slobbering over .40's

[Magungo1066]

So again I am feeling an overwhelming urger to buy a .40. Who loves/hates/likes them? I have a .54, and a smoothie so I am not worried about big stuff. I don't really have a small bore rifle.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

The .40 is a delightful caliber. Now that deer season is winding down I will change my Tennessee from .50 back to .40. The .40 is fun to shoot and offers light recoil and plenty of smack for medium sized game.

 

[Art Caputo]

I really like my 40 cal SMR. Its the maximum caliber allowed in my state for the squirrel season when I will also hunt coyotes where shots can run to 100 yards....no issue with the 40. IMO, it’s fun to shoot, and very accurate.

 

[oldwood]

Love my .40 . Use it in all but bear and deer season . Like it because it's very predictable and consistent. Its super lite , ugly , reliable , easy to load and can be throttled back for squirrels , etc.., and stoked up for larger work. Oh yes , did I mention it is very accurate??? Wish I would have had it when as a kid roamed the Cheat River country in Preston Co. , W.Va.. I'm sure the .40 would have liked being there , too......... oldwood

 

[S.Kenton]

I built a 40 in an SMR, great all around caliber for hunting and plinking.

 

[tnlonghunter]

I love my .40. It's the minimize for deer in my state. So, I can legally hunt deer and small game at the same time. Granted, I would be hesitant to shoot a deer beyond 30-40 yards (such an opportunity has not happened yet), and head shots only for squirrels. But there is something liberating about know I could legally shoot anything season - as long as the shot is ethical.

 

[Robby]

I love my .40, but you should also consider the .36. Lot of good things going for it too.
Robby

 

[olskool]

shot mine yesterday,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[GANGGREEN]

Damn, I always thought that my .40 had a pretty nice piece of wood on it, but you win oldskool.

 

[nkbj]

This is something I started fiddling with for a slow twist forty bore.


Made them with this adjustable length mold.

 

[George]

I like mine.

Spence

 

[MIOutdoorsman]

I love my .40, but you should also consider the .36. Lot of good things going for it too.
Robby

I’m toying with a “smaller” flintlock than my one and only (.54) - for squirrel, maybe rabbit if I happen across one. I feel like a small rifle is more familiar to me than a smoothie, but I’m all over the place mentally on this!

 

[dave61965]

This is something I started fiddling with for a slow twist forty bore.


Made them with this adjustable length mold.

Please share the specs on that mold if you don’t mind.

 

[Yewbender]

I like my .36

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

I prefer a .45.

Loaded down it works on small game but loaded up there is no doubt it'll be effectI've on deer. The bore fouls slower too.

 

[olskool]

I like my .36View attachment 55455

a 36 is next on my list,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[olskool]

I like mine.
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Spence

Spence what load did you use on that buck,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[sb 54 cal.]

Have a .40 using roundball and .40 cal. Pistol bullets out of both shoot point of aim at 45 yards. Kilt a couple of large hogs with it head shots at around 25 yds drops them where they stand.

 

[Eterry]

I really enjoy my 40, i look forward to taking a few squirrels with prb and 10grs fffg.
And with my 190gr REALs and 60gr fffg a deer or hog is in trouble... if I see one.

If I cast more REALs i'll post them in classifieds.

 

[George]

Spence what load did you use on that buck,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

It was 70 gr. 3F Goex and a .395" roundball.

Spence