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Would anyone use one for Grizzly or DG?

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17 August 2006, 06:55
Gentleman Jack
Would anyone use one for Grizzly or DG?
Thoughts? Loads?


"There are creatures here that cannot even be found in books, and I have killed them all......"
17 August 2006, 18:59
ManCannon
Hell YES!! But only with the October Country 8 bore double rifle... One serious muzzleloader that I would feel more than comfortable hunting DG with. 835gr Roundball on top of 200gr of powder!! Eeker Eeker thumb thumb


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17 August 2006, 19:35
nordrseta
A .62 or larger rifle using a prodigious charge of black powder ought to suffice. There have been plains rifles made for such work but I can't abide a hooked buttplate. The Zephyr might be interesting http://www.pacificrifle.com/african.htm
17 August 2006, 21:26
Doubless
My White 97 Ultra Mag, with a 460-grain Power Punch bullet, and the highest charge of either Pyrodex or Triple 7 that gave good accuracy at ~75 yards. Not a problem...
18 August 2006, 00:40
scr83jp
A man from this area has a game room full of his trophies taken via muzzle loader from all over the world.A couple of years ago he was booked for elephant.
18 August 2006, 03:18
700 nitro
man cannon the october country 8 bore takes 300 grains of ffg i should know i had one.
18 August 2006, 05:55
Luckyducker
Yeah, Jim Shocky has taken many with his Knight, er ah, well before he switched to the dark side AKA T/C.


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18 August 2006, 06:00
Sixgun Symphony
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18 August 2006, 18:12
Reloader
If you'd shoot one w/ a 458 Win Mag, you could just use a Savage Wink

I can imagine a .458 solid or X would be quite effective in a MMP HP sabot ontop of a stout charge of 4198.

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19 August 2006, 06:00
Uglystick
I shoot an inline just to get another week in the woods. So NO I would not feel that using a muzzleloader was anything special.