Are .50 cal muzzleloaders actually effective at killing a deer or to the just punch a hole in the deer and they bleed out eventually. also what bullets are the most effective.
2007-11-04 11:52:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Muzzleloaders, from matchlocks & flintlocks, to caplocks, were all effective throughout their history to be able to feed literally MILLIONS of people, before the invention of the breech-loader and the cartridge-loading weapon systems. . .
. . . and they are STILL 'bringing home the meat' TODAY!
I myself just this last week had an excellent dinner of venison steak & ribs, FAR superior to 'store-bought' beef or pork, with all its' pharmaceutical & hormonal contamination! !
Inside 150yds, the longest shot I would consider attempting when hunting with a 'front-stuffer', my .50 T/C Hawken is just as accurate as a modern cartridge rifle, whether I'm shooting patched round-balls, conical slugs or, my favorite, the Lee REAL (Rifle Engraved At Loading) bullets, ALL of which I hand-cast myself with LEE or RCBS molds.
2007-11-04 23:37:47 · answer #1 · answered by Grizzly II 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A .50 cal muzzleloader is extremely effective. Because of the velocities that are achieved using todays muzzleloaders used with pyrodex or triple 7 powder, and conical bullets, the internal organs where the bullet passes through are pretty much turned to mush. Usually intantly killing the deer.
2007-11-04 12:33:15 · answer #2 · answered by craig 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been hunting only 3 years with a muzzleloader (36 years overall) and have gotten 4 deer, all have dropped in their tracks. What more can I say.
2007-11-05 02:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by countryguyhfc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been hunting with mine for 5 years, and had to shoot the deer a second time only once. That was my fault, not the guns, as I jerked the trigger. I like power-belt bullets and my rifle shoots them into 2 inches at 100 yards all day with american pioneer powder.
2007-11-05 18:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by boruma35 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, very effective. I love using muzzleloaders.
2007-11-05 07:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by Molly =] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it this way, the 1st time I shot a deer with mine I had 150 grains of pyrodex in it and the deer's chest was liquefied.
2007-11-05 04:07:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very effective.
2007-11-04 11:56:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.*
2007-11-05 07:07:58 · answer #8 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If anything, they might be more effective because of all their knockdown power.With today's technology, accuracy is also top-notch.
2007-11-05 04:04:49 · answer #9 · answered by flucolax35 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 50 cal will kill VERY nicely.....sure of it....
2007-11-04 12:01:42 · answer #10 · answered by dwnshfter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