Follow up shot question - jag or naked?

[bgood]

Ok - I'm new to ML but the thought ocurred to me on the range the other day. If I have to make a follow up shot with my Omega in a hunting situation it will be without running a patch. With 777 this means that pushing the bullet down will be a little difficult. Now here comes the question. I plan on using the Powerbelt hollow points in 245 gr. for deer. When loading a second shot in the field do you bother to scew on a loading jag or do you just push the bullet in with the bottom end of the rod sans jag? I am thinking that with a dirty bore and without the jag the hollow point will get damaged by the rod end. Do you guys carry a jag in case or load with just the rod?

 

[Doohan]

With a powerbelt you will not need to use any special attachments on your rod.. just use a blunt end. The load VERY easy!

JJ

 

[Admin]

Ok - I'm new to ML but the thought ocurred to me on the range the other day. If I have to make a follow up shot with my Omega in a hunting situation it will be without running a patch. With 777 this means that pushing the bullet down will be a little difficult. Now here comes the question. I plan on using the Powerbelt hollow points in 245 gr. for deer. When loading a second shot in the field do you bother to scew on a loading jag or do you just push the bullet in with the bottom end of the rod sans jag? I am thinking that with a dirty bore and without the jag the hollow point will get damaged by the rod end. Do you guys carry a jag in case or load with just the rod?

Well I always swab after the shot. However my rods already have a loading tip on them. I use Powerrods that are the appropriate length. They come with a 1" loading tip on the end. For the tips that don't match that one (my Knight Extreme's load comes to mind) I use the tips that come with the Powerbelt bullet starter. It might be worth it to you to pick up a powerrod and a powerbelt bullet starter. http://www.xssights.com/

 

[Grouse]

Ok - I'm new to ML but the thought ocurred to me on the range the other day. If I have to make a follow up shot with my Omega in a hunting situation it will be without running a patch. With 777 this means that pushing the bullet down will be a little difficult. Now here comes the question. I plan on using the Powerbelt hollow points in 245 gr. for deer. When loading a second shot in the field do you bother to scew on a loading jag or do you just push the bullet in with the bottom end of the rod sans jag? I am thinking that with a dirty bore and without the jag the hollow point will get damaged by the rod end. Do you guys carry a jag in case or load with just the rod?

Welcome to the forum As Doohan stated, you should have no problem loading that bullet with your ram rod.

 

[big6x6]

Now here comes the question. I plan on using the Powerbelt hollow points in 245 gr. for deer. When loading a second shot in the field do you bother to scew on a loading jag or do you just push the bullet in with the bottom end of the rod sans jag?

If it was me that's what I'd do. If I HAVE to use a jag as with an SST or similar spitzer, I like wouldn't even have my ramrod on my rifle but would have it readily accessable with jag installed.

A Powerbelt should need any kind of jag anyway, expecially for a follow-up shot.

Hey...You don't need to be talking about follow-ups do you? :nono:

 

[Anonymous]

Never think about a follow up shot as you are taking your first shot......bad medicine!

 

[Rifleman]

Maybe he plans on killing two deer, believe it or not the first muzzleloader kills I ever got was with my kids knight american knight. I shot a doe at 140 yds reloaded and shot a buck at 160 yds.

 

[Doohan]

hmmm... If I killed 2 deer here during the hunting season, I would be locked up!

In NW Ohio I can tag 1 deer for the entire season... bow, shotgun, ML .. buck or doe! :nono:


Dwight, Ill be over for some deer hunting! oke:



just kidding,

JJ

 

[Rifleman]

We might be able to slide you in on the late mz season if you bring some more loshbough sausage. :lol: not kidding :shock:

 

[big6x6]

In NW Ohio I can tag 1 deer for the entire season

JJ...I'd just have to MOVE!

BTW....If this place I'm going to in Kentucky pans out...next year a bunch of us should go! It's usually the 15th and 16th of October or close to that each year! That would be a spring trip to Loshbaugh and a fall trip to Kentucky!

 

[Mike C]

Just go to SE Ohio. It's 2 does 1buck

 

[Anonymous]

In NW Ohio I can tag 1 deer for the entire season

JJ...I'd just have to MOVE!

BTW....If this place I'm going to in Kentucky pans out...next year a bunch of us should go! It's usually the 15th and 16th of October or close to that each year! That would be a spring trip to Loshbaugh and a fall trip to Kentucky!

What OF the big6x6 bear quest?

 

[big6x6]

What the big6x6 bear quest?

Well, that TOO!

 

[jims]

I live in NW Ohio also. I have deer just rubbing the 8500 hardwoods I planted. They kill or damage the better trees but I am unable to get a deer predation permit to harvest more than the standard one deer per year.

 

[toytruck]

In VA. we can kill six deer in one season combined with bow, crossbow, muzzleloader or rifle. You can even buy extra bonus tags for does only. I killed five last year, two with Encore .50 and three with Remington .30-06. :lol: :lol:

 

[Doohan]

JJ...I'd just have to MOVE!

BTW....If this place I'm going to in Kentucky pans out...next year a bunch of us should go! It's usually the 15th and 16th of October or close to that each year! That would be a spring trip to Loshbaugh and a fall trip to Kentucky!

Absolutely!! I am definately interested in that!!!! Lets pencil that in!

Just go to SE Ohio. It's 2 does 1buck

Mike, I plan to ML hunt in Licking Co. this year.. sounds like a great place! :lol: