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i use a traditions shanendoan in .50 cal or lyman great planes in .50 cal with 90 grains goex 3ff and 495 patched round ball they both do a good job on deer lyman is more accurate

I just added 3 more to my safe, 50 cal Marlin stainless barrel in line,(man is it ever a shooter!)50 cal Traditionds 209 mag ( needs parts) 50cal savage ML10II assembled but have not fired yet, goind to use nitro in it with a factory recomended load work up,this week!!!!!If I can count it, just aquired a 1863 new modle Sharps paper cartrige type nipple fire breach loader, have not found the sweet spot yet. Just got to figure out wich ones to take to the blind.

TC Omega 50 cal with a CVA 3-9 Scope

I added three to the safe also .Those are the ones we were shooting in hunting camp this year .Two cap looks and an inline .Not bad for the price I paid .

TC Encore, stainless with black synthetic stock. 50 Cal. 2-50gr Pyrodex pellets, and 250gr TC Shockwave Sabots. Bushnell Banner 1.75-4.5x.

50 cal. encore

T/C 50 cal. Hawkins w/ scope, (the ole peepers ain't what they used ta be).

White .451 (put 3 deer in freezer this year) in Super 91 have one in .504 and Model 97 Whitetail in .504 as well. The White Thunder .12 ga. is used for squirrels, made for turkey, but they aren't very plentiful around here.

i have a .50 cal Thompson/Center tree hawk

I have a T/C Omega Z5 with a Leupold Super Slam scope.

I use a T/C .50 caliber Penn Hunter Carbine stoked with 275 grain maxi hunter for PA whitetails

Thompson/Center 209x50
Thompson/Center White Mountain Carbine, .50 cal.
Traditions Deerhunter, .50 cal. (Built by me from kit)
Kentucky-style Flintlock, .45 cal., Built by a friend
Antique Double-Barrel Cap-lock, 12 ga.
CSA Musket (actually used in War Between the States)
Have taken deer, elk and turkey with these guns.

Savage Muzzleloader

I thought I would share what I consider an amazing event for me.

On January 6, 2012 I had fired my Savage ML1, 4 times to check the rifles zero before going hunting with it that year. My loading data was as follows: MMP Sabot, Winchester 209 Primer, 49gr of Reloader #7, Nosler Partition Hand Gun .451 dia. 300gr JPP bullet (45350). This combination produces a muzzle velocity of approx. 1837 fps. I did not harvest a deer with the Savage that muzzleloader season. I removed the 209 primer and placed the rife into my gun safe. On January 8, 2013 I took my Savage ML1 out for a hunt. (The load had been in the Savage ML for 1 year and 2 days) On that date at approx. 0941 hours I harvest a deer at approx. 120 yards (Lecia rangefinder used to verify) The bullet made contact near the base of the deer's neck. A bit to right side of the deer. (My wavering as I was shooting from a unsupported sitting positron). The bullet broke the deers right shoulder passed through the body and ended up just below the skin of the left mid thigh. The bullet had traveled approx. 31 inches through the deer. Upon extracting the bullet I discovered the bullet had retained a awsume mushroom shape. Latter using a scale both a RCBS 10-10 scale and a Pact electronic scale discovered the bullet still weighted 300 gr. Amazing. The lead portion above the partition had separated but was still in the cup. The brass pedals had flared out as intended. Again awsume performance of the Savage and Nosler bullet.

I have a CVA Buckhorn .50 & a MDM QuicShooter .50

I have a custom Vincent Full Stock .50 cal Flintlock which I made, A T/C Renegade .54 Caplock, and a T/C Triumph.50 cal for bad weather

I shoot the following:

54 caliber Thompson Center Renegade sighted in for 425 gr buffalo bullets.

54 caliber Reminton M700M/L scoped and sighted in for Pyrodex pellets and powerbelts.

50 caliber Thompson Center Hawkin flintlock sighted in for round ball.

12 Ga Thompson Center New Englander.

I have a 50 caliber wolf muzzle loader . it shoots great at 150 yards. i use 100 grains of powder, and a 250 grain spit-fire bullet. i haven't missed a deer with it yet !!

i have a thompson center z5 smoke pole. shoots great and is very durable. shoot 100gr powder and a 240gr bullet. this rifle is extremely accurate. i really enjoy hunting with it. i even hunt with it during modern gun season sometimes

My first was a CVA .50 cal. ? Frontier, Hawken-style. I later sold it to a friend after acquiring a Thompson/Center White Mountain Carbine. Later, I got a T/C 209x.50 Encore. Then, I bought an antique cap-lock double barrel shotgun with Damascus twist barrels in excellent condition. My kids gave me a Traditions .50 cal. Hawken-style kit which I put together. Later still, I acquired a left-handed model (I shoot left-handed) Kentucky style flintlock, .45 cal., that was built by an older friend some 25-30 years ago under the tutelage of an experienced builder of that style of rifle. I have killed deer with all the rifles except the Traditions which I have not used for hunting yet, two elk with the T/C Encore (one at a ranged 200 yards), and I have killed turkey with the shotgun. Each of these guns have their quirks and load preferences which make shooting them all loads of fun.