brotherlloyd
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prb has never failed me nor to put meat on the table
No sweat brother. My shots are always close because that's the way I hunt. I have a .50 prb gun for all those years and hunted within what I thought was its limitation. Less than 100 yards. Just wondering if anyone ever shot a deer out further than that with a prb. Maybe I underestimate the prb.99% of all my deer are bow range. I am not after how far can i shoot but how close can i get. sorry i didn't mean to start something
i remember your "accuracy" video being a proponent of pure lead for accuracy... What weight lead bullet do you think would be best as a deer thumper (50 cal)? Do the 50 cal T/C renegade/hawkens spit them fast enough for full penetration broadside..??? (i used 300 grain meister hard cast in my 45cal air rifle to get the job done, lighter bullets, softer & hollow points didn't penetrate worth a hoot & left virtually no blood trail) I like 2 holes myself, as one hole just don't leave good enough trail if they run in these east tn. thick grown timber... long story,,, I need to buy some 50 cal bullets for a t/c thats on the way & will be for deer this fall anyway... (out to 100yds max)... how heavy can i go? (do the soft heavies just flatten out & not penetrate?) thanks much!!I used to shoot the Hornady 410 gr 50 cal back about 15 years ago. The 410 was a solid flat nose. It appeared to be a great ML bullet. It was really accurate. I shot one 3 shot group that measured .404, but after some close calls almost losing a few deer I changed my mind.
The bullets I am going to post almost lost me a couple deer. In my opinion they over expand and reduce penetration. The 385 shot very well too but because of the hollow point I could not recommend this bullet.
i remember " idaho lewis" shot a prb group at some distance on the you tube video & found a bullet in the snow & dirt virtually intact... & i remember thinking whatever the distance was was too far for hunting with it.. (i want to say it was 200 or 300yds),, maybe he will tell us,,, I hate those videos were deleted from you tube!I too have had excellent results with prb. But I don't think there is any denying that a conical in the same caliber will give you more killing distance. I just bought the TC Renegade 1/48 for that reason. I think I will be able to make honest kills to 150 yards or more with a great plains bullet and my home made skinner peep sight. Plumberron and I shot yesterday and was able to get 2 1/2 group at 100 yards. First time shooting that distance with this gun. Will shoot 150 yds next week if possible.
I don't know if a prb will kill a deer at 150 yards. Ive never done it.
Anyone ever kill a deer at 150 yards with a prb?????
Patched Ball Killing Distancesi remember " idaho lewis" shot a prb group at some distance on the you tube video & found a bullet in the snow & dirt virtually intact... & i remember thinking whatever the distance was was too far for hunting with it.. (i want to say it was 200 or 300yds),, maybe he will tell us,,, I hate those videos were deleted from you tube!
Keep in mind they were most likely shooting smooth bores in less than timely circumstance (Charging /walking up in thick brush) or walking in on mom with the kids ! Not for nuthing with the supply of lead/powder being problematic I bet there wasn"t a lot of target practice either , just a lot of changing shorts ! /EdI was reading one of the Lewis and Clark expedition journal entries once & never forgot that more than once they shot brown or yellow bears (Grizzlies) and did not kill them & they "escaped" or pursued the shooters! Once 2 men shot 2 bears, one got away, & the other was shot by both men again & was still not dead,, so it had 4 balls in it. (One of the common guns was a smooth bore 69 caliber,, though it didn't tell what they shot the critters with. oh yeah,, if you like that FD7 reticle, you should try one of the trijicon scopes with green dot.. i got a 3-9 that is absolutely one of the best, clearest hunting scopes i own for around $700. & it would be plenty for ML ranges... (I don't say this lightly as i've owned 3 nightforce scopes, 2 March scopes , zeiss & swarovski & a surprisingly excellent chinese scope that just cost $1200 & had perfect milirad tracking & great glass too!) i've never used a S&B though i know they are great, but i wouldn't put one near a black powder rifle...;>) one thing i was wondering,, if you had the S&B scope, why would you bother with front & rear iron sights??? if you knocked the scope out of whack, as strong/heavy as those S&B's are,, the stock would probably be broken in half
I was reading one of the Lewis and Clark expedition journal entries once & never forgot that more than once they shot brown or yellow bears (Grizzlies) and did not kill them & they "escaped" or pursued the shooters! Once 2 men shot 2 bears, one got away, & the other was shot by both men again & was still not dead,, so it had 4 balls in it.
i remember your "accuracy" video being a proponent of pure lead for accuracy... What weight lead bullet do you think would be best as a deer thumper (50 cal)? Do the 50 cal T/C renegade/hawkens spit them fast enough for full penetration broadside..??? (i used 300 grain meister hard cast in my 45cal air rifle to get the job done, lighter bullets, softer & hollow points didn't penetrate worth a hoot & left virtually no blood trail) I like 2 holes myself, as one hole just don't leave good enough trail if they run in these east tn. thick grown timber... long story,,, I need to buy some 50 cal bullets for a t/c thats on the way & will be for deer this fall anyway... (out to 100yds max)... how heavy can i go? (do the soft heavies just flatten out & not penetrate?) thanks much!!
you must have "tales of the mountain men" too! ;>) a good read.The 'white' bear was such a problem for the corps; Lewis ordered the men to quit shooting them. Lewis, himself barely escaped a griz by running into the river, and being lucky, very lucky. Just a few escapades, and the corps avoided shooting them thereafter.
About 15 years ago I came across 90lb of wheel weights. I had a friend make me round balls and thats what I shot deer with. Always a nice hole. No bullets recovered.Actually since I started to shoot patched bullets I have hardened them. The 50 is at 6 to 7 bhn. The 45 is at 8.5 bhn. I never did gave much luck with pure.
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