Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Iowa 2010 Early Muzzleloader Season
Well this year has been great so far, as far as the muzzleloader hunting has gone. I am also a bowhunter and have had no success with my bow. The early muzzleloader season was a complete change and during the first weekend I managed to shoot one nice buck with the Thompson Center 300 grain Shockwave bonded, which I might add performed better than expected!
The shot was not very far, maybe twenty five yards max, but it was a "quicker than walking" shot and yet the buck only traveled at most twenty yards (past me) and died. The bullet did not exit, but with the placement I didn't expect that it would as both front shoulders were broke.
In camp this year, as in many years past, one member shot a doe with his Pedersoli blue ridge flintlock--.50cal with 90grains of FFF black powder. The ball entered the neck and exited just under the tail-- impressive! Another member of camp was using a Savage smokeless and had great results. There were two "new-to the owner" CVA optimas in camp, both impressed me with accuracy though one is having problems with ignition of Blackhorn (story for next post).
The shot was not very far, maybe twenty five yards max, but it was a "quicker than walking" shot and yet the buck only traveled at most twenty yards (past me) and died. The bullet did not exit, but with the placement I didn't expect that it would as both front shoulders were broke.
In camp this year, as in many years past, one member shot a doe with his Pedersoli blue ridge flintlock--.50cal with 90grains of FFF black powder. The ball entered the neck and exited just under the tail-- impressive! Another member of camp was using a Savage smokeless and had great results. There were two "new-to the owner" CVA optimas in camp, both impressed me with accuracy though one is having problems with ignition of Blackhorn (story for next post).
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