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Old 08-28-2011 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by chetmarks
I understand that problem. I am all for shooting each animal with a different gun .
I have actually done that in years past...

In fact right now I have just taken my White Umag out of the safe and have decided it is going to the Rock Pit early next week for a round of POI checking... Clay Pigeons - beware
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Old 08-28-2011 | 04:46 PM
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I could go hunting tomorrow if need be, but I'd like to play around with my muzzle loader a little more before hunting season if possible. I say this because I have been shooting Pyrodex loose powder in it to save money at the range, and I'd like to shoot pellets when hunting. I'm pretty sure when I tried them in the past that they shot to the same POI, but I can't remember for sure, so I want to shoot it a few times before taking it hunting just to verify. However, if I had to go hunting tomorrow, I would, and I'd just shoot loose powder in it. It really wouldn't be a big deal.

I plan to shoot a 300 Grain Speer Deep Curl bullet this year with 100 grains of Pyrodex in Harvester Crush Rib Sabots. Last year, I shot 300 grain Fusion bullets with 100 grains of Pyrodex and these bullets seem to perform very similarly in my testing, so I'm expecting similar performance on deer.
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Old 08-28-2011 | 05:01 PM
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Anyone ever taken more than one gun to the stand with them while hunting?
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Old 08-28-2011 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by txhunter58
Anyone ever taken more than one gun to the stand with them while hunting?
No but I have thought about it.Might be a problem carrying 2 guns and dragging a deer.
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Old 08-28-2011 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by txhunter58
Anyone ever taken more than one gun to the stand with them while hunting?
I do, one sits in the stand all night and i carry another down in the morning. Im set from a 10 yard to 225 yard shot by the time im in the stand. The brush gun stays with me during any walk.
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Old 08-28-2011 | 05:37 PM
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txhunter said: Anyone ever taken more than one gun to the stand with them while hunting?
I sometimes take my .22 Hornet along as a second gun when hunting a box stand (and leave it there for the weekend like GM54). It's my coyote/bobcat/feral dog medicine, or if I decide to shoot a rabbit for the pot.
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