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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Muzzleloader Shotguns => Topic started by: g8rvet on May 04, 2023, 12:54:45 PM

Title: Muzzleloader miss
Post by: g8rvet on May 04, 2023, 12:54:45 PM
So my brother had a miss a couple weeks back at 25 steps with my muzzleloader-TK2000.  His son killed one with it two years ago, my son killed one with it a week later.  he has a side by side ML that he missed a jake in the fall with.  I told him mine was dead on, take it, and then he missed a longbeard.

So it got me to wondering if it was the gun or the shooter.  next post I will put a pic up of the pattern at 25 yards. 
Title: Muzzleloader miss
Post by: g8rvet on May 04, 2023, 12:55:30 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230504/c3f50fe1923fbc2d7b294782ff8b488a.jpg)

It was the shooter.   Oops.


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Title: Re: Muzzleloader miss
Post by: Greg Massey on May 19, 2023, 12:38:09 PM
I agree .. LOL
Title: Re: Muzzleloader miss
Post by: reflexl on February 15, 2024, 01:52:11 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ce4Nmqx.jpeg)
Title: Re: Muzzleloader miss
Post by: g8rvet on February 15, 2024, 02:27:30 PM
That is poison reflex
Title: Re: Muzzleloader miss
Post by: reflexl on February 19, 2024, 01:21:07 PM
Yes it works really well. That is with that recipe I posted. I use that exact same recipe in the Encore. I back off 10grs of powder in the Huntsman.
Title: Re: Muzzleloader miss
Post by: novashooter on April 16, 2024, 06:11:20 PM
Quote from: joey46 on July 07, 2023, 06:49:21 PM
If he had taken a few prior practice shots he may have developed a flinch   My TK kicks so much I've seriously worried about detached retina. Not a gun for woozies.

What was that crazy load Knight used to recommend with the TK2000, 2 1/2 ounces of shot with 120 grains of powder or something? Yeah, I'll pass on that one.

100gr Fg powder
2 hard card wads
2 ounces hard lead shot
1 hard card overshot

That load isn't for the feint of heart either, but it's really no worse than any 3" turkey load and it's effective at 40 yards.