ahhh....
just reading the squirrel rifle post's. seems everyone . has/wants a .32 or .36. and even a few 40's...
now we gets to the .45... seemes to me the .45 falls into the ....''when i grow up, i wanna be a deer rifle''
or ... ''im too big to play with the little kids anymore''
whats the scoop . ???
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yer kidding right?
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Don't think he is! But his question begs discussion.Originally Posted by 45nut
Buckweet, the .45 is my favorite caliber if I had to have just one. Loaded down, as it should be, it is no worse than the .40 with head/neck shots on small game. Varmints? No contest. Deer? A natural. I've killed deer out to 75 yards and many closer and all one shot kills. A couple were even DRTs. Lots of hunters talk about range, i.e. 50 yds or less, up to 100, no more than 75, et al. Truth be known it is fine up to any range you can keep all shots on a basketball size circle with open iron sights. Just remember the further you shoot the more critical the conditions.
Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.
Those .45's just bounce off of deer. Beware of ricochets!
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Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
I like the 45, and chose it over a smaller caliber, because
- it does dual duty as a small game and deer gun,
- a 45 roundball is less susceptible to wind at the limits of it's useful range than a 32 or 36 roundball.
I was leery of it's usefulness as a deer rifle when buying it, having only used a 54 previously. After shooting a couple of deer with it I am completely convinced of it's effectiveness, with roundball out to 75 yards or so and with a REAL out to 120 yards.
-ktw
This will probalby start something but I do or have owned about every caliber black powder rifle made in flint and percussion and the 45cal is 99% of the time more accurate than its little brothers.
My "Blackhart" 45 rifle in the Dickert style !
Parker's , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines
The .45 is the all-around muzzleloader caliber for everything in the lower 48!
If you're going to Alaskey maybe a Brown Bess with a ball is best!
The .30/06 Springfield,the ULTIMATE cartridge combat,hunting and target cartridge,a .45 single action and a good FLINTLOCK is all I need to be happy!
The .45 is the all-around muzzleloader caliber for everything in the lower 48!
If you're going to Alaskey maybe a Brown Bess with a ball is best!
Uh-uh......BB gun
BB = Bowling Balls
I think the 45 is a good caliber for shooting. A little more umph than a 32 or 36 so you feel like you're shooting something, but easier on the lead than your bigger guns.
Aim small, miss small!
About the only other thing that I can say about the 45 is that it probably has won more rifle matches than all the rest of them put together.
The blown off head or front end of a squirrel is virtually indistinguishable between .32 or .45 RB. If you hunt deer long enough you will see the difference between .45, .50, or .54 RB kills on eastern whitetail. To say nothing of .58 or .62.
The DRT effect goes up dramatically with caliber. BvT
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if you're gonna make head shots, cannot see what difference caliber makes, its gonna take it off anyhow.
TTC
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My "Blackhart" 45 rifle in the Dickert style !
ya know ? im kinda thinkin ? i like you alot. in fact ??? im thinkin i ought ta just move in, and help ya watch over your pretty rifle.... sounds good to me ?
ya know ? im kinda thinkin ? i like you alot. in fact ??? im thinkin i ought ta just move in, and help ya watch over your pretty rifle.... sounds good to me ?
No NO!I saw him,I mean HE SAW ME-ME FIRST!
The .30/06 Springfield,the ULTIMATE cartridge combat,hunting and target cartridge,a .45 single action and a good FLINTLOCK is all I need to be happy!
hahahahaha !!
figgers you'ed say somethings like that ric....lol !!!
ya know ? im kinda thinkin ? i like you alot. in fact ??? im thinkin i ought ta just move in, and help ya watch over your pretty rifle.... sounds good to me ?
No NO!I saw him,I mean HE SAW ME-ME FIRST!
oh no !!! MINE !!! me first !!! mine !!!
MOMMY !!! :takinWiz:
with R.E.A.L. out to 120 yards..............now yer talkin !!
oh no................................................ ........................me ?
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