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Offline bubba

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« on: April 02, 2005, 08:12:14 AM »
I just got home from the gun shop. I bought my father in law a new 24 inch sidekick. Put the rail and a simmons 3x9x40 scope on it and the hammer extension. It is for Fathers day, but with all the stuff on it and bore sighted,  I am thinking give it to him to shoot now. He has a CVA staghorn now, but he is left handed. And since he is getting up in age, he has a hard time priming it and has to reach across to cock it. This will make a much more user friendly muzzleloader for him to use. Hopefully they will start making the 25 breech plug for the older 7/8 breech plugs. It will be a real topper to it all. Forgot to add it was 134.99 brand new
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« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2005, 01:02:06 PM »
I love mine. The only disappoint I had was when I went to set it up like my Huntsman with see thru mounts I could not see the fiber optic sights over the scope rail. So It is just a scoped muzzle loader. But it shoots GREAT.

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« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2005, 01:15:16 PM »
I love mine. The only disappoint I had was when I went to set it up like my Huntsman with see thru mounts I could not see the fiber optic sights over the scope rail. So It is just a scoped muzzle loader. But it shoots GREAT.

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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2005, 03:24:58 PM »
Well we shot my father in laws new sidekick out last night. He was more than pleased with it. He used 2 50 grain pyrodex pellets because he likes the convenience.  Also used some of my 250 grain hornady sst's with a harvester sabot. It shot inch groups at 50 yards after we got the scope adjusted in. Stayed the same at 75 and opened up to about 2 inches at 100 yards. Since we are trying to make a hunting gun, he was more than happy. He took his breech plug wrench and had 2 nuts welded on top of it today. It looks good and functions much better. He is very happy with it and is looking forward to hunting with it this fall.
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2005, 05:58:49 PM »
Way to go :-) My sidekick really likes the 250 grn. shockwaves(same
bullet,different colored tip)with the nosler sabots over 80 grns. of
BM3.
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« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2005, 04:23:10 AM »
I am going to get one of these this year, can`t wait to throw some lead through it!! Anyone here try the T/C Maxi Balls thru it? Accuracy with them? Thanks-Jack.
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« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2005, 08:24:21 AM »
The Maxi's shoot good through mine(the heavier ones).
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« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2005, 09:41:07 AM »
That is very good news!! They are my favorite conical. Thanks-Jack.
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« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2005, 09:38:14 AM »
Has anybody shot the Hornady 240 gr. hollow point XTP sabots with any success?  If so, what powder?  I have been experimenting with these and loose American Pioneer Powder (85gr.) and I got my little Huntsman zeroed in pretty well at 100 yds.
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« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2005, 11:08:33 AM »
Doug B., Welcome, I use Hornady XTP 240 grain bullets with T/C Mag sabots, with two fifty grain pryodex pellets with excellent accuracy. The load has taken several mule deer with no problems. :D
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« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2005, 01:15:43 PM »
The 240 grn. XTP's over 80 grains of loose T7 or BM3
are spot on for me.With Pyro "P" I have to kick it up
to 90 grains to get the groups I want.
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