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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    So do you use pyrodex while hunting or black powder?
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    CCI "Multiple Use" Musket Caps

    They will work. They just don't burn quite as hot or give off as much gas as the musket caps.
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    Sweet! I hear they are pretty accuate bullet too. What kind of groups are you getting?
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    CCI "Multiple Use" Musket Caps

    Found some Dynamt Nobel musket caps at Cabelas! :thumbsup: I am in business now! :grin:
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    CCI "Multiple Use" Musket Caps

    This is a copy and paste from the Sportsman's Warehouse website: CCI Musket Caps (1219375) $7.49 2.0 4 Reviews | Review this product IN STOCK 8 CCI Musket Caps - Tough four wing design, lighter explosive charge, and designed especially for reenactment. Also here are some reviews form...
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    CCI "Multiple Use" Musket Caps

    I was at my local Sportsmans Warehouse yesterday and they were out of RWS Musket caps. I need some full power musket caps for hunting. However they had some CCI musket caps and the label on the tin said "Multiple Use". Other than that the packaging looks the same as the reduced power musket caps...
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    There we go, someone who has "been there done that"! Looks like you really got good performance with them! :thumbsup: Shoot 'em through the lungs?
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    That would be great! Is there anyone out there who would sell me a few to try?
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    WOW they didn't work very well for you! I would rather use the Lyman Great Plains Bullet if I could get my hands on some.
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    Hornady .54 Great Plains Bullet Above is a link to picture on the Hornady website. Here is the testamonial that accompanied it: Category: 54 Cal Product: 54 Cal 425 gr HB-HP Shooter: Tom Posted: Sep 22, 2011 I've attached photos of 3 Hornady Great Plains bullets (.54 caliber, 425...
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    I don't want to get into bullet casting right now. That sure looks like a dandy bullet! So you don't know anybody who sells these eh?
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    Thanks for your thoughful response. Actually I have the Great Plains HP only because that is all they had at my local Cabela's. Well they did have powerbelt but I didn't want to go there. I am familier with the wide meplat bullets that the handgun hunting crowd is using now like the LBT. The...
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    I am a VERY proficent shot with a centerfire & rim fire rifles and handguns. I have been an avid shooter & hunter for 48 years. Dad taught me to shoot a .22 when I was six. It's just this muzzleloader thing that is new to me. If I can find a decent load and practice with the rifle, I am...
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    I have shot many deer in the head & neck with a centerfire but never an elk. You are right the neck on the elk is a lot different with lots of "hangy down" parts! :grin:
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    It sounds like a double lung shot is the resounding favorite answer! This is the same spot I would choose if I were using a high powered centerfire rife.
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    .54 cal shot placement options for Elk

    Not sure if this is the right place for this question/disscussion but here goes........ I will be using my T/C Renegade in .54 for a cow elk early this fall in Idaho. I have hunted for several decades with centerfire but never have hunted with a muzzleloader. I will be using genuine black...
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    Hello from Idaho!

    Just a new guy from Idaho who bought a muzzy and needs to learn how to use it! I bought a used T/C Renegade to hunt elk here in Idaho so I will need a lot of advice. I have centerfire hunted for decades (I'm 54) but have never muzzleloader hunderd before. I hope to glean some wisdom and share my...
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