.32 cal muzzy for turkey ???

[pdugas]

Anybody ever hunted turkey with a .32 cal muzzleloader ?

 

[dbowling]

no but if legal i would say within 40-50 yds if you hit the kill zone it would drop them.

 

[deermanok]

I've only ever used a shotgun.
If it's legal where you are, then go for it. Shot placement is critical.

 

[Ninering62]

Anybody ever hunted turkey with a .32 cal muzzleloader ?

Turkey hunting in Fl. it's legal to use a muzzleloader. I took a cpl with the TC Seneca .40 cal I had with 180gr XTP pistol bullets. Bein able to drop turkey at over 100yds with a sidelock & peep sights with jacketed pistol bullets was really cool. Shot placement is a big deal there. NO front chest shots, side shot only. Have fun with the .32, good luck

 

[pdugas]

I’m going to Texas in April. It’s legal there. Would a maxi ball be better than a round ball ?

 

[deermanok]

I think for the 32, a round ball would be best.

 

[Ninering62]

Theres a saggedy old .32 BP inline that needs some work on GB right now for 180.00 I think. That would make a cool squirrel gun & may have a fast enough twist for conicals or cast pistol bullets. Just Food for thought

 

[Wildrangeringreen]

For something the size of turkey (with all the feathers to take some of the force out of the shot), you can get away with something around a .22 WMR level of performance; with out tearing things up excessively. 15gr of black powder or equivalent and a .310 round ball (45gr, roughly) aught to do it. Shoot them through the chest, and like most living things, they won't go far.