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The 1:48 twist rate in a .36 caliber barrel is intended for roundballs only. It is the correct twist rate for them...(The correct twist rate is respective of the caliber). Hunting hogs with a .36 caliber?? I don't know about all that :haha: .117 CALIBER PELLET GUN??? :rotf:
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If your bore is actually .360, you might try a .38( .358) cal. wadcutter( 148 grains) UNSIZED, and put a OP wad behind it to seal the gases out of the grooves. That should give good accuracy out to 50 yds. If you get the hollow based wadcutters, turn the hollow base forward, so that you have a huge hollow point to open up on hitting a small, thin skinned animal like a fox, or coyote.
I bought a 36 maxi ball mold years ago, so am going on actual experience here. When I used to shoot the conicals in my 36, they were every bit as acurate, maybe more accurate than a round ball. So, don't allways believe they won't work. One of the differences I noticed is the maxi ball would just go right through a squirrel and the round ball would tear it up. I used a 30 gr. charge of goex 3f for both. I could tell the difference between the 2, the maxi had a little more thump (recoil). That was in my younger days, now, I would never dream of a conical in any of my flintlocks, just not right. I may put this mold up for trade in the classifieds.
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86marine said:
I've dropped 2 with my Confederate navy .44
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I saw the same video with the pellet gun.
But my question is, if you are so competetive, why not use a rb to take a hog? We don't have them here, so I can't speak from experience, though.
I'm very competetive, that's why I ml hunt.
But my question is, if you are so competetive, why not use a rb to take a hog? We don't have them here, so I can't speak from experience, though.
I'm very competetive, that's why I ml hunt.
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like i said I have killed hogs with my '51 Navy in .44. Heavier ball more ft- lbs of energy than the .36 with round ball.
But with a .36 Maxi i would be exceeding the .44s capability of ft-lbs according to the one ballistics chart I could find for them.
So now I would be able to comfortably down a hog. I love the competition but as far as killing something I will start big and work my way down maybe even down to the pellet rifle. But only when I feel confident in using it on a hog
But with a .36 Maxi i would be exceeding the .44s capability of ft-lbs according to the one ballistics chart I could find for them.
So now I would be able to comfortably down a hog. I love the competition but as far as killing something I will start big and work my way down maybe even down to the pellet rifle. But only when I feel confident in using it on a hog
Well, your pellet rifle isn't a muzzleloader and we don't much care about it here. I have a Beeman S-1 that rips 'em out at 1,000 fps and I wouldn't use it on anything over squirrel size.
I used to woodchuck hunt with a T/C Seneca in .36 using Maxi-balls. It certainly killed them when I connected, but with no detectable expansion. At the time my hunting buddy was using a T/C Hawken flintlock. We tried to keep our shots over 100 yards to be sporting and give each other plenty to laugh about.
Stick one in a pig's ear and he'll die quickly. Double lung him and you may have to wait him out while he bleeds out. I wouldn't use a .36 on a 150 lb whitetail. How big do your piggies get?
I used to woodchuck hunt with a T/C Seneca in .36 using Maxi-balls. It certainly killed them when I connected, but with no detectable expansion. At the time my hunting buddy was using a T/C Hawken flintlock. We tried to keep our shots over 100 yards to be sporting and give each other plenty to laugh about.
Stick one in a pig's ear and he'll die quickly. Double lung him and you may have to wait him out while he bleeds out. I wouldn't use a .36 on a 150 lb whitetail. How big do your piggies get?
86marine said:
Energy does not mean much at BP velocities.
Its bore size.
Pellet rifle? If you have a HARD PELLET and use head shots I suppose its OK. But growing up on a farm I have no desire to PO a hog. They can be very unfriendly and are very capable of hurting people. My take? People do stupid stuff all the time.
Small bores often work very very well, until they don't work. Then things tend to go to crap and require "fixing".
The basic rule for MLs is that they be properly sized for the game being hunted. The 36 is maxed out at about the size of a ground hog. But will kill far bigger animals with headshots.
If you worry about the 36 penetrating cast balls from WW alloy and use head shots.
A 36 RB will out energy any pellet rifle.
Dan
True, big game with a pellet rifle is a stunt, not an advisable thing to do. I had heard about those "big bore air guns" and was interested until I read that they poop a .45 roundball out the muzzle at less than 900 fps. My Traditions Pioneer .45 pistol beats that with just 15 grains of 3f. Surprisingly, the air guns are also a lot louder than a firearm loaded to comparable velocity. They are easier to clean than a BP gun however. :haha:
