First roundball deer

[flinter40]

Just finished a great week of hunting in CO with great friends/family.

I scored my first sidelock/roundball harvest of hopefully many more to come.

I must admit it is very satisfying to harvest a deer with a muzzleloader and even more so with one you put together yourself. The lead roundball performed wonderfully.

 

[wattlebuster]

Congratulations. A roundball is all I've used for many yrs now. Caution very habit forming :thumbsup:

 

[jrmflintlock]

Like wattlebuster said, "it can be habbit forming!" Thanks for the great memories!! I had a blast!! We will definatly do it next year if we can draw the tags!!

 

[roundball]

Congratulations...and a PRB is definitely very effective.
:thumbsup:

 

[GreyWhiskers]

Good hunting! :thumbsup: Interesting rifle. How bout some details?

 

[pab1]

Congratulations! :hatsoff:

 

[hoochiepapa]

Grats!!
Nice doe, too.

 

[jamesthomas]

Yep, thats a real nice doe! lotsa meat on that one. :thumbsup: A roundball will do it every time.

 

[hanshi]

Congratulations on a very nice deer. There's nothing like taking a deer with a prb in a muzzleloader. I hunt exclusively with prb and can attest to their terminal performance.

 

[grndhntr]

Congrats. Looks like a tasty doe.

 

[flinter40]

Thank you for all the nice comments. I can't wait to try it again next year!

 

[flinter40]

Thanks. The rifle is a CVA Bobcat that I restocked after the original lock self destructed. The lock came from another CVA or traditions. The stock started as a blank from Dunlap that I shaped to resemble a hivernant rifle I saw at the TOW page that appealed to me. The buttplate and trigger guard are handmade.

This hunt gave me the motivation to complete this long ongoing project. Overall I am pleased with the result of my first attempt at a rifle and am eager to try my hand at another.

 

[BE Wild Willy]

Where was the shot placement on that doe, is it hidden under your rifle?

 

[James Stella]

Nice looking deer. Thanks for the pic.

 

[flinter40]

There was no exit hole on this side of the deer.

The shot entered just behind the shoulder, clipped the top of the heart and caught the offside leg just below the joint on this side. The bone was broken up pretty good and there was a small hole in the hide to the inside of the leg. I did not recover the ball. I'm not sure if that hole was an exit or caused by bone fragments.

The load was 80gr of 3F with a .490 ball wrapped in .015 patch. Shot distance was about 60yds.

 

[RC]

:thumbsup: Congrats! well done!

 

[Matt85]

fine looken deer ya got there! whens dinner?

 

[hawk]

nice work :thumbsup:

 

[VTdeerhunter]

A double wammy...great looking deer and gun :hatsoff: