As another year passes...

[William O.]

I get this year's goose with a muzzloader, again, I am delighted to say.
A goodly skein fast on the wind and a little higher than I like!
The 10g was loaded with 100gn of 4f, yes that's correct 4f, and 2oz of #3 tungsten matrix.
Two thin cards and one thin leather as a wad.
Before I left home I popped a cap on a rodded patch per barrel for good measure. I do not store my muzzloaders with oil so was confident of ignition.
So the first smaller skein as I feared got blown wide by the wind but the larger skein behind was looking good in the failing light but was also a little lower!
They were so fast I had to shoot early and the bird did indeed react as though shot but did not fall!
Instinctively I swung through the same bird now directly overhead and fired to witness the same bird fold up and plummet to the ground thirty yards behind me!
Awesome.
That 10g and fine powder gets some horsepower up!

I feel a meatloaf a coming up....
Thank you Lord.
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Congrats on a successful hunt and that fine bird! 4f in a 10 gauge? I would have never thought that would give you good shot patterns but the proof is in the pudding. That's a nice looking shotgun too. Maybe you can post some pics of it someday?

 

[Britsmoothy]

Congrats on a successful hunt and that fine bird! 4f in a 10 gauge? I would have never thought that would give you good shot patterns but the proof is in the pudding. That's a nice looking shotgun too. Maybe you can post some pics of it someday?

Thank you.
If you do a search of my stuff on here you will find the photos.
And 4f is great in all my shotguns. You can use less and gets good power up.
I cracked the misbelief about it years ago.

 

[necchi]

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[Hammond79]

Congratulations!!

 

[Britsmoothy]

Meatloaf done.
Granddaughter helped and also gives it the big thumbs up.
It's going on my packed lunch for work tomorrow for sure.

 

[Patocazador]

It's going on my packed lunch for work tomorrow for sure.

You work? I thought you just hunted for a living.

My bubble has burst.

 

[Britsmoothy]

You work? I thought you just hunted for a living.

My bubble has burst.

Unfortunately yes

 

[JeffG]

Congrats! Great hunt. Thanks for taking us along...

 

[Nameless Hunter]

That's some honker you got there! Congratulations on a successful hunt!