Bgoodman30
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Got in touch with neighbor and got permission to look. Goes from ridge tops to hollar and almost a cliff. No sign of him. I truly believe he survived…
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Did I miss? Still in shock...
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Reaction sounds like a miss to me. Especially if he looked around, saw you, then bolted as he saw you trying to reload. Tough break but I doubt he's any worse for the wear.
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Cva optima 2 . The one with silver barrell.
You might check out your firing pin channel that it's not full of crud if you didn't get a primer strike
Deer don't spook it seems from the "boom" of a muzzleloader, I've shot and missed a walking deer at 30 yards and he never broke stride, never acknowledged the shot at all.
My thoughts as well. Grandpa always said your not as bad of a shot as you think.
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Or that it was actually closed completely. After checking primer, he may have closed it completely and it worked.
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Pretty gummy. What's the best way to clean that?
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They're all different
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Brake cleaner is where I would start
Several years ago I shot a nice 8 point that was still in velvet during the late season MZ.
Shot was 147 yards with a range finder and he dropped in his tracks.
One hour later, a nice doe walks out of the woods at 40 yards and starts to feed in the field.
I take aim and fire...doe keeps eating. I go through the act of slowly trying to reload and spooked her and off she went.
Still don't know how I missed at 40 yards broadside. But it happens.
Shot was 147 yards with a range finder and he dropped in his tracks.
One hour later, a nice doe walks out of the woods at 40 yards and starts to feed in the field.
I take aim and fire...doe keeps eating. I go through the act of slowly trying to reload and spooked her and off she went.
Still don't know how I missed at 40 yards broadside. But it happens.
Brake cleaner or I soak them in hoppe's or PB Blaster
DoubleRidge
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^^This^^ seen it happen.
Break open and put finger over the end of fire pin channel and depress trigger and push hammer forward to "feel" the firing pin travel forward....you can tell when its got crud or if its sticky.....and if you have never pulled the pin and spring and cleaned the channel....then its time....only takes a few minutes and will give you peace of mind.
And don't lose the spring in there!
DoubleRidge
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Absolutely correct!
backyardtndeer
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Buy an extra kit from cva, they are pretty cheap. I keep one in my muzzleloader box https://bpioutdoors.com/firing-pin-kit/.
Not a bad idea. Do they still sell a shim kit for the firing pin. That helps if you have some blow by
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Not sure about those.
