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Offline Swampman

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Hunting Advise
« on: July 31, 2010, 02:46:57 PM »
I have a chance to do some hunting on private land about 60 miles east of Louisville this fall.  I'm thinking the early muzzleloading season would be the time to go.  Any advise?

Can you use smokeless powder in the Savage ML10-II in Kentucky?
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Re: Hunting Advise
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2010, 01:19:55 PM »
Hey there, Sam Koger here. I live in southcentral KY, Monticello. Your area should be covered up in deer,, and yes you can shoot any powder,as long as it loads down the barrel. The absolute best time of year to deer hunt in KY, from 30 years of doing so, is first 3 weeks of bow season, before mast starts falling, deer are very easy to pattern, and the rut of course and the last ML season is great here. A lot of young does born in the spring early come in heat first time during the late ML season, deer are usually running everywhere.  I also buy the bonuse doe only tags for my zone, 4, archery only, tag out everyyear and sometimes go to a zone 1, unlimited doe tags and get 2-4 more. My wife also hunts, and she gets 2 about every year, lucky woman drew a bull elk tag last year and got a 4x4 first day with a .270 w/muzzle brake I built her. I have taken 2 P&Y deer, and about a dozen between 100-124 inches, all with a bow. I have taken a total of 56 deer with a bow, and about another 110 with rifle and ML here in Ky and Tenn. Holler back if i can be of any help.

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Re: Hunting Advise
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2010, 03:12:38 PM »
The only drawback with early ML season is its very short,- only two days :( Guess you could ML and bowhunt.

I think koger already said but a Savage 110 ML is perfectly legal (any front loading rifle or pistol)

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Re: Hunting Advise
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2010, 04:08:50 PM »
Aren't all ML's blackpowder? I thought smokeless powder in a ML would vastly exceed pressure limits and be dangerous. Am not familiar with ML's excepts taking a few shots of friends' ath the gun range. Please take me up to speed on this one!

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Re: Hunting Advise
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2010, 02:10:28 PM »
Aren't all ML's blackpowder? I thought smokeless powder in a ML would vastly exceed pressure limits and be dangerous. Am not familiar with ML's excepts taking a few shots of friends' ath the gun range. Please take me up to speed on this one!

Savage has designed the ML10 II to withstand the pressures of smokeless powder. I wish I had the bucks to spend on one.

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Re: Hunting Advise
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2010, 02:15:27 PM »
MOA accurate and well worth the money.
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