Son's first deer
01-19-2008 | 11:54 PM
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Typical Buck
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From: South Louisiana
RE: Son's first deer
That's awesome. I plan to buy a new Optima sometime within the next week or so. I'm looking at the Optima Elite which will give me both a muzzleloader and rifle. Congrats to you and your son. Nice doe.
ORIGINAL: jhawk40
You may just be right. I have all kinds of guns and reload but I think muzzleloading is more relaxing and fun than all of them. Up until now all I have killed is paper but am now planing to go on a axis hunt in march and will probably take the muzzleloader just in case. Also as a side note my son's gun was a new optima that i got him as a after christmas present becasuse they had them on sale for a $169 and i had a $20 off coupon. I have a optima also that i got on clearence a couple of years ago and I think that this is the best fitting gun for me out of all i have.
You may just be right. I have all kinds of guns and reload but I think muzzleloading is more relaxing and fun than all of them. Up until now all I have killed is paper but am now planing to go on a axis hunt in march and will probably take the muzzleloader just in case. Also as a side note my son's gun was a new optima that i got him as a after christmas present becasuse they had them on sale for a $169 and i had a $20 off coupon. I have a optima also that i got on clearence a couple of years ago and I think that this is the best fitting gun for me out of all i have.
01-20-2008 | 08:18 AM
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RE: Son's first deer
So far i have not had any crud ring with this combination. The load shoots very consistent. When i do my part i have had 2 in the same hole at 100 yrds with a swab between shots. I have not cronoed this load yet but will (got new crono for christmas) but i think it is running about 1900 fps.
