a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
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a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Bagged a nice doe after a rough morning on the 16th with my sam yang dragon claw .50 pcp airgun( .35 and larger pcp airguns are legal for deer in MI ) . It was an extremely foggy day . Ended up having to pull over at a gas station and wait for the sun to come up before continuing . It was about 9- 9:30 by the time I got in the woods . Right as I got on the edge of the property I hunt I kicked up some does . Shot the one that gave me a clear shot . Hard to tell how far she was due to fog(range finder won’t work in fog) but id say 65 yards or so maybe closer . About as far as I’d shoot one with the dragon claw . She ran about 50-60 yards, dropped, kicked a couple times and that was it . Shot through the heart from front of armpit back up into the off side lung and stuck just under the hide . Dug out the round ball but lost it between stopping by my parent’s and going to the butcher . Did grab a few photos of it though . She was 98.9lbs dressed .
And as an added bonus my drivers side wheel bearing has gone bad very quickly . At least I got a deer before it went lol
And as an added bonus my drivers side wheel bearing has gone bad very quickly . At least I got a deer before it went lol
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Vixenmaster and Danny miller strings
Gold tip laser II arrows ,Muzzy 235 broadheads
Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Awesome! Congratulations
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Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Congrats!
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exocet 175 with Aging custom stock #27
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Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Now that is a cool gun!! Congrats on the deer
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Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Congratulations on the harvest I bet that air gun is a blast!
I need to get more toys now a big boy BB Gun
I need to get more toys now a big boy BB Gun
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Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Congrats on a fine deer. Hey throw a few pic's on here of yer air-rifle
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Exocet 165 2.5x32 Drop Zone scope
Vixenmaster and Danny miller strings
Gold tip laser II arrows ,Muzzy 235 broadheads
Vixenmaster and Danny miller strings
Gold tip laser II arrows ,Muzzy 235 broadheads
Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What kind of accuracy do you get with the round ball?
What kind of accuracy do you get with the round ball?
wabi
Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
At 25 yards 3 shots go into a big hole or a nice cover leaf depending how I'm shooting that day . At 50 yards about 1.5" ctc but it is capable of better . It has a very heavy "lawyer" trigger , it would be easier to shoot accurately with a decent trigger job .wabi wrote:Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What kind of accuracy do you get with the round ball?
One of the first groups I shot while sighting it in last year .
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Gold tip laser II arrows ,Muzzy 235 broadheads
Vixenmaster and Danny miller strings
Gold tip laser II arrows ,Muzzy 235 broadheads
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Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
impressive gun, groups, how heavy are the balls and what kind of velocity do you get ?
How about charging it how is that done ?
Sorry for all the questions but this is a kind of new area for me the large bore air guns.
How about charging it how is that done ?
Sorry for all the questions but this is a kind of new area for me the large bore air guns.
Hunt eat sleep repeat.
Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
The round balls from my .500 Lee mold are 188gr . Velocity is in the low 700s producing approximately 215FPE . It can do about 230FPE with a 225gr slug in the mid to high 600s . The barrel is pretty much meant to shoot round ball as there is no leade cut for loading slugs easily . I could have it modified but I have been happy with the round ball performance .gerald strine wrote:impressive gun, groups, how heavy are the balls and what kind of velocity do you get ?
How about charging it how is that done ?
Sorry for all the questions but this is a kind of new area for me the large bore air guns.
It is filled to 2,900 psi and can be filled from a SCBA tank or a specialized hand pump . I currently use a pump as the tanks cost about as much as the gun .It's a heck of a workout, I'll get a tank at some point .
Exocet 165 2.5x32 Drop Zone scope
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Gold tip laser II arrows ,Muzzy 235 broadheads
Vixenmaster and Danny miller strings
Gold tip laser II arrows ,Muzzy 235 broadheads
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Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Interestin outfit, alot like makin lead balls fer the ML's. Looks good fer sure
Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
MI Yeti wrote:The round balls from my .500 Lee mold are 188gr . Velocity is in the low 700s producing approximately 215FPE . It can do about 230FPE with a 225gr slug in the mid to high 600s . The barrel is pretty much meant to shoot round ball as there is no leade cut for loading slugs easily . I could have it modified but I have been happy with the round ball performance .gerald strine wrote:impressive gun, groups, how heavy are the balls and what kind of velocity do you get ?
How about charging it how is that done ?
Sorry for all the questions but this is a kind of new area for me the large bore air guns.
It is filled to 2,900 psi and can be filled from a SCBA tank or a specialized hand pump . I currently use a pump as the tanks cost about as much as the gun .It's a heck of a workout, I'll get a tank at some point .
Depending on your local dive shop some of them won't fill a scuba tank unless your a certified diver.. Might wanna call around and check it out ,,,I have a couple of dive tanks if your interested let me know
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Re: a nice doe taken with my .50 airgun
Mi Yeti thanks for the info impressive stuff.
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