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  1. mtfishn

    New Zealand Fallow Deer

    Enjoyed your story. Thanks
  2. mtfishn

    Dirty Betty Makes Meat

    Congratulations on your success and appreciate your diligence in tracking/following up!
  3. mtfishn

    Got lucky in northern Michigan

    Congratulations!! Sound like you did everything just right. That ball may well have exited with a little less powder...or if it was farther away. I have had the exact same thing happen several times on close deer. Seems odd that a slower ball will penetrate better, but it does as it stays...
  4. mtfishn

    2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........

    Great job there Mr. E-tipp.
  5. mtfishn

    60 year antelope 2024

    Congratulations....job well done!
  6. mtfishn

    Trade gun for grizzlies

    A friend who was treed by a bear while working for the Forest Service told me "You don't have to worry about being able to climb that tree....just be sure to stop when you get to the top"
  7. mtfishn

    Ballistol-based lube?

    It stinks ,,,but there are a lot of other odors I'd be more concerned with. I've used 4 parts water to 1 part Ballistol for hunting for years and it works great. I do use a 28 gauge (for .54 cal) card wad or wool felt between powder and bullet though not sure it is necessary.
  8. mtfishn

    Start season in Spain!

    Congratulations on a hunt well done. Thanks for sharing with us!
  9. mtfishn

    Shooting with a Shooting Stick

    You are onto something good with X-stix. It will double your effective range (at least). I generally use mine from a sitting position. I place the stix at least 1/2 way out on the barrel. The closer to the trigger you place the stix, the less stable, more muzzle movement. Simple physics. I...
  10. mtfishn

    How heavy is too heavy?

    Congrats on a great find! I too , prefer heavy(?) rifles for offhand shooting.....but have never tried one THAT heavy! For me, the extra weight slows down the rifle movements and helps me get a shot off at a slower moving target. I use an arm braced against my ribs to support the rifle so...
  11. mtfishn

    .54 Cal. Nevada Antelope

    Congratulations on your antelope. I'll be after them w/stick and string in a couple weeks. If I'm not successful, then a MLoader later in October.
  12. mtfishn

    Wheel weight lead question

    Not much to add to previous responses, but that's never stopped me before. I have used WWs for PRBs and could tell no difference in accuracy. I was shooting a .440 ball with a rather thick .020 patch and it worked just as good as the pure lead. However...........had a tough time killing a...
  13. mtfishn

    Hello from Montana

    Welcome from the central part of the state!
  14. mtfishn

    .54 for Target?

    At present, I'm shooting a 1/70" twist for a hunting gun w/PRB. Shoots great (under 2" @ 50yds) with 65gr FFF, up to 3-4" groups at 100 with 90grains.
  15. mtfishn

    .54 for Target?

    There is a slight advantage to a larger cal. when it comes to wind drift...but not much. I ran a comparison on a ballistics program between a .45 PRB and a .54...at two muzzle velocities 1400fps and 1800fps. At 100yds, 1400 fps,10mph wind drift for .54 was 10.4", for .45 12.6". At 100yds...
  16. mtfishn

    Changing Powder charges on woodswalk.

    I do it all the time...even on fixed targets where the range is known, I use nearly identical charges as you in my .45, a little lighter perhaps, 40gr FFF at 25-50 and 60grFFF at 100yds exact same sight picture/hold at all ranges
  17. mtfishn

    .54 for Target?

    Shoot what you want...have fun. I was ordering a replacement barrel made to drop into my kit gun back in the '80s. Viewing several "old" targets posted in his shop, I asked an old barrel maker "For target shooting, what caliber do you prefer?" He pointed to one target and said "Well... I won...
  18. mtfishn

    Woodsrunner Recoil?

    Same comments as others....I shoot 80 grains for longer shots and 60gr at 25-50. I have a broad (?) about 1 1/8" wide, but on the stock and no problems. Gun weighs a little over 9 lbs.
  19. mtfishn

    Low Charges

    I once shot in an event where each competitor was given a plastic film container(?) with about 50grains of powder in it. the target was at 25yds. You could shoot for score as many shots as you could get out of your powder supply...any cal. I was amazed at how little powder it took to get the...
  20. mtfishn

    Hello from Southern California

    Welcome from Big Sky country.
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