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    Colorado big game cutoff is 4/4/2017

    Bear, deer, elk , antelope will be keeping me busy this fall. Planning on August 24 to Sept 30 in the woods. Need a camp slave.
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    opinion's on .36 Pedersoli squirrelers?

    The .36 in the arsenal is a good small caliber. Mine is accurate never letting me down. Good triggers and lock.
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    Pedersoli double rifle .72cal

    Have had one for years.barrels are well regulated, giving a one inch between holes at 75 yards. Same elevation for each, as any dispersion was probably my fault. Double rifles are not allowed here in muzzleloading season. This rifle has accounted for a buffalo kill in Kansas. 100 yards, 90...
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    LeMat worries

    Cleaning takes some time with all the holes to clean, but any BP revolver is the same. A local gunsmith fixed the loading lever problem. I don't know what he did. After owning this, and shooting this a lot , I haven't had problems. It is a heavy revolver that some say is ugly. Weak people think...
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    Elk Hunt Advice

    use the biggest rifle that you can get your hands on. Elk are tough and cling to life. When guiding, I'd recommend a .338 with a 250 grain bullet. Some of the hunters obeyed, some didn't. For black powder the .50 is best used for deer. Powerbuilt bullets don't do the job very well, they explode...
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    Bison caliber and loads

    My load was .72 cal 90 grains GOEX FFG round ball.Took two shots to kill. Partner used a .54 100 grains goex ffg in a Lyman round ball shooter. His buffalo was DRT with one shot. My kill distance was 100 yards, his was 50. These were young buff, maybe 1 YO.
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    bison - PRB or slugs?

    I've killed a buffalo with a muzzleloader in .72 caliber. Used two roundballs, both shots were in the right spot. Partner killed his with his 54 shooting a roundball. One shot kill on his. His load was in a GPR using 90gr of 2f. Buffalo don't die quick as a general rule, so practice on reloads...
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    How bad does the roundball deflect on brush?

    I tested my rifles at close range down by the creek. Brush was willows. The 50 and 54 didn't hit the target, a 2'X2' piece of cardboard at about 5 yards. Thinking the 72 would plow through because of caliber. Missed with it too. The result was to not shoot through brush. I agree, you probably...
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    CO M/L Deer

    Keep doing that , and you will have to get a bigger one next year. Next Year? A few more notches in your gun and it will be a pistol.
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    Your Target & Hunting loads

    Hunting and target loads are the same, 100 grs GOEX 3F in both the 50 and 54 shooting roundballs. Majority of hunting is elk and bear. Having sighting in rifles, I don't shoot off the bench except to verify zero. When I know I get a tag, I will send 8 rounds downrange at a steel target from 25...
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    Muscovado Sugar

    Women are expensive hobbies.
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    San Diego Late M/L doe

    Same place, maybe a little downhill closer to the water? Remembered another one: "It ain't over until it's over".
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    San Diego Late M/L doe

    Good for you. I'm reminded of a few quotes: 'Endeavor to persevere', 'patience is a virtue', 'Never, never, never, never, never give up'. You have them all, and the freezer is full. Filling the tag on opening day ruins the hunt anyway.
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    LeMat

    I have the same model, and it is a lot of fun. The loading lever likes to come undone during recoil. I took it to a gunsmith to fix this, he did for 75% of the time. A rubberband around the barrel and lever works 100%. If you want to get a holster, make sure the muzzle end is closed so you don't...
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    Campfire Cook Sets?

    My fire pit gets a workout all year long. Two uprights of 1/2 round with a circle forged in the end,uprights are four feet long before forging the circle. A four foot rod is inserted in the forged circles for the horizontal. The uprights are driven into the ground deep enough to stay where they...
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