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Anyone use blackpowder rifle for turkey hunting?
- Thread starter gh1950
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A number of years back I wanted to take a turkey with each legal weapon; shotgun, bow and black powder.
I used a very light for caliber sabot slug that I scored a good bit more using a dremel tool. It worked but it ran about 45 yards and then piled up. So, watch if you can if you decide to do it.
Took me 4 hours to find my bow bird.
I settled on the fact that the shotgun is by far the best tool for the trade.
I used a very light for caliber sabot slug that I scored a good bit more using a dremel tool. It worked but it ran about 45 yards and then piled up. So, watch if you can if you decide to do it.
Took me 4 hours to find my bow bird.
I settled on the fact that the shotgun is by far the best tool for the trade.
That's a good reason to break the smoke pole out in the spring.
I used to carry mine if there were hogs around too.
In all my wheeling and dealing, I've come into possession of a .36 cal. and I'm thinking I might try it for turkey hunting. Effective range is not much more than a shotgun.
I could hunt BP for turkey but I would rather use a Bow/Crossbow.
I've hunted turkey with a 50 cal muzzy before ,but missed just to the right .
About 2 weeks later I killed that same bird with my old 12 gauge h&r breakdown.
He had a broken tail feather right where the 50 cal went thru his fan as he was struttin.
About 2 weeks later I killed that same bird with my old 12 gauge h&r breakdown.
He had a broken tail feather right where the 50 cal went thru his fan as he was struttin.
Exactly! I can load my bow or crossbow and shoot it till I run out of Bolts and arrows and the gobblers never know the difference. LOL.
