Just got my first buck with a muzzleloader hit him with a 58.cal patched round ball at 35 yds acted like he got struck by lightning.Also just got my shilo sharps quigly rifle in 45-70 I know its not a muzzleloader but I just had to tell somebody I cant wait to take it into the woods :thumbsup:
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Good for you - on both counts.
I can hear the battle cry now:
"Ventilate 'em with a .58"
I can hear the battle cry now:
"Ventilate 'em with a .58"
This years's PA early ML season, I killed my first deer with my .58cal 1861. Shot her right in the snoot, at 65yds with a 385gr RCBS minnie over 60grs of fff. It was a a head on shot and the bullet logded in the brain. Nothin' puts em down quicker than a big ole chunk of lead :g
You guys don't mess around! I've head shot does with 12 ga slugs (works out to 437 grain, 73 cal) and it sure does slow their forward progress. But it is just too ugly afterwards. 
We're talking Dean Koontz/Stephen King/Resident Evil ugly.
We're talking Dean Koontz/Stephen King/Resident Evil ugly.
58 Cal on the snoot, kinda like hitting a nail with a sledge hammer... :rotf: seriously...great shot. I have a deer reduction hunt coming up Mon/Tue at a local state park. Hope to bag a couple.roundball said:That was a good shot at 65yds...a 'snoot' is not a very big target, congratulations!
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Glad to hear about your success! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Congrats. on your deer, I've been wanting to put a Green Mountain .58 drop in on my Renegade. Most likely a 1\70 twist. I also will be trying out my 45-70 in a Buffalo classic. Congrats again on the rifles and deer.
