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  1. johnraleksa

    How safe is it to use lead round balls while hunting?

    Was Wondering about the lead pipes in homes. Grew up with nothing but lead pipes in our house. Got older and lived in older homes with lead pipes. I would easily say all older homes still have lead pipes out side. Water companies have not replaced those pipes just because. Remember being...
  2. johnraleksa

    New from Indiana

    Hi, I live in Hamilton County Indiana. You might try up coming gun shows.
  3. johnraleksa

    Good deer hunting load

    I think that s Some people don't have any ideal of the power of black powder. If it can easley go through plywood, phonebooks, ect it will kill .
  4. johnraleksa

    Good deer hunting load

    After I get the gun sighted in then I shot at something I think is as hard as a deer body. I have used 4 in. Phone books with 1/4 to 1/2 inch playwood behind it. My load goes through that and keeps going. Sometimes I will put the plywood in front and behind the books . My load with RB. still...
  5. johnraleksa

    Hello from Indiana

    Good ,I'm planning on going to. haven't been for a long time.
  6. johnraleksa

    Hello from Indiana

    Hi, you going to the Tipton gun show this February 2023?
  7. johnraleksa

    Hello from Indiana

    Hi, you going to the Tipton gun show this coming February 2023?
  8. johnraleksa

    Squirrel Dogs

    Here in Indiana the DNR use to have a January youth squirrel hunt. 17 years and under. They had local coonhunters bring there dogs (all kinds of dogs)to hunt. I would grab the neighbors kid and take him to one of those hunts for years.great way to get a kid interested in hunting, plus I enjoyed...
  9. johnraleksa

    Am I color blind?

    After the shot (if I can see it) I watch the deers body ,how it's running, running straight or jumping, bouncing ,if it flag (raised its tail) . All these things tell me if it was a good shot or a poor shot and tells me how soon to go after it. Last deer I shot did flaged and jumped, but then...
  10. johnraleksa

    Bare balls?

    What about that ball moving when you lower the barrel down. Does it fit that tight that it won't fall out.
  11. johnraleksa

    Pedersoli 10ga waterfowl hunting?

    Dixon gun works said when working up a bb shotgun load, use a tin can. Put out to 25 yards . When the shot goes through the can that your load to use for most small game. I used 60 gr. 2f bb,1and 1/4 once lead shot in my 10 ga.for rabbits. That broke the hind legs of a rabbit at about 25 yards...
  12. johnraleksa

    New Muzzleloader Shooter Hold Over Question

    That's a lot of powder wasted.way to much. Try using 50 grains then go up even down. Your shoulder will think you also.
  13. johnraleksa

    Hello from Indiana

    Welcome I live in Carmel, in.
  14. johnraleksa

    Exit wound on deer.

    Friend of mine years and years ago shot a deer the bullet went through and killed a deer that was standing on the other side. Game warden was not understanding, and Friend got a large expensive ticket.
  15. johnraleksa

    Round ball and 50 grains in a 50 cal. for whitetail ?

    I only have a 50 cal cap and ball rifle . I manly shot ttt7 or pyrodex,but tryed Blackpowder Geox not to long ago. 60 grains of Blackpowder and round ball, 50 yards went through a 2x6 then went in to a blackcheery log 1/2 inches deep.That will kill anything. At 75 yards it might not go all the...
  16. johnraleksa

    Please recommend a good game camera

    Trigger speed is important, to slow and you won't get good pictures of all of the animal walking by. A camera taking pictures at long distance is not always good. You might get pictures of moving limbs or weeds 100 feet out. I have learned that how and where you put up the camera is the most...
  17. johnraleksa

    Need help....Have a cva hawken rifle with ball stuck in it,,,

    Like I said it happened to me. Bought this 50 cal. T.C. came with powder ,96 balls ,patches and more. Tryed shooting it,and it would hesitated then fire. Cleaned it and found ball and patch in . Got that out ,great shooting gun.
  18. johnraleksa

    Need help....Have a cva hawken rifle with ball stuck in it,,,

    I got hold of a 50 T.C once, the owner told me he only shot it 4 times. Tryed to shoot it my self ,hesitated when shoot 2or 3 times . When cleaning it realized something was in the barrel. Patch and ball. Got that out then shot it . Great shooting gun.
  19. johnraleksa

    Shooting

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