Do yall use the regular XTP or only the XTP mag's?
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Muzzleloader hit no blood
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Wasn't sure how fast you could/should push those. I have few boxes so may as well try em.
ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER
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Yes, shot a Target buck a few years ago the first morning of muzzleloader, walked the trail he took and nothing. went back and got my backpack and tree stand and figured I would move over a few ridged due to boogering the spot up and found him. No blood or hair at all
Add me to the Hornady XTP club. Is hoot the 240 grain bullet. Killed a buck 2 years ago and shot him right at dark at about 50 yards. No blood so waites til the next morning and started walking the way he ran. 75 yards or so into the woods it looked like a bucket of red paint had been poured. Guessing it took that long for the cavity to fill with blood but then Ray Charles could follow it. Hope you find him.
Swampster
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When I used a muzzleloader, it seems I had to go looking for my deer much more often. I always assumed big heavy half inch round meant they would fall faster. When I used a Marlin .357 mag, seems they usually fell where they were shot, but then 60 yards would have been a long shot for me.
wildside
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I went smokeless years ago due to this...tried so many different set ups with traditional.
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Wiley
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Barnes MZ Expanders have never let me down. Always either dead on the spot or a blood trail that Stevie Wonder could follow for a very short distance.
backyardtndeer
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I use the xtp mags. I get pretty good velocities with the 240 grain and 120 grains of triple 7. I never had any issues.
ScLowCountry
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Regular 44 cal 240 gr xtp in a harvester or TC sabot. I buy them separately
The ones you buy prepackaged are 45 cal projectiles
