So this new AGFC rule has given me a good excuse to get a new rifle. Brief online research has me leaning towards the .450 bushmaster. What do you guys think?
Best performing straight wall cartridge?
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No, Your Right.. Good Hunting..
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Sounds like you already have what you need.
Now if you are just looking for an excuse to buy a new gun you’ve come to the right place. 👍🏼
The 444 is a great round. The trajectory falls off pretty fast after 200yds, and to get there, you will pay a price in recoil and muzzle blast. It carries a lot of energy with that big bullet. Outperforms a 45-70 a little. Some of the smaller straight walls can beat the trajectory by quite a bit, without nearly as much recoil or muzzle blast. They still carry plenty energy to kill a deer out to 200, and some out to 300 with the right bullet and powder combo. The 444 currently has the advantage of being loaded in better factory ammo, like the Hornady lever revolution. But it won’t be long before ammo manufacturers will be producing better loads for the smaller and newer straight walls, like the 360 BuckHammer. If you handload factory ammo is a mute point.
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I am not seeing many that exceed or equal what a good charge of Blackhorn behind a 300 grain bullet does.
There is just the reliability that is the attraction to me.
There is just the reliability that is the attraction to me.
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100%.
You ever shot a doe only to realize she was being followed by a buck? Now all you gotta do is cycle and blast!
Just one example off the top of my head….
Why Their is a Choice.. Kids, young Adults
Lady's can't handle the Big Charge..
Not doing it.. But can Handle the Straight wall..
More opportunity.. Win, Win..
If you like what you got . great.. if you don't now your Chance..
CWD has changed everything in Deer Hunting in Arkansas..
Good Hunting..
Lady's can't handle the Big Charge..
Not doing it.. But can Handle the Straight wall..
More opportunity.. Win, Win..
If you like what you got . great.. if you don't now your Chance..
CWD has changed everything in Deer Hunting in Arkansas..
Good Hunting..
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Then you ain't looking very hard. I've found two loads for 450 bushmaster that equal a max charge of blackhorn 209 with a 300 grain bullet. In fact, they exceed it....because these are shot from a 16" barrel....not your 24-28" muzzleloader barrel.
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Actually I have shot a doe trotting through the woods. Pulled out a quickload reloaded and the buck saw me went to a dead run I swung through him, shot when the crosshairs passed his nose and hit him right under the ear. He tumbled and piled up. A very exiting memorable hunt.
Make no Mistake, They the liberals Want all the Semi Auto out of the Wood's..
This is just a Start.. Semi Auto Rifles, Pistols and Shotguns..The Reason Shotguns are being taken out..and will be outlawed in just a Few years . For Hunting ..
Folks Buckle up , Pay Attention.. And our own NRA is Backing it.. Pffffember..
This is just a Start.. Semi Auto Rifles, Pistols and Shotguns..The Reason Shotguns are being taken out..and will be outlawed in just a Few years . For Hunting ..
Folks Buckle up , Pay Attention.. And our own NRA is Backing it.. Pffffember..
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Yeah...that's why they come up with this liberal archery season....to get all guns out of the woods.
Naw that the Store Front, So you can't really see their Agenda..
If you have YouTube, Watch videos and podcasts on this Straight wall Seasons in other States.. All across the United States..
Bidenomics...
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Comparing straight wall in northern states is not the same......
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You've got north of forty thousand of those little pearls of wisdom.
What's the Diff ?
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A regular Lucas McCain
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