Good luck guys!
Test fired the Ruger 77/50 this morning. 100 grains of Triple 7 and 290 gr Barnes Expander Spit-Fire TMZ. 3" high at 100 yards and about 3 1/2" low at 150 yards. I was able to hit a one gallon milk jug every time anywhere from muzzle to 200 yards. Any miss or lost deer at this point will be all my fault and not the gun's.
I'm talking about a dry, clean patch and literally spitting on one side of it. Not a big spit, but enough to wet the patch. Then run that wet side through, then turn it over and run the dry side through. You can then run a second dry patch through if you want.
I love my smokeless muzzle loader every time I read a story about having to completely clean between shots, I remember how much a PIA it was when I had one of those kinds.
What kind of optics were on it?
Yup and I've been saying I'm buying a MLII for I don't know how long..
I absolutely hate muzzle loaders!!!!
Maybe next year.
My memory's as well.
I think the cleaning of them for me anyway was more of the location than the actual cleaning.
In the bathroom at the tub, down on my knees with hot water coming from the faucet to heat the barrel, wash it, allow the heated barrel to dry, etc was my main issue.
If I had some place to do it over a propane stove outside to heat water, with some tunes in the background, and a container designed to hold the barrel, lots of room for parts, I could get back into the BP probably.
Taking the Marlin mls 50 for the first time, I haven't deer hunted in probably 10 years.
Good luck everyone!
Good luck everyone!
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