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Forum: Black Powder
11-24-2010, 07:31 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 880
Posted By BrushPopper

Used the FFF 777 in derringers, pistols,...

Used the FFF 777 in derringers, pistols, rifles... #11s fire it up just fine. If anything, you should get faster/better ignition with the finer grade.

BP
Forum: Black Powder
11-23-2010, 09:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,970
Posted By BrushPopper

First PRB deer! (Graphic)

Some years back, I found a .45 CVA "Frontier" rifle at a local pawnshop for $60. It was a kit-gun that the previous owner had never finished.

I added a few missing parts, some 'medicine' tacks...
Forum: Black Powder
07-21-2010, 11:14 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,669
Posted By BrushPopper

Congrats on getting 'er sorted-out Semisane! ...

Congrats on getting 'er sorted-out Semisane!

Those light loads can be deadly, economical and alot of fun.

Have you clocked those .357/40 gn loads yet? I bet they hit like a .357 mag...
BP
Forum: Black Powder
05-20-2010, 09:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,631
Posted By BrushPopper

[quote=cayugad;3628327]First thing I would do is...

[quote=cayugad;3628327]First thing I would do is pull the scope. Move the target in to 25 yards and shoot the same load with open sights.

+1

Start closer and develop a good load...
Forum: Black Powder
05-17-2010, 08:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 833
Posted By BrushPopper

You can't ask for better than that...

Great grouping, new barrel and all...

You oughta' get a chronograph and get us the full scoop.

Reckon it'll kill a chipmunk?

BP
Forum: Black Powder
05-13-2010, 08:11 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,299
Posted By BrushPopper

"Chipmunk" loads for a .45 (range report, GRAPHIC!)

First-off, I will apologize to all of those who were hoping to see dead chipmunk pictures. Couldn't find any in Central Texas, even though I hunted for days. I will, however show some holes in paper!...
Forum: Black Powder
04-28-2010, 10:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,401
Posted By BrushPopper

That's pretty decent grouping for the first time...

That's pretty decent grouping for the first time out.

Nice shooting set-up you got there.

Did the mountain-men really use ceiling fans? I'm learning new stuff all the time!
Forum: Black Powder
06-30-2009, 07:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 9,132
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: KY. long rifle,what to shoot?

My .45CVA Kentucky has the 1:48 twist and shoots the TC Maxi-balls very well.

If you try this projectile, I'd start with abt 50 gns of FFF and work up.

I use to get almost 1600 fps with...
Forum: Black Powder
06-30-2009, 07:33 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,293
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: 45 cal vs 50

My first ML ever was a .45 CVA "Kentucky" pistol... I started casting Maxi's for it and stuck with .45s ever since.

Now I have a slew of sidelock rifles/pistols, all .45s and they seem to kill...
Forum: Black Powder
06-30-2009, 07:18 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 5,862
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: What bullet did you use last year and......

Used the Hornady .40 XTPs in a .45 on a Javelina and a cull-buck.

Boom-Flops both. Good expansion, deadly.

Longest shot was abt 65 yds for the buck.

BP
Forum: Black Powder
06-23-2009, 08:32 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,779
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: 45 Elite @ the Farm

Those velocities look pretty respectable to me.

Remember that the XTP is designed for handgun velocities and might fragment excessively at higher velocities...

I had one seperate from the...
Forum: Black Powder
06-17-2009, 08:55 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 11,620
Posted By BrushPopper

My Italian Rifle...

Is an old FIE "Kentucky" rifle with the barrel chopped back to 19".

One thing I've noticed abt mine, is that the barrel is rough (still shooting it in).

Mine chews-up patches too, but not...
Forum: Black Powder
06-09-2009, 10:32 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,500
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: What does everyone use to clean there barrels?

Doesn't seem to matter, as near as I can tell.

I used to finish-out cleaning with a bucket ofhot, clean tapwater, after the soap-scrub step, but not any more.

Now, I just dry the barrel out...
Forum: Black Powder
06-09-2009, 10:10 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 684
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Got my Mule Deer tag

Interesting load, I'll have to give those XTPs a try in my 1:48 twist Seneca.

Got alot of those for my sawed-off Kentucky rifle, "Shorty".

I've had good luck with .45s on mulies in west...
Forum: Black Powder
06-09-2009, 08:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,500
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: What does everyone use to clean there barrels?

I use hot, soapy water at the end of the day.

For range-swabs, I mix windshield-wiper fluid and rubbing alcohol 50/50 and keep it in a jar. (Ishoot T-7 too)

I got that last from someone on...
Forum: Black Powder
06-01-2009, 08:31 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,530
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: .54 GM Renegade Accuracy/Trajectory Report

Those are some good RB groups!

