#1726242 - 01/14/10 08:50 PM
Muzzleloading ?
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DPH
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My girlfriend harvest her first deer at 120yds with a Thompson Center Thunderhawk and thinks I'm pulling her leg when I tell her that 120yds is a good shot for a muzzleloader esp since it was the first time she had ever shot a firearm at an animal in her life. What do you think guys, 120yds muzzleloader first time hunting?
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#1726250 - 01/14/10 08:53 PM
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good shot, 100 grains or 150?The gun will do it,but great shot for a first timer!
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#1726270 - 01/14/10 09:00 PM
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Nice shot for sure
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#1726280 - 01/14/10 09:02 PM
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DPH
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60 grains of 777 powder to use up what was left of the powder and to lighten the kick and 250 TC shockwave sighted in 2" high at 50yds. Smoked it. She took it from ground blind in the back ground. And yes she had orange on just took it off for the pic.
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#1726286 - 01/14/10 09:06 PM
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cool
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#1726304 - 01/14/10 09:12 PM
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deerjackie
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sure she aint from palmersville? they shoot straight up there.lol good shot.
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#1726508 - 01/14/10 11:53 PM
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ShaneHallum
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Congrats to her! thats a heck of a shot with 60gr. of powder.
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#1726598 - 01/15/10 06:28 AM
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Dang good shot, for anyone imo! Congrats to her!
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#1726661 - 01/15/10 07:25 AM
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Congrats to her on a good shot and deer!
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#1726874 - 01/15/10 09:01 AM
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mathews338
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congrats on good shot
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#1727111 - 01/15/10 11:52 AM
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First Congrats to her  Second , you can't beat those TC's...  Third, that's great your GF hunts with you... 
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Fourth-thats a healthy\mature doe!
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#1727140 - 01/15/10 12:12 PM
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First Congrats to her Second , you can't beat those TC's... Third, that's great your GF hunts with you... Yep Yep Yep! Fourth-thats a healthy\mature doe!
I agree, good looking does in the pic!!
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#1727183 - 01/15/10 12:48 PM
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WestTn Huntin'man
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Congradulations to her on her 1st deer.I hope you and her have many more happy sucessfull hunts together.
To know if it was a excellent shot ?? or a Lucky shot ?? We need to know if she knew it was 120 yards and she was able to compensate for bullet drop ??
I couldn't even begin to guess what a 250 grain bullet will do at 120 yards with only 60 grains powder.
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#1727248 - 01/15/10 01:45 PM
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DPH
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Thanks guys, she can shoot thats for sure, Shot my 7mag outta the leadsled and almost hit my bullet hole, all i know is the deer around our farm are gonna be in trouble next year for sure.
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#1727377 - 01/15/10 03:08 PM
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Robert Soules
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Congrats to her...
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#1728244 - 01/16/10 12:23 AM
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Buckhunter72
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good shot at 120. good job.
Edited by Buckhunter72 (01/16/10 12:23 AM)
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#1729079 - 01/16/10 05:52 PM
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Congrats! Nice shot.
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#1729090 - 01/16/10 05:59 PM
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thats good shooting
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#1737625 - 01/20/10 09:36 PM
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yep good shot
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#1737629 - 01/20/10 09:39 PM
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Very good shot.
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#1737728 - 01/20/10 11:48 PM
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