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RE: new to me investarm .45

As for the Investarms manual.. Lyman is made by the same company. Investarms, & Lyman rifles are the same as those sold under the Cabela's name actually. If you look in the Lyman manual (which also comes with an Investarms Manual when you purchase a Lyman) they give a much more generous powder charge for their .50 calibers and .54 calibers, but I checked my Lyman Manual and there is no information on a Lyman .45 caliber.

RE: new to me investarm .45

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ORIGINAL: coryj

FG,
Did tha load suck for the mule deer (dead) or for you (lost or wounded deer)? Not quite sure what you meant by your post, but I think maybeit sucked for you.

Not one deer lost, but two! One with a front on chest shot and the other with a lung shot. I FINALLY got one at 30 yards, i spine shot him and then hit him directly right behind the shoulder. He got up and ran a half mile, went down, got up again and ran a 1/4 mile before falling into a cattle guard. Slit his throat and threw him up into the bed of the truck. Couldnt find any bullets. No exits "not a big deal to me" but the bullet failed horribly and i never use them on anything but paper and very rarely use them for that.

70g pyrodex P isnt exactly a wimpy load, especially for only a 30 yard shot. The other 2 shots were in the 80 yard range. Huge monsters :(

RE: new to me investarm .45

I have the investarms in 50 cal and I bought a 45 cal GM barrel for it.
Nice gun even though it is right handed and I am left.
Always looking for the lefties.

RE: new to me investarm .45

Saxman wish i would have known that! There was a beautiful .54cal left hand cva hawken at the rendezvous! He wanted $200