Author Topic: Buffalo Ball-ets on deer? (Read 741 times)

Doc T · « **on:** October 08, 2004, 05:07:33 AM »

Has anyone used the 245gr 50cal Buffalo Ball-ets on Whitetails? My T/C White Mountain Carbine shoots these the best of everything I've tried so far. I figure it's got about 1/3 more lead than a round ball and there have been plenty of deer killed with those. What does your White Mountain shoot the best? Thanks.

jd45 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2004, 07:18:12 AM »

I, for one, intend to try these out in Lyman Great Plains Hunter. Check the "Conicals with wads" thread on this forum for a reccomendation to use these projectiles. jd45.

Curly James · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2004, 11:00:06 AM »

Hope you get a few more replies. I will be using the same gun and ball-ets on deer first thing in the morning. The heck with other replies, I hope I can give you an answer after opening day. What load are you using and how does your gun shoot?

Snowshoe · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2004, 02:00:28 PM »

My wife and I head out on the 18'th, and are both using the Ball-et. She is using a Traditions Deerhunter and mine is a Lyman Deerstalker. My load is 80g of FFFg Goex, and hers is 80g of 777 FF. I hope they work ok, we have used ball most of the time. But I was having some problems with accuracy with any ball traveling over 1300 fps, so what the heck.

Edgewood NM · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2004, 06:01:57 PM »

Well I don't know about White Tails, but on NM Mule Deer it did just fine. 90 grains Goex FFFg and a Ballette at 40 yards.Never did recover the bullet but that mulie dressed out to about 120 lbs. Entrance was typical 1/2" exit was bout 2" This was with a Traditions Shenendoa with a 1:66 twist

Chuck

Edgewood NM

Doc T · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2004, 10:18:03 AM »

Thanks everyone. Our season in Louisiana doesn't open for another couple of weeks. I am shooting 100gr of Clear Shot and at 80yds, it shoots about a 1" group. I do have a 4X scope on it though. I am going to try to pick up another barrel and leave it with iron sights.