.50 muzzleloader usage on big game
#4
Spike
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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thanks for your input,i appreciate it. you think a heart/lung shot or go for the CNS?
#5
It will probably run from you when shot. I would go more for a killing shot than a CNS shot.
These are the bullets i'm thinking of.
http://www.harvestermuzzleloading.co...chk=1&Itemid=3
These are the bullets i'm thinking of.
http://www.harvestermuzzleloading.co...chk=1&Itemid=3
#6
Spike
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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It will probably run from you when shot. I would go more for a killing shot than a CNS shot.
These are the bullets i'm thinking of.
http://www.harvestermuzzleloading.co...chk=1&Itemid=3
These are the bullets i'm thinking of.
http://www.harvestermuzzleloading.co...chk=1&Itemid=3
#7
Spike
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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i didnt say i did or didnt have a rifle that would kill a grizzly.It doesnt take much cash to get a rifle that will kill grizz.I think its generally accepted that a 9.3x62Mauser or .375H&H is the beginning of a dangerous game caliber and ive heard plenty of stories of grizzlies killed with less.Those can be less than 1k,and if you happen to live or have friends in grizzly country, its not much more than the cost of the rifle.
But this question was not about finance,but about survival and killing a bear with a muzzleloader.Meaning if you were deer/elk hunting with a .50 caliber muzzleloader,and threatened by a grizzly,what bullet would best dispatch the threat.
#8
With a muzzleloader, you may have time for one shot, and if the bear is actually threatening you, that shot may not be accurately placed. A muzzleloader bullet suitable for elk would also be suitable for a grizzly.
I have lived, worked, and hunted in grizzly country since 1975. I'll occasionally carry a pistol, but I'm not really worried about bears. Most of the bears, black and grizz, that I've encountered have ran away as soon as they saw or winded me.
#9
Spike
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If you're not hunting them, but are worried about grizzlies, carry a can of bear spray. Keep it handy, and know how to use it.
With a muzzleloader, you may have time for one shot, and if the bear is actually threatening you, that shot may not be accurately placed. A muzzleloader bullet suitable for elk would also be suitable for a grizzly.
I have lived, worked, and hunted in grizzly country since 1975. I'll occasionally carry a pistol, but I'm not really worried about bears. Most of the bears, black and grizz, that I've encountered have ran away as soon as they saw or winded me.
With a muzzleloader, you may have time for one shot, and if the bear is actually threatening you, that shot may not be accurately placed. A muzzleloader bullet suitable for elk would also be suitable for a grizzly.
I have lived, worked, and hunted in grizzly country since 1975. I'll occasionally carry a pistol, but I'm not really worried about bears. Most of the bears, black and grizz, that I've encountered have ran away as soon as they saw or winded me.
Last edited by blkpowder50; 09-12-2013 at 06:56 AM.