FC Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 .50 caliber flinter and .44 Remington New Army. Flinter exploded a milk jug with water. Big 'ol holes with the .44. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenden Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Ah, the hole left from a round ball. Back when I used a side hammer, thats all I would use to deer hunt with; a .50 cal and a patched round ball in front of 100 grains of black powder. Those round balls accounted for a few deer in their day, and made massive entrance and exit wounds. After purchasing an inline muzzloader, all I shoot are 250 grain PTX sabots with a 120 grain charge. They are unstopable, and most certanily drop a deer in their tracks out to 130 yards (open sites still), but much of the magic is lost. I wish I would have bought a new side hammer instead of the inline, it was much more fun. Brenden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 They sure are fun to shoot. My flintlock isn't very accurate, which is disappointing. I remembered reading about the famed KY rifle accuracy. I've never cared for inlines- too modern to be a muzzleloader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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