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CVA and traditions muzzleloaders. Had one of each and both would only go off when they were in a good mood. Browning gold shotgun. Ran about 1 out of 4 times jammed the rest. Mossberg pump shotgun. Forearm split in half while shooting

3:00am. J/k.

This shouldn't last long. The ultimate coues gun at a heck of a price!

Do you have a nov rifle hunt? Do you have a nov rifle hunt? ya- last week of Nov.They won't be rutting then. I've seen them breed cows and heard bugling that time of year but it's almost always little Bulls that are still hanging with cows that time of year (if any). I would look for Bulls to be bachelor herded up and in the most rugged stuff you can find.

Do you have a nov rifle hunt?

Wow. If I sat down with a pen and paper and drew a pic of my ultimate dream antelope it would look just like that!!

I've seen some trail cam pics out of 10 this year. I'm guessing you'll smoke a big one!!

Nice bull Bob! I'm gonne guess 320? I have no doubt you'll kill a LOT bigger one in a few weeks!!

That's an awesome idea!! I love this site!!!

I shot this big bodied ND whitetail with 55gr soft points. I put 8 rounds into his ribs as he ran quartering away. You could've laid a softball over the entry holes. About half hit rob on their way in and fragmented only making it to the near lung. The ones that made it between the ribs penetrated to the far lungs. The shots were from 80-120 yards. Would I do it again with cheap 55gr soft points and a big bodied eastern whitetail? Definitely not. Do I think a single well placed broadside shot with a good controlled expansion bullet would work on a coues. Heck yes.

I hate to say it but you are setting your standards pretty high. A 1.8" group at 100 is very very good for a muzzleloader. You can read all about people getting 1" groups etc but the reality of it is muzzleloaders are extremely finicky. The pressure you put down on the powder when you seat, the between shot swabbing (or not depending on what works) the amount of powder residue, type of sabot etc all are working against you and creating variables. I've had cva's, tc's, Knights, and most recently a Johnston ultimate, and to be honest with you I've never owned one that would CONSISTENTLY print 1" groups. I've shot lots of 1" groups but most of the time my consistent average for a good load was between 1.5-2". You'll find that you'll get things all dialed in and set up and go back a week later and it will change. You'll shoot a 1" group one day and think you have it all figured out and the next week it'll be 2.5" with a 6" flyer. Look for consistency more then group size in my opinion. I bought my Johnston ultimate last year and it's the first consistent gun I've ever owned. I think it has a lot to do with the priming system using center fire primers over 209 primers. There's almost no fouling left in the barrel even with a 200gr charge. I think this goes a long way in the consisrency. You can duplicate that by having a good between shot swabbing system but then again if you need follow up shots in the field it all goes out the window. A final thing I would say is once you get it dialed in, duplicate field scenarios. I don't mean shoot off your but etc, that is implied. I mean load it up and leave the charge in the barrel for a week or so in your truck and the. Cap it and shoot it at 150 yds etc. you'll find that changes in temp humidity etc will really screw with the loaded charge. None of your field shots are gonna be freshly loaded swabbed warm barrels placed seconds before they're fired. You're gonna load it up and it's gonna bounce around in the truck/quad for a few days being primed and un primed over and over and then finally get touched off. My Johnston handles this well. My TC was ok. My knight was super picky. I had to fire that gun every morning in camp. Do my between shot swabbing and load it back up daily to keep it consistent or it woild be6+" off. That makes for a major pain in the butt on hunts where you're staying in a hotel!! Good luck and don't forget that muzzleloader a really only have enough energy to 200-300 yards a 1.8" group will keep you minute of vitals to that range all day!!

+1.

I'd take that ruger but I'm in ND. I'm guessing it won't last long.

My dad just bought the new ruger 77 in 17wsm. Sweet gun. Haven't shot it yet though so not much help there. I've heard and seen nothing but bad things about the savages though. Make sure you handle one and load the magazine etc before you buy. Haven't been around the one you pictured but the original B mag looks and feels like a BB gun.

When you say long slide how long is the barrel? I have a G20 that I have always considered shooting a deer with but need a 6" min length barrel here in ND

I put 10-15 in a tube sock and spin it a few times and throw it in my pack. Keeps them from clanking around. I always seem to have a few in my jean pocket too.

I went on gunbroker and there weren't any? Did they have a hiccup in the mfg process or something? I ordered one but backed out when my ultimate arms muzzleloader got done sooner. Was gonna get both and set one up with variable scope and the other 1x but spent to dang much on the ultimate. They had them in stock here in ND last fall? Haven't looked into them much since.

If that stuff is a taxidermists recent work, he needs to quit and get a new job asap.

Wow. That's a lifetime of income and time to get all of those. Kinda sad.

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I've got a 65 qt pelican and to be honest I won't be buying another high end cooler. It's tough as nails and holds ice forever but I really don't see the point in it. There are a few situations such as when we elk hunt in the Gila where we are 60+ miles from civilization and a place to get more ice, but we've actually just started bringing a small freezer on those hunts. We got it used for half the price of my pelican cooler. I have a few of the really big cheap igloo coolers (150qt) they weigh half and much and hold twice as much as a high end cooler. If I'm hunting within 10-15 miles of a gas station (almost always) I just grab a few extra bags every couple days. Yes I could save a few dollars on ice if I ran high end coolers but it would take decades for that to pay off. I have never beed around the big 150+ qt premium coolers but I can't imagine they are any lighter then our freezer. My 65 qt must weigh 50 pounds empty let alone full of ice.

Maybe scope cant? I know that can cause a shift from left to right in extreme cases. Small amounts could show up at extreme distances I suppose?

I would leave it. If it took that many days for the technician to even hear it to diagnose it I guess it's not that big of a problem. Yes it does take a few seconds for the oil pressure to reach what I needs to be so a rev at the beginning of start up is not ideal but nothing that's gonna cause any problems. For 70 years carbed engines revved up when you pulled the choke and fired them up and it never hurt anybody.

That's a really good price. I would been all over these if I didn't just buy a pair.

They used to sell s deal that hooked up to a liquid nitrogen tank. Always thought that seemed like a good way to wreck a barrel! Sorry I am of no help but I am curious to see what you find out.