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Muzzleloader Hunting
Blackhorn 209 new black powder
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<blockquote data-quote="smokepoler" data-source="post: 443362" data-attributes="member: 19618"><p>bowhunthard, That is some great accuracy. How about the knockdown power, bullet drop and wind deflection at the 200 yd mark? Heavy bullets lose that energy a lot quicker than the lightweight stuff and that's about 300 fps less than the 285 barnes I am shooting with two T7 pellets. For field use I prefer the pellets which are giving me only slightly less accuracy than your results. Good enough for deer out to 250 which is my personal limit. I'd say the cleanliness aspect only applies to range shooting as it can get dirty real fast with the T7 or Pyrodex. Hunting's usually a one shot deal, retrieve, and go home & clean the gun. It all comes down to what's good for paper isn't necessarily good for hunting but if it suits your requirements, and you're getting good clean kills at the distances you shoot, you've hit the bullseye. Good Luck this season! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Smokepoler</p><p>p.s. love the NJ reference. I'm across the river in DE.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smokepoler, post: 443362, member: 19618"] bowhunthard, That is some great accuracy. How about the knockdown power, bullet drop and wind deflection at the 200 yd mark? Heavy bullets lose that energy a lot quicker than the lightweight stuff and that's about 300 fps less than the 285 barnes I am shooting with two T7 pellets. For field use I prefer the pellets which are giving me only slightly less accuracy than your results. Good enough for deer out to 250 which is my personal limit. I'd say the cleanliness aspect only applies to range shooting as it can get dirty real fast with the T7 or Pyrodex. Hunting's usually a one shot deal, retrieve, and go home & clean the gun. It all comes down to what's good for paper isn't necessarily good for hunting but if it suits your requirements, and you're getting good clean kills at the distances you shoot, you've hit the bullseye. Good Luck this season! :) Smokepoler p.s. love the NJ reference. I'm across the river in DE. [/QUOTE]
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