Muzzleloader Buck

[Crowkiller]

Last week was primitive weapons season in my state. I generally take a deer or two with my inline muzzleloader. This year I shot a nice 9 point, and the bullet didn't exit.

My usual load is 80 grains volumetric of Blackhorn 209 with a Lee C430-210-RF cast of a lead and tin alloy. I have never had one not exit.

This year I cast a bunch out of pure lead. I found it under the skin on the off side shoulder. It weighs within 99% of the starting weight.
I prefer an entrance and an exit because they bleed more, but I can't complain about the performance!

[versa-06]

Congrats on the Big "9" !! I don't soften mine up quite that much, I like an exit also. Good Job!

[ChristopherO]

Perfect expansion. Performed exactly as a good soft muzzleloader boolit should.

[rickt300]

Does that bullet shoot pretty good out of the sabot? I have a flat based mold that just barely makes 4 inch groups at a hundred yards. Nothing like the 270 grain Speer flat noses.

[Crowkiller]

These shoot well in a Thompson Center sabot. I've tried them with wheelweights, dental x-ray foil and pure lead alloy. It didn't like the WW, but the other two were sub two inch groups at 100. I even tried gas checked to see if it changed anything, and it didn't like them.

[Beaverhunter2]

My inline (Knight Disc Extreme) likes that bullet as well with 100gr. of T7. It also likes the Lee 252 SWC and the 220 RFN (90gr. of T7). 50-50 WW-Pure Traditions and Harvester sabots shoot same POI. Harvesters group a bit tighter.

Congratulations on a nice buck! Looking at the picture I'd say he didn't go far.

John