Bear kill

[JesseJames]

This is a nice bear kill.
http://www.caywoodguns.com/400_pounds.htm

 

[musketman]

So that's what they look like before they're rugs... :winking:

 

[jtmattison]

Two .48 caliber balls stuffed down a single barrel, isn't that dangerous?
I'm going up to Alaska late this summer and going to try a spot and stalk for black or brown bear with my .54 caliber Trade Rifle.
Salmon fishing is the mission but if the bears are plentiful I'll go after one.

Huntin

 

[Mtn-Man2u]

out_a_huntin: Good Luck with your bear hunt in Alaska. That was a dream of mine. Alot of people thought I was crazy, going after a Brown bear with a muzzleloader. I also have a 54cal T/C. I'll just have to put up with the Black Bears in our area. (Oregon) Mtn-Man2u

 

[jtmattison]

Mtn-Man2u,
A bear hunt in Alaska doesn't have to be a dream. It can become reality very easily.
I'm an Alaska resident so it comes a bit easier for me but on a limited budget there is a lot of great self-guided hunting available in Alaska.
I have a very good friend who is an outfitter so I've got it made.
I'm going up for some salmon and halibut fishing but the rifle is going along just in case a bruiser comes along.

Huntin

 

[Mtn-Man2u]

out_a_huntin,
You're right. I can achieve the dream right here in my own state. Then go after the bigger bears in the lower 48, then go after the bigger bears in your neck of the woods. I know I can't just go hunting with out being in good shape, whose darn bears can run pretty fast when they are piss-off about somthing. And I need to be a good shot. Then I'll bring the fishing poles, and enjoy the fishin. Mtn-Man2u

 

[Darkhorse]

Danny Caywood has his own way of doing things, like not liking touchhole liners and double balling a .48. I'm not saying that he is neccessarily wrong, just that he does some things a little different than some others. I guess that just goes to show there is more than one way to reach a destination.
If you do decide to load with a double ball, whatever you do, be SURE the second ball is firmly seated against the first. If there is any gap at all between them, then the second ball becomes a barrel obstruction instead of a projectile and can have deadly consequences for the shooter or bystander.
I personally, would rather go up in caliber if I needed a larger gun.

 

[musketman]

I would (if I ever wanted to shoot a double ball) set the balls up so that each spure flat is touching each other...

Flat on flat, so to speek, this way there would only be one flat spot, instead of two per ball...

It may not be right or correct, but that's the way I'd do it...