Muzzleloader Hunting Success Thread

[jrbarnes9972]

VA buck

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[Jimss]

For those of you that have experience with both sabots and bullets legal in Colo that are of similar weight, is there much drop difference at 100 and 200 yards between the 2 types?

 

[Ditt44]

December 2nd, Montgomery Co. PA. After an extremely frustrating archery season and self-inflicted patience of passing on countless little bucks and doe, I finally pulled it off with my TC ProHunter. He 'was' a really nice 9 point in October but the rut was hard on him, breaking off a lot of tines. Not the biggest body compared to what I'm used to seeing at my last property. We moved 100 miles from corn field country to suburban woodlots/State Park, which are over filled with deer. Lots of nice bucks around here but I had a feeling all along I would end up with this guy. 15" on inside, 8" between the main beams. Two bigger buck around but on cam, they gave way to this guy.

250 grain Shockwave, black sabot, two 50-grain 777 pellets. 45 yards, DRT.

 

[Ditt44]

Here's the bullet. Entered on the right lower neck as you can see in the photo in the above post... It cut the artery, bored through the top of the heart and wrecked the left lung. I found the bullet between two left side ribs, against the hide. It clipped some vertebrae on the way thru the neck but only lost it's yellow tip and a small bit of lead. I found the tip floating free and the lead chip fell out of a piece of between-the-rib meat.

 

[DMuzz8]

Tc Encore, Woodman Brux barrel, Nightforce SHV

 

[Antares]

2025 Sitka blacktail

.50 cal CVA Accura MR-X
Willams Western Precision rear peep sight and front globe
250gr Barnes TMZ
80gr/w T7
Fed 209A primer

112 yards

 

[RaggedHunter]

I am currently having a gunsmith build me a smokeless muzzy setup on a Remington 700 short action. Will use smokeless powder in the offseason for practice, then use BH209 during season. It should outrun my current setup by a pretty good clip even with BH209.

My current setup has been darn good to me though. Will definitely be hanging onto it as a backup gun.

CVA Accura MRX 50 Cal. Fury 320 gr. universal fit. BH209. Williams globe sight with lee shaver fine crosshair.

2024 Muzzy Buck. 125 yards


2025 Shiras Moose. 50 yards

 

[Machingeaneer]

Got on the board Saturday! First muzzleloader kill. Might not be a trophy but man that was fun.
T/C Omega .50
297gr Thor Hammer
Williams Ace in the hole rail and Western Precision front globe w/ .019" red fiber optic insert
90gr/vol. 777
40 yards

 

[JRay]

2025 Sitka blacktail

.50 cal CVA Accura MR-X
Willams Western Precision rear peep sight and front globe
250gr Barnes TMZ
80gr/w T7
Fed 209A primer

112 yards

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You really have the Blacktail thing dialed in

 

[Antares]

You really have the Blacktail thing dialed in

Ha! It's only taken me 25 years, but I'm starting to get it figured out!

 

[DinkBonk]

By far my best year with the muzzleloader.
Cva lrx .50, 80 grains of Blackhorn 209, and 340 grain hornady bore driver eld-x.

Deer was 100 yards quartering to and it was lights out right where he stood

Elk was 175 yards broadside. I hit him right behind the shoulder through the heart and he went down after 10 steps.

 

[JRay]

Damn good year !

 

[DinkBonk]

It really was and some good memories were made with my dad

 

[K9kodi]

Cva wolf

 

[K9kodi]

Cva optima, trail cam
Pic was him bolting right after being hit

 

[DinkBonk]

Cva wolf

Now that’s a unique looking buck

 

[CaptainCab21]

By far my best year with the muzzleloader.
Cva lrx .50, 80 grains of Blackhorn 209, and 340 grain hornady bore driver eld-x.

Deer was 100 yards quartering to and it was lights out right where he stood
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Elk was 175 yards broadside. I hit him right behind the shoulder through the heart and he went down after 10 steps.
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Nice Deer and Elk! I assume you are using 80 grain of blackhorn 209 by weight correct ?

 

[K9kodi]

Now that’s a unique looking buck

Yea, wild. It’s like the rack went straight out. He’s at the taxidermist haha. Not cause he’s huge but bc it’s odd. 22” wide. Been watching him for 2 years

 

[DinkBonk]

Nice Deer and Elk! I assume you are using 80 grain of blackhorn 209 by weight correct ?

Thank you and ya it’s measured by weight. It’s also the first charge I tried when I went to loose powder and it worked good enough so I stuck with it. I recently bought a muzzle brake, a bipod, some shooting bags, and plan on getting more practice and load development done this off season.