Muzzleloader Hunting Success Thread

[OXN939]

Cool one this past weekend. Wettest conditions I've ever killed one in with the throwback gat.




Also the wildest blood "trail" I've seen in a while. My dude dropped where he was standing and the scene on the exit wound side was pretty spectacular. Only kinda visible in the pic, but there was actual pulmonary tissue broadcast across several small saplings he was standing in front of. Barnes T-EZs are no joke

 

[K9kodi]

Yeah man, good work.

 

[coyote_out]

Cool one this past weekend. Wettest conditions I've ever killed one in with the throwback gat.

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Also the wildest blood "trail" I've seen in a while. My dude dropped where he was standing and the scene on the exit wound side was pretty spectacular. Only kinda visible in the pic, but there was actual pulmonary tissue broadcast across several small saplings he was standing in front of. Barnes T-EZs are no joke

I like the tape over the breech, hadn’t really thought of that

 

[DMuzz8]

The Woodman Encore struck again yesterday evening

 

[Jon C]

Couple from last few days with a tc triumph 100gr triple 7 and and Hornady fpb 300gr. Really liking that bullet but of course discontinued

 

[OXN939]

I like the tape over the breech, hadn’t really thought of that

Between that and a piece of wax paper rubber banded over the muzzle, it's as water resistant a system as you can get for blackpowder hunting. That thing spent ten hours in the pictured conditions of constant, moderate rain and high humidity, and went off fine when it mattered.

I've had a bunch of other higher end rifles, but my CVAs end up doing the hunting these days. The design is just too simple and effective.

 

[HighUintas]

I always use the finger or thumb of a thick nitrile glove and then put chapstick around the glove edge. It works really well.