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HAWKEYE6MM · 02-07-2008, 10:15 PM

Good Evening, I am HAWKEYE, let's talk LONG RANGE MUZZELOADING. I am fairly new to muzzeloading, not new to longrange shooting. Anyone else combine the two???

blackhawk45 · 02-08-2008, 12:25 AM

What do you consider long range ?

HAWKEYE6MM · 02-08-2008, 05:49 PM

To Blackhawk, next month I will be up-grading my scope to a LEUPOLD 4.5x14x40 SF VXIII with the VARMINTER retical. Do you think 400yds is possible???

daddus1 · 02-09-2008, 11:14 AM

Hey Hawkeye,
I would think 400 yds with a Thompson Encore Pro Hunter is one heck of a shot (assuming you are shooting at deer)
I have hunted muzzleloader with both types of Thompson and a Knight Disc since 2000 and it just seems "thats just a little bit more than the law will allow"
Nikon makes a scope that is supposed to enable us to shoot 250 yds with a muzzleloader. I my case the gun is handicapped by the shooter!
This is probably a call that you, as a sportsman, would have to make.
Man I should run for office, I just printed a bunch of words which probably left you right where you were with the question.
I have luckly made one shot a 200 yds and I am batting 500 at that range.
daddus1

turkn8r1 · 02-09-2008, 06:20 PM

Hawkeye. I would think that 400 might be outside the box for a muzzle loader. Get a cron and work up some loads and see what kind of energy it has at ranges out past 200. Also I have read allot about the .45 cal muzzle loaders being flatter shotters so that may be where you want to look. In any case sounds like you will have enough scope for whatever the gun can do.

HAWKEYE6MM · 02-25-2008, 10:26 PM

Sorry it took me soo long to respond, it happens when you jump to too many threads. As for long range shooting, most of my shooting is at paper. I love punchin paper. I am very excited to be 2wks or less from mounting my new scope. I hope the VARMINTER retical does as I expect. I was trained to use the mildot platform, so I am looking forward to using the vertical stadia markings easier than constantly changing scope settings. As there are consistant and repeatable performance charictoristics to any brass cased cartridge, my intrest is to eliminate the actual cartridge case from the equation. On actual game however, I doubt I will be shooting beyond 100yds, the practical distance for the area I hunt. As an avid reloader, the biggest variable in the process was case integrity, and consistancy. I want to explore accuracy potential without the case variables. am I just crazy?

daddus1 · 02-26-2008, 11:06 AM

Hey Hawkeye,
You don't sound crazy to me - I'm sure some good venison with peppers and onions and gravy would cure you pretty quick!
daddus1

02-07-2008, 10:15 PM	#1
HAWKEYE6MM Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	ENCORE 209X50 IMPROVRMENTS Good Evening, I am HAWKEYE, let's talk LONG RANGE MUZZELOADING. I am fairly new to muzzeloading, not new to longrange shooting. Anyone else combine the two???

02-25-2008, 10:26 PM	#6
HAWKEYE6MM Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	Sorry it took me soo long to respond, it happens when you jump to too many threads. As for long range shooting, most of my shooting is at paper. I love punchin paper. I am very excited to be 2wks or less from mounting my new scope. I hope the VARMINTER retical does as I expect. I was trained to use the mildot platform, so I am looking forward to using the vertical stadia markings easier than constantly changing scope settings. As there are consistant and repeatable performance charictoristics to any brass cased cartridge, my intrest is to eliminate the actual cartridge case from the equation. On actual game however, I doubt I will be shooting beyond 100yds, the practical distance for the area I hunt. As an avid reloader, the biggest variable in the process was case integrity, and consistancy. I want to explore accuracy potential without the case variables. am I just crazy? __________________ KEEPIN MY POWDER DRY!!!

02-26-2008, 11:06 AM	#7
daddus1 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17	Hungry Hey Hawkeye, You don't sound crazy to me - I'm sure some good venison with peppers and onions and gravy would cure you pretty quick! daddus1

02-08-2008, 12:25 AM	#2
blackhawk45 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Millersville Pa. Posts: 79	What do you consider long range ?

02-08-2008, 05:49 PM	#3
HAWKEYE6MM Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	To Blackhawk, next month I will be up-grading my scope to a LEUPOLD 4.5x14x40 SF VXIII with the VARMINTER retical. Do you think 400yds is possible???

02-09-2008, 11:14 AM	#4
daddus1 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17	Hey Hawkeye, I would think 400 yds with a Thompson Encore Pro Hunter is one heck of a shot (assuming you are shooting at deer) I have hunted muzzleloader with both types of Thompson and a Knight Disc since 2000 and it just seems "thats just a little bit more than the law will allow" Nikon makes a scope that is supposed to enable us to shoot 250 yds with a muzzleloader. I my case the gun is handicapped by the shooter! This is probably a call that you, as a sportsman, would have to make. Man I should run for office, I just printed a bunch of words which probably left you right where you were with the question. I have luckly made one shot a 200 yds and I am batting 500 at that range. daddus1

02-09-2008, 06:20 PM	#5
turkn8r1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southern Mississippi Posts: 144	Hawkeye. I would think that 400 might be outside the box for a muzzle loader. Get a cron and work up some loads and see what kind of energy it has at ranges out past 200. Also I have read allot about the .45 cal muzzle loaders being flatter shotters so that may be where you want to look. In any case sounds like you will have enough scope for whatever the gun can do.