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  1. MIKEEE169

    Hello from Illinois

    Welcome to the site lots of 411 {info} here i'm from a small town in il. myself chillicothe about 20 miles from peoria along the river.Now live in central Ky.I have two wolfs myself and can give you a little info on them.
  2. MIKEEE169

    Using Inlines for Coyotes

    The guy i bought my wolf from said he use to set on his porch and blast the coyotes across the street in a field,i eye measured the distance and was having a little problem where he said he was shooting at least a couple hundred yards. I sighted my wolf in for 50yds.never tried any longer.when i...
  3. MIKEEE169

    Townsend Whelen

    I am not a trophy hunter or will become a trophy hunter what i shoot i eat or make sure it's given to some one who will eat it. I've only lost one deer and that was bow hunting a good broadhead to the lungs and watched the deer jump in the air and do a complete flip and then run off.in my hast...
  4. MIKEEE169

    First Hunt/ Got lost

    Have gotten turned around in the woods a few times myself,little scary.Thats why i advice no one to hunt alone.The system we always have any problem fire 3 shots and wait for the replay.as i walk towards the gun fire i found my way back to an area i knew.sometimes when hunting in unkown area i...
  5. MIKEEE169

    Other forums out there

    Was on a forum yesterday,{ won't put the name out there} A guy was asking how to unload his inlne muzzle loader, was scared he would set the charge off by removing the breach plug.I've done this many times,is it just me, there are people out there that should not play with firearms what so...
  6. MIKEEE169

    ....45 cal Remington 1911 R1 .............

    I have a colt 1911 Made in 1917 it just had it's birthday 100 years old,paid a 1000.00 bucks for it about 15 years ago,love the feel of that gun, have not shot it in a while.Some people have told me not to shoot it. I say i wouldn't own a gun i couldn't shoot.like me the pistols old but works...
  7. MIKEEE169

    GA Hog Hunter Badly Hurt by Wounded Boar

    Something i wanted to do when i was young,but not so much anymore.Would like to get a bear before i go.oh well guess i will just get a mean deer.
  8. MIKEEE169

    HOME MADE 209 CONVERSION

    Thanks for all the input guys will see about the hotter #11 magnums and get a capper to,have a 209 capper for my in lines don't think i used it yet tho.The wolfs just break open and easy to load.
  9. MIKEEE169

    To drill or not to drill?

    There is a lot of talk on here about breach plugs,so took one of mine out of the M.L. and looked at it.Such a small hole.I've never had a problem shooting pellets,but am planing on shooting real black powder come Dec.9th.I generally run a retractable nipple pick after i fire it.I ran a 1/16"...
  10. MIKEEE169

    HOME MADE 209 CONVERSION

    I took a peace of brake cable from a bike the 209 shot primer fit real good.i measured it and cut it to size.The treads on it were 6.1mm same as the #11 nipple. if i had a way to cap it to inclose the primer i would be tempted to try it,the fire channel is 7/64.i know the fire channels on the...
  11. MIKEEE169

    MAG-SPARK

    Just wondering if anyone on the forum has tryed the mag -spark 209 shot shell primer conversion on there #11 percusion muzzle loaders.
  12. MIKEEE169

    First trip with new Mountaineer. So so results

    Wouldn't increasing the size of the fire channel in the breach plug do anything to help. just guessing here.
  13. MIKEEE169

    chili and other things

    My son in law just bought me over a bowl of venison chili,only thing bad about it, wasn't my deer it was made of.still have a lot of time left to get me a buck or doe.modern gun season comes in11-9 till the 26 of Nov.i use my muzzle loaders then to, my 7mm rem mag will sit this one out.still...
  14. MIKEEE169

    Posting pictures

    Well got a photobucket acount have no idea all the stuff my grandson did to put a profile picture on here.go here go their go upside down avitar and what every will be useing him to post stuff with pictures on here.some dogs you can't teach new tricks.
  15. MIKEEE169

    COTTON BALLS

    WAS THINKING ABOUT SOAKING COTTON BALLS IN 91% RUBBING ALCOHOL LET DRY AND USE FOR PATCHES INSTEAD OF CUT CLOTH,THE ALCOHOL WILL BURN.WHAT SAY YOU GUYS WHO BEEN DOING THIS A LOT LONGER THEN I.THE ONLY THING I WAS WONDERING WAS HOW MUCH OF THE COTTON BALL TO PUT ON TOP OF THE POWDER CHARGE. ON...
  16. MIKEEE169

    Thoughts

    Get out there and get your deer frist,have that problem here in ky. to,amish bought land behind my friends place all the little game gone.Think they were even eyeing his dog.lol
  17. MIKEEE169

    BIG Trees for gunstocks

    Have been really thinking about making a gun stock for a muzzle loader i have the plastic stock is alright but i think a wooden one would be great,don't know if i can do it but might give it a try when i find the right wood for the project,looking for some real old bar wood.
  18. MIKEEE169

    2017 deer hunt is over

    Wow what makes my day is the yards 175x3=525 ft. that's a hell of a shot without a scope.Do you do a lot of shooting in the off season? There are places where i hunt that have a lot of open fields but most of the hunting i've done there is with a scoped center fired rifle.Guess it's time to see...
  19. MIKEEE169

    Timney Trigger Adjustmnent - creep & pull

    Like reading these posts even if they are years old,Anyone in the U.S.M.C. from my days remembers BRASS, 67-to 71 M-14. Breath, Relax,SLACK,Squeeze.take up slack slow till you feel the pressure on the trigger then squeeze and it should be a big surprise when the rifle goes off.That's for all...
  20. MIKEEE169

    debating BH209 AND 777.

    the goex below that that's real b.p.? right and cheaper then the subsitutes.I've heard on here that you really have to clean up quick after use.I do that as soon as i get home from hunting or just target practice.will try that stuff for sure.
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