Son's first deer
 

My 23 year old son finall got hisfirst deerandalso thsfirst deer we have ever taken with a muzzleloader. Taken on a doe management hunt.Shot was a neck shot at 114 yards and he was shacking so bad I thought he was going to miss (this was the first shot he has ever goten to take at deer). He was not amiming for neck but his mother and I both asked God to let him get a deer and he guided the bullet perfectly. She dropped like a rock right there. Also his old Dad got his first muzzleloader on this hunt also but not near as exciting as his!!

RE: Son's first deer
 

great lookin deer. What was the load he was shooting?

RE: Son's first deer
 

That is a beautiful doe.. a lot of good eating there. Congratulations on taking the doe. And as they say.. if you can't be good, be lucky. I will not be one to tell you I have not had lucky shots like that, because I have. I am guessing the excitment of the deer and all was a little too much for his aim. Which is understandable. I am just glad that it worked out so well for him and you. Good eating.

RE: Son's first deer
 

He was shooting a 240 44cal xtp in harvester sabot over a load of 20 grains of fffg app and then 80 grains of 777. I have found that the app cleans up the 777 a little and no crud ring. Can't get app to group by it's self but this mix works nice and consistent.

RE: Son's first deer
 

That is an interesting powder combination. I never tried that. I have duplexed black powder with other powders but not the way your working it.

RE: Son's first deer
 

Luck is always welcome in our camp. Congrats!!!

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jhawk40

Congratulations! to all - it is epsecially neat when it is a family thing - to often now families are not interacting together.... Now you are bitten by the bug you will be ML hunting again next year.....

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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.

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Congrats on the deer-sounds like you guys had a good hunt. Interesting load. Does the app help with the crud ring of the T7, and how accurate is this duplex load? Kerry

RE: Son's first deer
 

That's interesting, hadn't thought of it that way. Might have to give that a try next time I'm out.

Congrats to your son as well!