Eastern opener
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FishHunt
Old Mossy Horns
oldest school
Old Mossy Horns
Nothing has changed since I bought it. I finally ran out of the Knight bullets that shot well in it.
There are probably xbows out there that will kill one farther but I like it.
georgeeebuck
Ten Pointer
Bought my MK85 in 1986. Have upgraded it to the 209 ignition and made a thumb hole walnut stock for it . Its shoots Barnes 250 spitfire bullets with the blue sabots (mine has a real tight barrel) as good as any muzzleloader I have. I have the Mk 85 in 50 a TC encore in 50 and a self-made 54 cal inline with a knight barrel on a mauser action , all shoot good but the MK85 is the most consistent.Nothing has changed since I bought it. I finally ran out of the Knight bullets that shot well in it.
There are probably xbows out there that will kill one farther but I like it.
Nothing has changed since I bought it. I finally ran out of the Knight bullets that shot well in it.
There are probably xbows out there that will kill one farther but I like it.
You can still buy the bullets from Knight. I had a Knight Wolverine for years it it shot those best.
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The long range forecast shows 51 overnight, 71 daytime for the opener. WOOT WOOT!!
shotgunner
Ten Pointer
We have 3 in the family. A TC Encore that my daughter shoots with a Leupold Rifleman 4x12x40 on it. It likes 100 gr. BH with a 200 grain TC Shockwave. My mom shoots a CVA Optima V2 stainless with a Nikon XR 3x9x40. It shoots 100 gr. BH with the 250 gr. Barnes TMZ. I shoot a CVA Optima V2 Nitride LR with a Luepold VX3i 3.5x10x40 and 100 gr. BH and the Barnes 250 gr. TMZ. I sure hope we can keep some of this colder weather around especially the way last year went.
Helium
Old Mossy Horns
Hornady XTP .44 cal 240grain with green harvester sabots was deadly in mineNothing has changed since I bought it. I finally ran out of the Knight bullets that shot well in it.
There are probably xbows out there that will kill one farther but I like it.
Wish I wouldn’t have sold that gun... hard to beat
That bullet is deadly in just about any muzzleloader I’ve ever seen.
I use that exact combo in front of 100 gr of FFg Goex in my Remington M700ML. Been killing deer with it for over 20 years.
I know where there is a very clean MK85 black/stainless.
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Sighted in the Wolf today. The lighter weight than the Impact makes it sweet to carry but it also makes for more recoil. All in all I'm happy and ready to draw her first blood.
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MJ74
Old Mossy Horns
Never shot any brand other than CVA and I can't comment on the Wolf, but the Optimas I have shot didn't have much recoil at all.
You could probably remove the recoil pad and add someweight to the stock and it would help out too.
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appmtnhntr
Twelve Pointer
Man I added a little bean bag and a bunch of grocery bags balled up in there loose in mine.
made the balance better and took some of the pop out
Thanks, good idea!!
Redneck Rocker Dude
Old Mossy Horns
Id quit muzzleloading before i shot a powerbelt
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FishHunt
Old Mossy Horns
Going to try out the Hornady 250gr SST in my Wolf today. I killed a deer a few seasons ago with this bullet but don't recall and didn't record how they shot for me. As I was going through my supplies I found I had a couple of boxes of these. If they shoot well enough I won't be dipping into my supply of bullets for my Ruger 77/44 and handguns.
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ncstatehunter
Twelve Pointer
I switched to the 260 grain Scorpion PT Gold by Harvester and my Accura MR loves them and 100 grains of Blackhorn (by volume). Western opener is tomorrow, I’ll be out probably Tuesday afternoon and maybe Wednesday. Will be somewhere on the gamelands around Raleigh Saturday morning for the Eastern opener.
mj1angier
Four Pointer
I am using the 200gr with 90 gr of BH209. Most of my shots will be 75 or less so think it will be fine. If’s the shot I want is not there I will let them walk. Too lazy to look for wounded deer running lol
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It feels like deer weather out there. Beautiful day!!
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MJ74
Old Mossy Horns
Of course I will be working starting tonight thru Tuesday morning so I expect great weather the weekend....[emoji35]
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appmtnhntr
Twelve Pointer
Y’all got great weather for your open.
supposed to be 34* and calm at 5’300’ in the morning.
supposed to be 34* and calm at 5’300’ in the morning.
I'm using for the first time in a hunting situation Federal BOR Lock 270 gr. Looks good on paper let's see how its on some meat
Never heard of these but they look very interesting. Looking forward to your review.
The TC encore Muzzleloader im using this year was set up on them. They load much easier then a sabot. Supposedly when the gasses hit the bullet it forces the plastic part up on the bullet sealing it to make it accurate out to 200 yards. I'll give it a try and see. Worked well on paper let's see how it does on a hunk of meat.
FishHunt
Old Mossy Horns
Powder and any idea on velocity? Those look interesting.
I'm a couple of minutes away from loading my Wolf and wrapping up a couple of loose ends.
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I'm using the set up that came with the gun. 2 pellets of red box 777 no idea on the velocity. Im interested in seeing how well these mushroom. They are supposed to be capable of a 200 yard shot. I didn't sight em in at that distance.
CVA Optima, Nikon 3x9, hornady 300 grain xtp, Blackhorn 209
Savage 10 ML, Nikon Monarch, 300 grain Barnes Originals.
Savage 10 ML, Nikon Monarch, 300 grain Barnes Originals.
smilliganqb
Eight Pointer
appmtnhntr
Twelve Pointer
I started shooting these when I went to Colorado. Holy crap Batman.
I’ll shoot them from here on out.