I see that you're using cast-balls. I'd read that swaged balls often tighten up grouping, as they are less prone to have unseen voids etc.

Still, looks like...
Forum: Black Powder
05-28-2009, 10:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,773
Posted By BrushPopper

Yet another range-session... CVA "Frontier" rifle .45 (of course!)...

Here's one I picked up at a Pawn Shop for $60abt 2 yrs back. It was a kit-gun that the previous owner hadn't got around to finishing.

Made along the lines of a plain-vanilla Hawken, it was...
Forum: Black Powder
05-26-2009, 08:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,184
Posted By BrushPopper

Range Session, TC Hawken .45

Picked up this one a couple of weeks back at a local gunshop for $165.
Was used, but appeared to have been fired very little.

All of my BP guns are .45s, and I'd been hankering for one of...
Forum: Black Powder
05-04-2009, 08:03 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 591
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: 44 cap & ball question

You need a chronograph.

MV x MV x Ball weight in grains

Divide the above by 450,240 for foot-lbsmuzzle energy.

Cheaper than a chrony, get a book that lists loads and velocities.
Forum: Black Powder
04-29-2009, 08:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,340
Posted By BrushPopper

Those XTPs are deadly...

I'm guessing that load of yours to be shooting in excess of 1600 fps.

I've got a short-barreled .45 Kentucky rifle ("Shorty") that likes that bullet/sabot combination over 44 gns of FFF 777...
Forum: Black Powder
01-08-2009, 09:49 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,120
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Good shots - little to no blood trail

Actually, I've only killed 2 deer and a hog with that .308.

Killed abt 10 deer, a coupla' hogs,four Javelina and two turkeys with my .45s (front-stuffers all).

So, hunting with the .308 was...
Forum: Black Powder
01-06-2009, 09:48 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,120
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Good shots - little to no blood trail

We call that a Texas-Heart-Shot!
Forum: Black Powder
01-06-2009, 09:46 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,120
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Good shots - little to no blood trail

Alot of times, with high shot-placement, the deer will bleed buckets, but it all stays inside the body cavity.

I killed an 8-point this year with my .308--the heart and lungs were turned to...
Forum: Black Powder
01-05-2009, 08:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,909
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: The Pro-Hunter / SW250...HSBS combo scores again!!!!

Impressive damage.

I'm astounded that she ran so far...
Forum: Black Powder
12-18-2008, 09:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 700
Posted By BrushPopper

After my first PRB deer, just a matter of time...

I've got a decent PRB load worked-up for my CVA "Frontier" rifle (looks like a halfstock Hawken) and I'm aimin' to take a deer off my 30 acre ranch with it.

Yesterday evening I got a shot at a...
Forum: Black Powder
12-03-2008, 08:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,617
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Cabelas Hawken .45cal First outing

Good-looking gun!

I like my .45s. Plenty of power for the biggest buck in the woods with those conicals. One muley field dressed 174 lbs. shot with a .45 Kentucky and homecast 250 gn Maxi-Ball....
Forum: Black Powder
12-03-2008, 08:23 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 3,121
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Time to unload.. clean them rifles

Mine stay dirty... was target shooting with an old .45 CVA "Frontier" riflejust yesterday (I likes my sidelocks too).

Need a good cold spell here in central Texas to get the deer moving, I hunt...
Forum: Black Powder
12-01-2008, 09:40 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,428
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: First deer taken with 250gr SST's!

Booyah!
Great buck!
BP
Forum: Black Powder
12-01-2008, 08:10 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,059
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: "Shorty" strikes again!

Couldn't agree more, and withShorty weighing abt 41/2 lbs, that's abt all of the recoil I need.

Reminds me of theold saying:

"Englishmansees elephant. Englishmanraises his express-rifle and...
Forum: Black Powder
12-01-2008, 08:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 666
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: deer 500

Put me down for $50 on the spike...
Forum: Black Powder
12-01-2008, 07:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,071
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Got a Doe This Evening

Good job!

Sounds like you earned that venison. At my age, I won't shoot a deer unless it's right next to the road. All that draggin' wears a man out...
BP
Forum: Black Powder
11-28-2008, 08:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,059
Posted By BrushPopper

"Shorty" strikes again!

Awhile back, I posted on a Javelina hunt with my sawed-off .45Kentucky rifle, "Shorty". To date, that lone, unlucky Javelina was the only game I'd harvested with that little gun.

