36 caliber deer hunting

[Sparkitoff]

Somebody pointed out to me that Buckshot is around .36 depending on how many "O's" is has. People use that for deer where legal. I wonder how many ball aka pellets hit the deer on average?

 

[Gordoncourtney]

I am not going to do this, and I am not asking if you think it's a good idea. I just want to know if anyone has used a .36 rifle for deer hunting and how that turned out. The details of the load and shot distance is helpful.

There are some deer species where the .36 might be the bomb, like Muntjac, Chinese Water Deer, Pudu, Brokett Deer, and some deer-like antelope like Reedbok and such.

Any used the .36 rifle deer hunting?

I am not going to do this, and I am not asking if you think it's a good idea. I just want to know if anyone has used a .36 rifle for deer hunting and how that turned out. The details of the load and shot distance is helpful.

There are some deer species where the .36 might be the bomb, like Muntjac, Chinese Water Deer, Pudu, Brokett Deer, and some deer-like antelope like Reedbok and such.

Any used the .36 rifle deer hunting?

The .36 is very interesting to me as I have a .36 double rifle , by the long range rifle company Birmingham. No police permit to fire it . And no info on it , think it’s midland gun company but their factory and records was obliterated by ww2 bombs Sights go to 400 yards rifling twist to fast for balls so the choice is sizing down .375 bullets or jacketed Sierra bullets. 180g bullets seem perfect but only produce like 1400 max ft lbs, so you need 240g to get over 2000 ft lbs. A bit of a tall order with BP as the official power with a bull it is 960 ft lbs , I even paper patched .308 jacketed bullets and have ,36 sabots

Without range time I am at a loss to make constructive suggestions but a ,375 magnum rifle will take down elephant let alone small animals . I think it all comes down to lead balls or conicals. And dream
on !!! Photo with extra 28g shot barrels

 

[Bigpete]

I haven't shot deer with my 36 cal but I've shot feral goats,which would weigh between 30 and 70kg,using a 36 cal maxiball which in theory would replicate a 357 magnum in power. The projectiles passed through easily but seemingly didn't expand much,not that I found any. Shots were taken at no further than 50m,and animals travelled no further than 50m.
I wouldn't hesitate to use mine on smaller deer like fallow,I do wish I could find a hollow point maxiball though

 

[Reds]

In Florida the minimum is .30 cal. I have a .32 Cherokee and have the Maxi ball Moulds for it. Some time back one of the members here was selling a bunch of new Moulds. I did gather many of what I use that he had but one he had was a Lyman double .36 Maxi and I said to myself “Self one day you may find One of those .36 cals”. So I got it along with the others mentioned and wouldn’t you know a few months ago I found a NIB TC .36 Seneca from yet another member here. Have not fired it and don’t know if I will but I can tell ya that .32 does a great job on our hogs down here in South Florida. I only shoot within 25 yards and if a body shot then have to be quartered away same as archery” in the armpit forward”. Farthest has run about 60 yards but none lost!!!

 

[Britsmoothy]

I've loaded 5x .36" shot in my 45 before now.
I don't think I'd use it anything bigger than a fox and not very far either.
Probably does not apply to the original post.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

The .36 is very interesting to me as I have a .36 double rifle , by the long range rifle company Birmingham. No police permit to fire it . And no info on it , think it’s midland gun company but their factory and records was obliterated by ww2 bombs Sights go to 400 yards rifling twist to fast for balls so the choice is sizing down .375 bullets or jacketed Sierra bullets. 180g bullets seem perfect but only produce like 1400 max ft lbs, so you need 240g to get over 2000 ft lbs. A bit of a tall order with BP as the official power with a bull it is 960 ft lbs , I even paper patched .308 jacketed bullets and have ,36 sabots

Without range time I am at a loss to make constructive suggestions but a ,375 magnum rifle will take down elephant let alone small animals . I think it all comes down to lead balls or conicals. And dream
on !!! Photo with extra 28g shot barrels

I was looking at Greame wrights book for BP double rifles

.360- 2.25 BP 50grain, 155 g bullet. 10 tons pressure 1700 ft sec 993 ft lbs

.450 3.5”. BP120 g , 270g bullet 11 tons 1975 ft sec 2336 ft lbs

.500 3”. BP 136g, 340g bullet , 11tons, 1925ft sec. 2794 ft sec

Incidentally
.360 bore, 30g cordite, 300g bullet, 12 tons 1650ft sec 1613 ft lbs

A .375 nitro 2.50”. 40g ,270g bullet ,14.5tons, 1975ft sec 2336 ft lbs

My 450/400 3” ok for buff and elephant, 60cordite , 400g bullet , 16 tons, 2125 ft sec, 4005 ft lbs

Hope it’s of interest , still cannot understand how to add photos with this new format ???

 

[Gordoncourtney]

I was looking at Greame wrights book for BP double rifles

.360- 2.25 BP 50grain, 155 g bullet. 10 tons pressure 1700 ft sec 993 ft lbs

.450 3.5”. BP120 g , 270g bullet 11 tons 1975 ft sec 2336 ft lbs

.500 3”. BP 136g, 340g bullet , 11tons, 1925ft sec. 2794 ft sec

Incidentally
.360 bore, 30g cordite, 300g bullet, 12 tons 1650ft sec 1613 ft lbs

A .375 nitro 2.50”. 40g ,270g bullet ,14.5tons, 1975ft sec 2336 ft lbs

My 450/400 3” ok for buff and elephant, 60cordite , 400g bullet , 16 tons, 2125 ft sec, 4005 ft lbs

Hope it’s of interest , still cannot understand how to add photos with this new format ???

My .36 ml. Add photos came up. Magic

 

[Gordoncourtney]

My .36 ml. Add photos came up. Magic

Meant to add the shot barrels, recently added, are 28 bore ml , new, unused , both barrels around 1885 note 400 yards on leaf sights , just no information on it

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Meant to add the shot barrels, recently added, are 28 bore ml , new, unused , both barrels around 1885 note 400 yards on leaf sights , just no information on it

While I am rambling on I got these .35 81g air gun pellets of eBay uk from. , more out of interest , bit expensive at £18/100 at the time I thought great for squirrels and rabbits , sorry not allowed to try them in uk, just for my collection. Ha ha.

 

[yellowhammer]

Interesting. I wonder if those Diablo .35's will stabilize in a round ball twist barrel?

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Interesting. I wonder if those Diablo .35's will stabilize in a round ball twist barrel?

I shoot the same EXACT pellets in my .22 and 177 in my pcp pump up air guns and they are deadly accurate to 50 yards. They come from ChechRepublic EU , I think a guy brings them to England and sells them on EBay uk. They come on .30 also as have some , they won’t need much BP Doubt if you will get them on eBay us. But I’ll look

 

[yellowhammer]

Lot's of 9mm/.35 pellet options....

I doubt that the form of that style of pellet will stay intact at bp pressures. Now, the H&N Grizzly, etc might.