I do not know where u get that muzzelloader are not long range fire arms. I am a muzzelloader hunter and frequent a sight called dougs message board. In the smokeless section there is numerous guys that take deer at 400 and 500 yds regularly. NOT luck shots they post the patterns and are shooting 3 in groups at 500 yds. There is even an entry about a gentleman that killed a buck at 960 yds. Not with a hope I hit him shot either but with a practiced compadent well placed shot.
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sniperjwt
Forkhorn
Nov 21, 2014 at 3:36pm
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Well gentlemen I had the privilege of being a part in a special day for my long time friend and neighbor. Yesterday morning a small 6 point walked out on the edge of a cut bean field. He dialed up 54.25 moa and put it on his shoulder and squeezed it off. The deer dropped like a rock. About 45 min passed and we went out to look at him. The bullet had hit it right in the neck. He is using a Savage centerfire action with krieger barrel and Parker's new 270g E Max bullets pushed at around 2800fps. Here is a picture of Ronnie with his deer and the recovered bullet.
960 yards with a smokeless muzzloader. That's something very few people have done with a centerfire rifle much less a muzzloader.
rambler
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 3:39pm
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960 yards or 960 feet?
sniperjwt
Forkhorn
Nov 21, 2014 at 3:43pm
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Yards
rambler
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 3:48pm
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Just checking
sniperjwt
Forkhorn
Nov 21, 2014 at 3:52pm
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edge
ADMIN
Nov 21, 2014 at 4:06pm
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Is he planning on reusing that bullet
Probably running on fumes when it got there, but a heck of a shot.
edge.
Earnhardt
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 4:49pm
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Holy mortar shot Batman!
That's awesome!
fishhawk
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 5:25pm
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I'm not allowed that far from home.
smokelessindian84
Forkhorn
Nov 21, 2014 at 5:28pm
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fishhawk said:
I'm not allowed that far from home.
Is that because of a leash or too many projects to finish up? ?
deadeye
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 6:06pm
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thx for sharing! nice work by all & only possible with a lot of leg work prior.
03mossy
10 Pointer
Nov 21, 2014 at 6:14pm
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Wow that's crazy! My goal is to someday harvest one at 500. Congrats!
sniperjwt
Forkhorn
Nov 21, 2014 at 6:19pm
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deadeye said:
thx for sharing! nice work by all & only possible with a lot of leg work prior.
You are exactly right.
edge
ADMIN
Nov 21, 2014 at 7:05pm
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03mossy said:
Wow that's crazy! My goal is to someday harvest one at 500. Congrats!
After 60, my goal is to shoot one, have him field dress himself and place himself in the back of my vehicle...if he is mountable he should present with a good cape and the antlers removed with a fair amount of skull attached
edge.
jellybelly
8 Pointer
Nov 21, 2014 at 7:30pm
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That's one heck of a shot!!!! Congrats
stanb8
8 Pointer
Nov 21, 2014 at 7:46pm
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I can't even see that far, was he glassine the field. Great shot.
Richard
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 8:03pm
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No doubt it was a good shot! Congrats! Evidently the wind gods were smiling upon him; plus he did his homework. Nice!
Richard
wilmsmeyer
Global Moderator
Nov 21, 2014 at 8:06pm
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Only a trained sniper could make that shot with confidence. What unit did you serve with? 20 yds misjudged and you would be too high or low. And yes, you hit the deer with a very low amount of energy but you hit the right spot either on purpose or by luck. Epic shot. Could you even see hornage?
Need to find a good spot on the grassy knoll. LOL
45omega
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 8:24pm
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Impressive!!
Is he using cut down cases or the 209 bolthead?
rambler
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 8:29pm
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wilmsmeyer said:
Only a trained sniper could make that shot with confidence. What unit did you serve with? 20 yds misjudged and you would be too high or low. And yes, you hit the deer with a very low amount of energy but you hit the right spot either on purpose or by luck. Epic shot. Could you even see hornage?
Need to find a good spot on the grassy knoll. LOL
Given the same equipment even Carlos Hathcock himself probably couldn't and wouldn't make such a shot.
sniperjwt
Forkhorn
Nov 21, 2014 at 9:48pm
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Richard you are right, there was absolutely no wind that morning
He is using the modified case
He did not serve in any military but he has been shooting all of his life and shooting long range for most of it.
This journey started 4 years ago when I stumbled on this site. Within a couple weeks of reading I had ordered a barrel and was in the process of building a SML. When I got mine built I showed Ronnie how well it shot. I remember shooting a 3 shot group at 300 yards that was about 2.5" while he was watching. He told me if I could shoot another one in that group and it not get any bigger he would walk in the house and call pacnor up and order a barrel. The next shot was right in the middle of the first 3. He turned around and walked off. Now he did not order a barrel that day but it was only a week or two later he bought a whole gun off of Richard. He used that gun with success and killed a doe that following year at over 400 yards. He has since sold that gun and built another one on a Krieger barrel. I got him started in it and he just took off. I spotted for him when he was testing his dial ups from 700-960 yards. He has built several rifles for friends and family and loves the sport. He has spent many hours on the phone with Bob Parker discussing bullets and was an instrumental part of the creation of Parker's new E-Max bullet. The first batch that was made he had them testing them out. He has spent countless hours for this moment to happen and I am so proud. It really could not have happened to a better guy.
Like it was said before there was lots and lots of time and money invested in this harvest. It was not a spur of the moment decision to try the shot. This was a lot of hard work and dedication to pull off a shot like this.
fishhawk
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 10:32pm
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smokelessindian84 said:
fishhawk said:
I'm not allowed that far from home.
Is that because of a leash or too many projects to finish up? ?
When I get in trouble that far away from home the wife has to get in the car to retrieve me. The gas money then comes out of my allowance. Right now I still owe her all my allowance until May 2017.
ohioguy
Mossy Horns
Nov 21, 2014 at 10:38pm
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Now that's some serious sniping!! Congrats!
dpoor65
8 Pointer
Nov 22, 2014 at 1:08am
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Pretty impressive considering it was about a 36 ft drop for a bullet, congrats to him
charles
Forkhorn
Nov 22, 2014 at 9:31am
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That was a awesome shot
vpimine
8 Pointer
Nov 22, 2014 at 11:10am
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Good shooting..... Congrats
smokepoler
10 Pointer
Nov 22, 2014 at 12:44pm
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I bet a lot of hours of preparation and homework were done to make it. At that distance, a quarter up or down could
have been a miss. Congrats on a very precise shot.
tnhunter54
Forkhorn
Nov 22, 2014 at 5:55pm
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I can only think of one word to describe a shot like that, Wow.
tnhunter54
Forkhorn
Nov 22, 2014 at 5:55pm
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I can only think of one word to describe a shot like that, Wow.
7mmfreak
Mossy Horns
Nov 23, 2014 at 1:22pm
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How far from point of aim and what direction was the point of impact?
sniperjwt
Forkhorn
Nov 23, 2014 at 2:19pm
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7mmfreak said:
How far from point of aim and what direction was the point of impact?
Aim was at high sholder hit was in the neck. About 6" from aim point. Here is an illustration.
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dougsmessageboards.proboards.com/thread/16368/960-yard-muzzloader#ixzz3LdDuAZs7Sorry about the length but felt it was nessasarry. I would post picts of targets but I think I made my point. So it seams some of your info is not quite so correct either