gun Powder), turned in good velocities with each bullet tested, and the spreads and deviations were some of the best I've ever seen. I was able to reach speeds approaching that of a .375 H&H Magnum with equal bullet weights. For example, the loads with the Hornady 250 and 300 grain bullets using Lil Gun averaged 2552 and 2432 fps, respectively. The Cast Performance 335 grain averaged 2370 fps with Lil Gun. This relates to around 4300 foot-pounds of energy at the muzzle. As a comparison, this muzzleloader has more retained energy at 300 yards with these loads than the mighty .454 Casull has at the muzzle out of a handgun! This kind of performance from a fifty caliber muzzleloader is amazing. Most other inlines won't do half of that. I also need to interject here that neither Hodgdon nor Savage recommends this powder in this gun. The loads were safe and very consistent in this rifle. I believe that Lil Gun is the best powder to use in this rifle, and beats the performance of the other powders significantly, but I will not list the charge weights here. You will have to determine what is best in your particular gun, but I am sticking with Lil Gun in this Savage.

The significant fact about this load, with either of the bullets, aside from the awesome power, is the trajectory. With a 200 yard zero, you can hold dead-on out to 250 yards without the bullet varying from line-of-sight more than three and one-half inches. This gun is, in capable hands, a 250 yard or better muzzleloader. It will place the bullet on the mark, with power to spare for most any game. With the Cast Performance bullet, this gun has ample power for any animal on this continent.

I think I want one
Suz

_________________
May the moon keep you centered,
May the sun keep you dancing,
And the stars shed light on your dreams.
Back to top
View user's profile
slimjim
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 16, 2009
Posts: 8314
Location: Fort Worth TX

PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:13 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

Thanks Suzanne, it does take muzzle loading to a new level. I'd be happy to use smokeless and get just equivalent muzzle loader performance.

_________________
"To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." - Theodore Roosevelt

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
44marty
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Mar 20, 2009
Posts: 775
Location: Cheshire, MA; USA

PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:54 am    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

I think I want one
Suz

Be careful, Suz. We'd all hate to have you blow yourself up.

_________________
_____________________________________

The strength of the wolf is in the pack; the strength of the pack is in the wolf. ~ R. Kipling

I LOVE YOU, LADY LUCK !!!
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Crackshot
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Oct 23, 2005
Posts: 1693
Location: Mich

PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Anyone getting ready for muzzleloader season? Reply with quote

Smokeless Muzzle loader? wtf I'll stick to my SMOKE produceing versions! More nostalgia and fun! Very Happy

_________________
The human mind is the weapon, the gun is just one of its tools.
Back to top
View user's profile ICQ Number AIM Address MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index » Primitive Weapons Hunting
Page 1 of 2
All times are GMT - 7 Hours
Go to page 1, 2  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum


Valid CSS! Valid HTML 4.01!
Click to check if this page is realy HTML 4.01 compliant for speed :)

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of HuntingNut.com.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2011 by HuntingNut.com
Interactive software released under GNU GPL, Code Credits, Privacy Policy

.: Upgraded to DragonFly 9.2 by *Dizfunkshunal* :.