Thanksgiving...
Forum: Black Powder
11-26-2008, 09:21 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,684
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: What happened to CVA Traditional Models?

Danged shame too. I have two of their older rifles and several of their pistols... all .45 cal. sidelocks and they are all good shooters.

Too bad that they've gotten away from the traditional...
Forum: Black Powder
10-30-2008, 10:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,320
Posted By BrushPopper

Should read: "Cat problem at camp, get a snake"

Whoa!
Forum: Black Powder
10-30-2008, 08:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,527
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: cva optima pro 45cal

I spent a small fortune in different projectile and propellant testing for my CVA .45 Optima without getting anything resembling useable accuracy before I shelved it and went back to my sidelocks.
...
Forum: Bowfishing
09-11-2008, 09:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,828
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Bowfishing Video. Please watch.

Looks like good, bowfishing fun!

From a technical standpoint, maybe use a UV or polarizing filter on the camera, those sun-spots are kinda' distracting and make it hard to see the detail...
Forum: Bowfishing
09-10-2008, 08:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,458
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Real Nice Gar

Yup, that's a longnose. I read that they can get up around 60 lbs, though most are alot smaller.

On monday I caught a 47" longnose, using a stiff rig and a lure made out of frayed nylon rope on...
Forum: Bowfishing
09-09-2008, 08:48 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,071
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Equipment questions

I always unstring my recurves, even the solid glass bows. It seems to me that even if the bow doesn't take a set, that the string might stretch... could be wrong abt that, but that's just what I do....
Forum: Bowfishing
09-09-2008, 08:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,784
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Bowfishing legal question

A lotta' times the problem with bowfishing is it's smack in between hunting and fishing... you are fishing, but you are using a projectile-firing device... a misdemeanor in many locales.

There...
Forum: Bowfishing
09-08-2008, 12:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,013
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: After Tilapia, yet once again...

I've only tried the longnose and shortnose gar. Not a gator gar yet.

The shorties tasted kinda' muddy, with the longnose tasting much better. I sliced the meat thin, breaded and fried it crisp....
Forum: Bowfishing
09-08-2008, 09:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,738
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Back from TX!

Hard to find better bowfishing than right here in Texas.

One of these days I'm going to have to try for some of those monster-gar.

Thanx for the post!
BP
Forum: Bowfishing
09-08-2008, 09:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,419
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: Labor Day Asian Carp 1000+lbs

Wow!

That's really whackin' and stackin' em!

Good job thinning-out those rough fish...
BP
Forum: Bowfishing
09-03-2008, 08:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,013
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: After Tilapia, yet once again...

Hello Kevin.

These are Mozambique Tilapia, African Cichlids and they are vegetarians. I've never seen one take a baited hook, even though they are built alot like a crappie or perch, theydon't...
Forum: Bowfishing
09-02-2008, 10:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,013
Posted By BrushPopper

After Tilapia, yet once again...

Well, monday it was back to Calaveras for some more fryin' fish. Had to go it alone this time. My bowfishin' disasters of the past are quickly becoming the stuff-of-legends and have left me as...
Forum: Bowfishing
08-29-2008, 11:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,902
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: First year highlights

Man, looks like you've laying into 'em pretty hard!

Yeah, getting a "double" on fish doesn't happen every day, but it's fun when it does... I think I've only shot doubles on carp once, Tilapia...
Forum: Bowfishing
08-25-2008, 10:42 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 946
Posted By BrushPopper

Test, figuring out photobucket...

Gotta figure how to paste images here...

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/Skillet_02/GatorBait1.jpg

Well, it's kind of a bear that you have to type in the entire image code and can't...
Forum: Bowfishing
08-25-2008, 10:16 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,239
Posted By BrushPopper

NT

NT
Forum: Bowfishing
08-25-2008, 10:03 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,239
Posted By BrushPopper

Another Tilapia trip....

Well, on sunday, me, Jessie and Cousin-Neal headed down to Calaveras for another Tilapia safari.

We shot two from the boat, then we tried some bank fishing and got 8 more.

While we were...
Forum: Bowfishing
08-25-2008, 09:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,166
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: fox river carp pics

You're off to a good start.

I don't think I even landed a fish the first season I bowfished. I was using the wrong tip for carp (those thin wire barbs kept tearing loose).

Well done!
BP
Forum: Bowfishing
08-19-2008, 09:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,339
Posted By BrushPopper

RE: pics from summer

Best way I've found is to store your pictures in "My Documents" or "My Pictures", then you can download them as attachments into the text of your post.... I haven't been able to post pics directly...
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