How far?

[jay83196]

So I'm curious on how far people have taken deer with their muzzle loader (I realize shoot as as far as you can be accurate . I'm just curious if around 100yds is considered Ave distance.

[CANOPY SAM]

I've hit the boiler room out to 125 yds. but without a scope, and only open sights I don't trust taking a shot any further out then that.

Most of my muzzy deer have been within 75 yards.

[leechlake]

I would say 100 yards is not average. For every 50 yarder (which is probably average) you'd need a 150 which with iron sights is getting out there.

I've shot elk with my muzzy and I felt comfortable at 175 but not much further. I shot one at 170 with a great rest, but this was with a scope. The rest were about 100 yards.

[Archerysniper]

Most of my bucks have been shot at 110 to 120 yards. I have shot does at 185 and one at 204.

[jay83196]

What grain bullet and powder did you guys use? Do these heavy bullets drop like a stone or not too bad out to 100yds or so?

[mtheis]

I shot a doe at 182yds. Knocked her completely over and then she got up, ran 100yds across a field, where she expired. Used a 300 gr Hornady XTP. The only way I pulled that off was with a solid rest and a scope!

[TruthWalleyes]

90yds open sites

150 scope

Only two I've taken with a smoke pole

Both dropped on the spot

[Eric Wettschreck]

Longest smoke pole shot for me was 90-100 yards. Ball and patch, iron sights.

I know it's combo of gun and shooter. I personally wouldn't take a shot over 125 yards. Not that my .50 cal can't drop one at 125 or farther, I'm just not confident enough in my shot placement to take one longer than that.

[Gordie]

150 yrds is my longest shot on a doe, I had a great rest and took it in the neck and it dropped in its tracks, Most of the deer I have taken with the muzzy has been 40-70 yrds.

[harvey lee]

Maybe 75 yards for me. To be honest, I would not take a shot at 100 yards plus as I place the iron sight on the deer and I cannot tell what I am aiming at on the deer as the sight at the end of my barrel blocks out the majority of the deer. If I do not know what exact spot I am aiming at, no shot for me and I pass on the deer. I have put the iron sights on deer out at 150 yards plus and the iron sight all but blocks the entire deer out so I would have no idea what I am aiming at. Maybe wityh a peep sight things would be better for me but not with iron sights. I hate wounded deer.

With a scope and alot of prectice, I may take a 150 yard shot but not until I have shot it at the range alot.

The states I hunt do not allow scopes so it's iron sights for me.

As far as the bullet, I shoot a 250 grain sabot and it has dropped both deer I have shot with my Omega. Only hunted 2 times with this bullet but it got the job done with zero tracking. As far as a powder load, 150 grains of Triple 7-50 grain pills.

[HNTNBUX]

With iron sights definitely under 100 yards with my longest shot taken on a deer being about 40 yards. I have my muzzle loader dialed in for Iowa next week, with a scope I am confident to at least 200 yards. I have shot it that far and I am amazed by the accuracy.

I use a TC Triumph with a Leoupold ultimate slam scope. Load is 100 grains of Buckhorn 209 and 250 grain Hornady bullets.

[paceman]

My longest kill had been about 140 yards/open sites. With a stable rest and a stationary deer I would not hesitate pulling the trigger up to about 150 yards.

[FISHINGURU]

Do you guys just guess your yardage or what? I have a range finder and had a few does at 140 and my open sites covered up pretty much the whole deer. I don't think I'd want to try a shot over 100 with open sites and that's pushing it.

With my BDC scope I'd shoot out to 200, but being a bowhunter it seems I have patience and all the deer I shoot end up close, my last muzzle loader kill was 12 yards lol.

[TruthWalleyes]

Not all sites made equal. I have a very good rangefinder so yardages are accurate.

Here's a custom front post/ peep combo. Very skinny post. Very easy to see target, and that's why i built it that way. $150+ in sites on a $100 gun Hard to see post in picture cuz it's yellow.

I gave that gun away to the family I hunt with so they would have a ML if they ever wanter to go. It took another deer at 100 yds yesterday for a muzzleloader first timer. I was very happy for him!

At this time i'm using this gun, and these sites...and they're not impressive. Was bored saturday morning and these sites will cover up a squirrel at 67yds I put 3" groupings with it the day before at 100yds.

This winter i'll duracoat paint my ML. Add a detachable scope mount with peep site. Custom front post...and hopefully leave it a lone for a few years.

[FISHINGURU]

I hear ya, mine are the fiber optics that came with the Omega, green dot up front with the 2 red dots in the back, pretty much same thing but opposite colors as yours in the last pic. Takes up a large space at longer ranges.

[JeffB]

The best answer is practice. If you can't hit a paper plate sized target you shouldn't shoot. The answer is different for every one, and different whether you have a rest or not. I'd feel comfortable to at least 100 yards with iron sites.

[fr0sty]

What peep and front sight did you use?

Not all sites made equal. I have a very good rangefinder so yardages are accurate.

Here's a custom front post/ peep combo. Very skinny post. Very easy to see target, and that's why i built it that way. $150+ in sites on a $100 gun Hard to see post in picture cuz it's yellow.

[Gordie]

and hopefully leave it a lone for a few years.

What fun is that..

[TruthWalleyes]

Williams peep i believe

Don't know what the front site was, but it started about .100" wide and i widdled it down to about .040" wide.

This picture you can see the front post.

[fr0sty]

Thanks

[HNTNBUX]

I've got the Williams rear peep for mine as well. I wish someone would make a good front sight. The problem is the fiber optic is great for low light and close range but a small post will be better for long range but not provide the close range low light speed. All the more reason to like scopes if you want to shoot long range.

[TruthWalleyes]

I've got the Williams rear peep for mine as well. I wish someone would make a good front sight. The problem is the fiber optic is great for low light and close range but a small post will be better for long range but not provide the close range low light speed. All the more reason to like scopes if you want to shoot long range.

I agree to some extent. There are good front sites out there, they just aren't marketed for muzzleloaders, but rather for rifles and will require some modification to get to your liking. With my small front post on the gun i gave away i have hit a running deer at 90yds and made a perfect shot. BUT, it takes some getting used to, being able to find the front site. I will make that wider on my next sites.

I also drilled out the peep to create more of a blend between a ghost and a peep site as a tight peep site hole is incredibly hard to use in low light.

[harvey lee]

Those peep's are very nice, with those, one could make a longer shot for sure over the standard stock sights.

With the factory sights on my Omega, there is no way I would shoot at any deer over 100 yards as the sight would simply cover up the entire deer and I would have no idea what I was shooting at or what part of the deer, a recipe for a wounded animal.

Now, with the sights shown above, no doubt, 100 plus yards for sure.

[HNTNBUX]

I hear ya. I have a hooded sight with interchangeable sight options on my AR but I have never checked if I could mount it to my muzzle loader. That might be worth a look too.

[Gordie]

Lots of really cool sight options for muzzys just have to do the searching on the net for them