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J.S. Carter

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:thumbup:Check out my huge buck! :D:eek::D

13 points He's a 4x4 with 5 sticker points, 21 3/8's inside the tines. Should score about 135-140 B&C. Took him at 160 yards. Muzzle Loader is a home made job me and my Dad made. She's a .50 cal falling block w/ a 1:15 right hand twist Shilen barrel. Shot a 300 grain Hornady SST, in front of 47 grains of Hodgedon H4227 and 10 grains of Triple Seven. Using a 209 primer for ignition. That's my son who was with me on the hunt. Field dressed the Buck with a Puma Hunters Pal. Butchered with a John White, Nessmuk in 1095.

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The cop is my Dad, he was out there to on the other side of the woods. 3 generations in the field that day... made it kinda special :thumbup:;).

I wasnt gonna shoot him I watched him from 500 - 700 yards off and thought he was just a lil 6 but the closer he got the bigger and wider he got! I missed him on the first shot (buck fever), he and the 12-15 doe he was trailin ran about 10-15 yards, then stopped so he did too. I reloaded and got steady and put it home. I hit the spine and he went straight down. no trackin needed! :thumbup:
 
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brother thats a toad I bet he will go a little higher than 130-140 i would guess close to 155 his beams look 25"
 
Mine didn't have any horns this year. But, she's a good tast'n doe! No gamey taste at all, almost as mild as beef.

Nice Buck!
 
Falling block -muzzle loader ?? I'm confused, wrong terms ? Do you mean breech loading black powder rifle ? .I'd like to see a close up. Nice deer !
 
Yep She's a Falling Block muzzleloader, It's based on a cross between a Sharpes Buffalo rifle and Stevens Model# 44 1/2. We machined a breech plug out of 304 Stainless. So when the block falls the primer is exposed. The breech plug has a simple check ball, one way valve, to keep the pressure going out the far end.

Thanks guys. his main beams measured 5 1/2" at the base in circumference. 21 3/8" widest point in side the tines.

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Can't see the pics yet(at work), but the gun and the buck both sound cool. Like to see a close-up or two on the gun if it isn't already in the pic.

Nathan
 
I have a Jeff White knife on my desk...Nice knife.....Just got it at a gun show in Portland...Need some luck..Our gun season kicks in monday.....Great buck ....Nice family.............thanks for posting..............carl
 
Like me and my buddies always tell each other when one of us gets a buck, "man, he's nice but think what he'd look like next year" :p
 
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Can't see the pics yet(at work), but the gun and the buck both sound cool. Like to see a close-up or two on the gun if it isn't already in the pic.

Nathan
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Hey!! Turkey Lips!!! When are you going to post the pic's of all the deers you guys got on Monday. Was it 6?????:cool:
 
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