Antelope rifle

[Black Hand]

I am planning an antelope hunt next fall and wanted to buy a new rifle. All shots should be within 150 yards. Am considering a pedersoli or great plains both with a fast twist and paper patched bullets. I would appreciate any suggestions from guys with experience with these guns or at that distance. The muzzleloader I have now is a 100 yard gun at best.

Why not make it more fun and use the rifle you have now? If I wanted a gun that shot 150-200+ yards, I'd use a centerfire...

 

[azmntman]

I would love to hunt antelope in WY. Please keep us posted. Using a side lock MLBPR would be the best. Any cool weather hunting available in WY for them? Seems kind of dumb to shoot game when its 80F

Here in N AZ in the early archery deer/elk and trophy elk Muzzle loader hunts the temps in the day can reach right up there. Ya gotta make a clean kill and get that hide off ASAP. My 1st archery kill a few years ago I shot at 7:10 AM and elk skinned and at butcher by 9:30 AM A prolonged tracking job and/or a critter that dropped in a precarious place could mean spoiled meat :nono: ff

 

[gonpce]

If all goes as planned I won't have to shoot over 100 yards but everything doesn't always go that way. I'd rather shoot 200 with a muzzleloader than a rifle

 

[Idaho Ron]

I'm with you

 

[wtilenw]

Here is one of the bucks I have taken with spot and stalk and patched roundball. Quite a bit of belly crawling is usually necessary but very rewarding when it pans out.

 

[Idaho Ron]

Your picture didn't work. I want to see!!

 

[wtilenw]

Ok, guess photo bucket doesn't work anymore. What hosting program are you using?

 

[Black Hand]

What hosting program are you using?

https://imgbb.com/

 

[Zonie]

What?

You don't want to pay Photobucket $399.99 per year (and every year after that) for the privilege of posting some pictures on a web site?

Me neither.

 

[wtilenw]

Thanks!

 

[Idaho Ron]

https://imgur.com/

 

[Brokennock]

I'm liking using Imgur. I went with it because I like the way other people's posted pics look better than the other services. It is pretty easy to work with after a brief learning curve. Like most things there are a couple little details that could be better.

Get some practice in with it then show us your antelope and the rifle you took it with.

 

[wtilenw]

 

[Christophero]

Great picture!

 

[Idaho Ron]

Great buck!!

 

[longcruise]

If you do some research on https://imgbb.com/ who they are, where they are etcetera, you might have second thoughts about using their service. I used it for a while but switched to imgur.

Long as I'm off topic, regarding goats and antelope, the Rocky mountain goat is actually an antelope.

 

[Griz44Mag]

Long as I'm off topic, regarding goats and antelope, the Rocky mountain goat is actually an antelope.

Us Americans are some messed up biologists eh???
I just THOUGHT I understood American game animals.
Griz

 

[azmntman]

theys all critters to us'n's

 

[don hepler]

Hey Idaho, can a paper patched bullet work in a 1:48 twist, to get acceptable groups at 100 yards.

I don't have any fast twist rifles, but like the idea of a paper patched bullet for shorter distance, than what you are faced with.

Nice antelope.

 

[Idaho Ron]

Unfortunately I have never heard of anyone having any luck with the 1-48 with paper patch.