hi from rhode island

[garyss]

new guy here from rhode island

 

[Widude]

Welcome. Do you already own a M-L? If so, which one(s)? I would imagine most deer hunting there is M-L or shotgun slug?

Do you hunt with a M-L?

Years ago I started with a BP pistol as a range & woods toy. Just after that I went with a M-L rifle to extend the deer seasons.

 

[sabotloader]

new guy here from rhode island

Welcome aboard! sure hope it all works for you!

 

[HC]

Welcome to the forum from central Indiana.

 

[garyss]

knight disc extreme master hunter left hand thumbhole in 45 cal. I'm using the 240 gr brown tip knight bullets with 2 pellets of 777.
nice shooting muzzleloader . yes muzzleloader and shotgun for nov & dec. I'm about out of the 240gr stuff nd going to try barns 190 gr nice
flat 45 kinda like the mountainair . my first was a whitemountain carbine boy times have changed

 

[Widude]

I like your M-L choice! I am loading the gear soon for the 1st round of our IL deer hunt. Either would work, but I have been using my 45 cal the last few years.

Not that your 777 pellets won't do just fine, but I would give consideration to a Blackhorn 209 switch. One of the best benefits is that you can set the gun down after firing and clean it a day or 3 later without corrosion worries. With a 3 day hunt, I usually don't do a full breakdown cleaning until I am home again. Even with B209 I still clean as soon as convenient though.

The Hornady 200 grn XTP or the 195 grn Barnes is just over 2200fps with 115 grains of B209, with my chronograph.

 

[garyss]

muskrat I did try b209 and I had hang fires. I fact I had a 8 point buck walk down a run I was on. stood there and let me put a second primer
in which lead to delayed ignition and no dead deer.

 

[Tannhauser]

Welcome to the forum!

Do you still have the White Mountain? I've got one!

 

[garyss]

sold the whitemountain carbine and a scout in 54 cal a while back. I do have a lyman plains rifle in 54 cal
that I plan on hunting with thanksgiveing day.