Thread: Muzzleloader Hunting

Well in the pursuit of field hunting ability
I have done some extended range work using Triple 7 instead of Black Powder
Its a lot cleaner and will be easier to look after in the field for extended trips.
Black Powder is fine at home when you can boil the kettle and do it in the luxury of your kitchen
Its a different story in a tent in the rain and at altitude etc

I also have moved up to using my 395 Grain Lyman Plains cast bullets.
They don't seem to go "off aim" the same as the 320 Grain Lee Real bullets as the barrel fouls.
I'm keeping the range sessions to only a few rounds each time to replicate field hunting conditions
2 or 3 shots at game animals in a day would be a lot of shots.

The best way to work out a range chart was to just keep shifting the target back

50m range and adjusted to be 25mm high
75m range is 25mm low
100m range is 100mm low
Will have to have a session to look at the 125m and 150m drops ( for just in case ).
Actually the drop is way better than I was expecting !

So elevation is locked down and I have given it a little tweak to the left because the 395s have been a little right of the previous 320s point of impact.



So now I still have to get some spare parts sorted and fine tune the contents of my "Possibles bag" which holds all the things you use when hunting.
Get together a camp kit bag for more major servicing and hot water cleaning.

And go chase a bull tahr and chamois

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Well in the pursuit of field hunting ability
I have done some extended range work using Triple 7 instead of Black Powder
Its a lot cleaner and will be easier to look after in the field for extended trips.
Black Powder is fine at home when you can boil the kettle and do it in the luxury of your kitchen
Its a different story in a tent in the rain and at altitude etc

I also have moved up to using my 395 Grain Lyman Plains cast bullets.
They don't seem to go "off aim" the same as the 320 Grain Lee Real bullets as the barrel fouls.
I'm keeping the range sessions to only a few rounds each time to replicate field hunting conditions
2 or 3 shots at game animals in a day would be a lot of shots.

The best way to work out a range chart was to just keep shifting the target back

50m range and adjusted to be 25mm high
75m range is 25mm low
100m range is 100mm low
Will have to have a session to look at the 125m and 150m drops ( for just in case ).
Actually the drop is way better than I was expecting !

So elevation is locked down and I have given it a little tweak to the left because the 395s have been a little right of the previous 320s point of impact.

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So now I still have to get some spare parts sorted and fine tune the contents of my "Possibles bag" which holds all the things you use when hunting.
Get together a camp kit bag for more major servicing and hot water cleaning.

And go chase a bull tahr and chamois

Usual problem with me and my images !
It's a wonder I can dress myself !!