Muzzleloader Distance

[Jack Reed]

What distance are you confident at with your Muzzleloader? Let's hear your loads too.

 

[Tweeter]

200, I'm shooting 100 gr of blackhorn 209 by volume, and a 330gr powerbelt elr

 

[Mountainman865]

I shoot a cva wolf and my limit for me is like 150 yards, with 100 grains pyrodex and 245 grain hollow point powerbelts

 

[T. J. Mercer]

"Confident"?
100 yds, but that's only b/c I only hunt tight areas and have never felt the need to push it further. I'm sure I could dial it in at 150 yds, but I have a junkie $30 scope (b/c it's marginally better than tru-glo).
100 gr White Hots
270 Powerbelts
CVA Optima

 

[LanceS4803]

200, as well
But, until my elk in Utah, which was at 100yds even, my longest shots at whitetail, mulie and assorted coyotes has been 50yds and under.

300gr Scorpion PT-110gr BH209

 

[Remi]

200yds

75grs by weight blackhorn 209
300gr Harvester Scorpion PT Gold


I'd say 90% of my shots are under 40yds

 

[GRIT]

75 yards or less

 

[backyardtndeer]

I have killed deer and coyotes out to nearly 200. If I had more room to stretch it out, I wouldn't be afraid to go out to 250. Accura v2 120 grains triple 7 pushing a 45 caliber 240 grain xtp mag.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I honestly never worry about it over 100 yards around here.

 

[rem270]

100 yards. I would try 150 tho.

 

[Carlos Viagra]

I have killed deer and coyotes out to nearly 200. If I had more room to stretch it out, I wouldn't be afraid to go out to 250. Accura v2 120 grains triple 7 pushing a 45 caliber 240 grain xtp mag.

Those are some of the best MZ bullets I've found, always accurate.

As far as distance, I've killed deer in another county with them before.

 

[Rob-HC Hunter]

300 yards

Remington Ultimate 700 ML
Custom smokeless .45 cal
Brux barrel, Mz Rex break
N/F. SHV 5-20 x 56mm
300gr Parker Match Hunter bullets
Benchmark powder

 

[megalomaniac]

125y if less than 10mph wind, no more than 100y on windy days.

 

[deerhunter10]

150. Gun more than capable of shooting further but I probably wouldn't. Cva accura. 120 grains powder. 200 grain tc Shockwaves.

 

[Flintlocksforme]

100 yards , 58 caliber Flintlock 44 inch barrel, iron sights, 100 g fff goex, .20 oxyoke patch, .562 round ball. This is a muzzleloader section correct? Wet opening day, keep your powder dry, I hope I did. Update: After 2 days of hunting I decided to go ahead and fire my load. Went off instantly, gave her a good bath and her favorite bear oil. I will break her out again Thursday with a new load.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

100 yards.

I'm usually traveling to bow hunt during the muzzleloader season, so I don't put a whole lot of effort or practice into shooting with it.

 

[Spurhunter]

300 yards

Remington Ultimate 700 ML
Custom smokeless .45 cal
Brux barrel, Mz Rex break
N/F. SHV 5-20 x 56mm
300gr Parker Match Hunter bullets
Benchmark powder

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Nice!

 

[Rob-HC Hunter]

Nice!

 

[Jcalder]

A lot further than my abilities

 

[Snake]

100 yards. I would try 150 tho.

Similar to this have killed at about 125 .

 

[Wobblyshot1]

The closer the better. This one at about 40 yards and fell dead after maybe a 15 yard run. Ticking patched .570 ball ahead of three drams Goex 2fg.

 

[scn]

I killed a decent IL 10 pt in a corn field late one evening at 225+. I thought he was a little closer than he was. But, he went down in his tracks. I was hunting from the ground, and had tripod shooting sticks in case I had to reach out.

I am not a good rifle shot, so there was some luck involved. 50 cal. Savage ML II with a 300 gr Barnes Original. Those are BAD bullets.

 

[RThomas]

I sight mine in at 100 yards. I don't hunt long distance areas.

 

[wsm]

150 YARDS ,90 grains of BH209 and barnes250 tz bullets . CVA accura mr .

 

[younggun308]

80 yards is my farthest shot so far, and the result was great. But I could shoot accurately further if I take my time.
2 White Hots pellets propelling a Hornady SST (can't remember the grain) out of a borrowed .50cal CVA Optima.

 

[Gravey]

125-150 would be my max.

 

[muddyboots]

100

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I plan on shooting 200 on Thursday. It was too windy Saturday for that distance. TC Omega with 84 grains by weight and 250 grain shockwaves.

 

[Jack Reed]

80 yards is my farthest shot so far, and the result was great. But I could shoot accurately further if I take my time.
2 White Hots pellets propelling a Hornady SST (can't remember the grain) out of a borrowed .50cal CVA Optima.

I shoot the same load out

 

[Wrangler95]

100 yards has been my limit,Ive never practiced farther than this!I shoot a CVA Optima with 2 50 grain white Hot pellets with a 250 grain Aerolite Powerbelt bullet!!