JBird
36 Cal.
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2011
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Built this "poorboy" southern (.45) rifle back in 2018 and these last few years getting into hunting it's never been carried for deer until today.
I've always opted for the Kibler in 54, as I've had some reliability issues with this gun, too many pan flashes to be confident and ignition a bit slow, just a few days ago I sat it beside my colonial and realized how undersized the touch hole was in comparison. Drilled it out and went to the range yesterday and had 100% reliability and instantaneous ignition with Null b in the pan, just in time for Georgias Opening day of Muzzleloader
Was planning on still hunting until I found a spot to set up for the afternoon. It didn't take a great deal of time, half a mile down a logging road I came across a lot of fresh deer sign in one area crossing the muddy track. Following they're trail led me to a number of Beautyberry trees/bushes. The area looked promising and as cautious as I was, I bumped a few does around lunch. The wind was right and the abundance of berries told me to pick a spot and get comfortable for the long haul.
I was reading Treasure Island when I looked up around 3:30 and a small doe was standing 30 yards away feeding, very nearly downwind of me. Waited for a clean shot and threaded the needle. She ran into a thicket about 70 yards from where I was sitting and made a big crash seconds later.
Turns out it wasn't a clean shot I hit her right behind the diaphragm quartering away, (I won't be shooting anymore deer unless I can verify my aiming point) no exit wound and the entrance wound was plugged with the intestines. I never found a speck of blood. If it wasn't for the crash in the brush I wouldn't have been very hopeful. It took a bit of time but I found her within the hour by tracking physical sign.
Luckily she went down very quickly, the ball made its way into the vitals without puncturing the stomach
I've always opted for the Kibler in 54, as I've had some reliability issues with this gun, too many pan flashes to be confident and ignition a bit slow, just a few days ago I sat it beside my colonial and realized how undersized the touch hole was in comparison. Drilled it out and went to the range yesterday and had 100% reliability and instantaneous ignition with Null b in the pan, just in time for Georgias Opening day of Muzzleloader
Was planning on still hunting until I found a spot to set up for the afternoon. It didn't take a great deal of time, half a mile down a logging road I came across a lot of fresh deer sign in one area crossing the muddy track. Following they're trail led me to a number of Beautyberry trees/bushes. The area looked promising and as cautious as I was, I bumped a few does around lunch. The wind was right and the abundance of berries told me to pick a spot and get comfortable for the long haul.
I was reading Treasure Island when I looked up around 3:30 and a small doe was standing 30 yards away feeding, very nearly downwind of me. Waited for a clean shot and threaded the needle. She ran into a thicket about 70 yards from where I was sitting and made a big crash seconds later.
Turns out it wasn't a clean shot I hit her right behind the diaphragm quartering away, (I won't be shooting anymore deer unless I can verify my aiming point) no exit wound and the entrance wound was plugged with the intestines. I never found a speck of blood. If it wasn't for the crash in the brush I wouldn't have been very hopeful. It took a bit of time but I found her within the hour by tracking physical sign.
Luckily she went down very quickly, the ball made its way into the vitals without puncturing the stomach
