Moose with a muzzleloader
06-21-2012, 07:34 PM
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Spike
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: denver co USA
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Moose with a muzzleloader
I was looking for some insight from someone who has actually taken a moose with a muzzleloader. I would like to know what kind of rifle you were shooting, powder type and load, bullet type and weight, distance of shot, where hit, how far did it go, etc. I drew a Colorado muzzleloader bull moose tag this year and I have a 50 cal T/C Hawken. We cannot use sabots, pelletized powder, or scopes here in CO, but I plan to use about 100 gr FFG Triple Seven with 370 gr T/C Maxi's and am wondering how that compares or any other advice from to someone who has already taken a moose. Thanks in advance
06-22-2012, 05:28 AM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
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I'd use a Thor 300gr bullet, 120gr of BH 209 powder, and keep the shots under 100yds.
http://thorbullets.com/
http://thorbullets.com/
09-15-2012, 08:38 PM
#3
Spike
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Location: denver co USA
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CO muzzleloader moose/elk results
Pics of my sucessful CO mzldr bull moose hunt this past week. 37" spread and estimated 800 lbs live weight. Not a monster bull, but decent sized for CO. I also got a cow elk 2 days later.
09-16-2012, 02:34 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: SE Kentucky
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Very nice...I don't think you need to ask for advice from anyone...Congratulations/bg
09-16-2012, 07:25 PM
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Spike
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load used
Actually I found out about a guy in Utah who makes custom mzldr bullets, called No Excuses. I was using his 460 gr slugs with 100 gr triple 7. I recovered 2 slugs from my moose and the one from the elk never passsed through, but I could not find the slug. They mushroomed well, but I thought for sure that heavy of a slug would have passed through (which is what I was hoping for). The end result was good, but my expectations of those slugs were not what I had hoped for.
09-17-2012, 08:07 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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Location: Colorado
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Yeah, they kill ok, but i'm not a fan of big hunks of lead.
I like all copper bullets. Like the 300 gr Thor. You might give it a try next time.
This is just a cow elk, but it gives you some idea of how they perform.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...1-home-co.html
I like all copper bullets. Like the 300 gr Thor. You might give it a try next time.
This is just a cow elk, but it gives you some idea of how they perform.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/blac...1-home-co.html
