Muzzleloader Hunting Success Thread

[Firehawk]

My 2023 Muley. CVA Accura MR-X .50, 300 grain Thor


My daughter's first deer (taken cow elk and doe antelope with rifle a few years ago). 2022 with CVA Accura MR-X, 300 grain Thor. First antlered animal, First ML hunt.


Several years ago, my biggest buck to date. Knight Wolverine 209, 285 Barnes Spitfire, Williams Peep Sight

 

[mediocre_hunter]

PA doe taken 2 weeks ago in the late fli block season. T/C 54 cal renegade using a 50 cal hornady XTP mag. She made it about 50 yards.

 

[will16_]

Kansas doe during our late antlerless season.
Winchester X-150, 295 grain power belt, 120 grains of pyrodex pellets

 

[OXN939]

Might be switching to Barnes!

They work!

CVA Optima .50
Thor 250 (same projectile as a T-EZ but with a gas skirt versus sabot)
777

Got crushed in spike camp at 12 grand overnight by a pretty crazy storm, decided to stay out and see if they were moving after that front rolled through. They were indeed. 22 yards, anchored him. Incredible animal, incredible experience.

 

[Ditt44]

.32 TC Cherokee
Just to mix it up a bit

 

[mlevimadden]

All muzzleloader kills with a CVA Accura shooting Blackhorn 209.
The pronghorn and mule deer were sabot-legal states with Barnes 290 TMZ.
The elk was a Thor 300.

 

[01Foreman400]

Georgia buck with my newly acquired ULA 50 cal muzzleloader. Shooting smokeless out of it.

 

[lonedave]

A couple from a few years ago, both here in Washington…. 2021 early season mulie @ about 25 yards with a .62 T/C Hawken and round ball over 90 gr Goex 2f.
2019 Bighorn ewe @ about 45 yards with a .45 T/C Seneca and maxi-Hunter over 75 gr Goex 2f.

 

[Hoytbowhunter]

Thompson Center, Drop in its tracks.

 

[ENCORE]

45cal with 350gr XLD

 

[Del Gue]

2023 Colorado Bull Elk.First shot at 208 yds with TC Renegade sidelock and a 460 grain Bullshop conical. Shot him again at about 175 yds before expired.

 

[Robert Green]

Blackhorn 209

How many grains of Blackhorn 209 are you using in your Accura?
Still trying to dial mine in.
Thanks.

 

[mlevimadden]

How many grains of Blackhorn 209 are you using in your Accura?
Still trying to dial mine in.
Thanks.

I’m in CO now so I just shoot max 84 gr by weight since I can’t tell the difference between groups with open sights. I did some grouping 10+ years ago in Kansas when I was hunting with a scope and I think I was around 75 gr of blackhorn with the TMZ 290s. That was all 3 shot groups though so who knows how true it was. I couldn’t imagine shooting 10 shot groups through a muzzleloader though. I got down to MOA at 100 yds with a 3-9 scope on the gun and it was closer to 6” groups with 2 pyrodex pellets and power belts.

I’m usually shooting roughly 3” groups at 100 now with open sights which is fine for me on elk to 200.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

2023 Colorado Bull Elk.First shot at 208 yds with 460 grain Bullshop conical. Shot him again at about 175 yds before expired.

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Love those devil points!

 

[CMF]

Daughters first elk.
Colorado. 50yd shot.
Accura MRX, Williams precision fiber optic sight
80grn weight- BH209, 330grn ELR.

 

[Hoytbowhunter]

Congratulations, to you and your daughter.

 

[bjwiech]

So many cool results. Still waiting for my first chance.

 

[mlevimadden]

First cow moose.
CVA Accura shooting 300 gr thor over 84 gr of blackhorn 209.
Hit her broadside at 60 yds right in the shoulder crease. Bullet clipped an onside and offside rib but exited. Double lung shot but very little bleeding. She trotted another 50 yds and tipped over.

 

[nebhunt]

50 cal Green Mountain barrel in a Renegade stock.

 

[NE Herd Bull]

Barnes Expander MZ 250gr