528 yard muzzleloader kill video

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Hey guys, I've kept debatin on whether to put this on here or not...there is some explicit language from my buddy who gets a little too pumped up. So click at your own discretion. We were usin his bat action-ed 45 caliber smokeless muzzleloader...yes, you read that right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH7hGG6TvVg

sorry for the horrible video work, we're amateurs with video equipment
 
dang! details! what bullet? what powder charge? what friggin lens were you using on that camera at 528 yds?
 
neat shot. If you watch the vid close you can see the bullet create a shimmer in the air.
Really neat. Just look up at the top portion of the screen closley an you can see it.
Nice shot
 
thanks! we gave it just a little too much elevation. be on the look-out for a 700 yard + muzzleloader kill if all the conditions are right. the video will be much better next time.
 
No way was that 528 yds. with a m/l. Not enough delay from time of shot till impact. I didn't care for his foul language either.
 
haha...351 winchester! i knew there would be a few like you chime in. you were warned about the language...before you "know it all" do a little research on smokeless muzzleloaders...then you can come back and apologize on the shot timing. you guys can look at richards custom rifles website and get a pretty good idea of what load we were shootin. im not too crazy about postin "loads"

we were using my dad's camera...not real sure on the brand...jvc, MAYBE...not sure...it has 1000x digital zoom...which is why the video isn't that great in quality.

i'll try to get some pix of the gun tomorrow and give you guys all the information on the gun. thanks for the interest!
 
Good shooting, you know your rifle. Goes to show you what can be done if you cannot get brass cases one day but still have the modern muzzleloader.
A couple of years ago I guided a handi- cap hunter from California to a bull elk in his bed, he was in a steep canyon surrounded by cow elk. No way to get close. Three days before we had discussed this same situation, and had him practice out to 300 yards with a TC 50 cal using Pyrodex. He knew the hold and shot that bull in it's bed and it never got up. 200 yard zero, it dropped 26 inches at 300 yards. At 306 yards laser measured he held a foot high over the back. Found the bullet in the dirt. Sorry I don't have a video of it.
 
What kind of optics used? I too am a bit skeptical, but admit its conceivably possible - looked like a looong ways when the camera panned back.
 
I'd be more impressed had it been on paper instead of a living animal. Don't get me wrong...I'm an avid hunter...but see no reason to "see" if you can kill a deer at 500 plus yards with a blackpowder rifle. I'm more impressed with the hunter that stalks within 25 ft of his quarry than I am with someone who needs to shoot at 500 yds plus....but thats just me. If we all agreed all the time, the world would be a damn boring place
 
some info

ok guys...here's some info...

was shootin a
bat sv action with a 30" krieger with a 1 in 20 twist
shehane tracker II stock with a jewell bottom safety trigger
leupold 4.5-14x40 long range 30 mm tube with the varmint hunters reticle

My buddy built the gun...not Richard...He did a few things differently...I just sent ya to Richard's to get an idea about the loads and a little information on smokeless muzzleloaders.
 
This is pretty darned cool, don't get me wrong, but is there a reason WHY build a muzzleloader like that, rather than a regular centerfire? I'm speculating that it's maybe a shotgun/muzzleloader only state?
 
So what is a bat sv action?
Are you shooting 40cal bullets in a 45 caliber sabot?
What ignition and powder charge? Muzzle velocity?

The video was good up to the shot, I'd delete/edit the rest of it.
 
www.batmachine.com

we're shootin 45 caliber bullets that have been swedged (swadged) however u spell it...we're shooting them directly on the lands.

to whomever was asking about the meat...tenderloin is turned into "steaks"...everything else is made into jerky...no wasting here.
 
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We're from WV...but my buddy hunts in other states where you got shotgun/muzzleloader and wants every advantage you can get...and the muzzleloaders are just plain fun! He builds custom rifles too, I shot one at 525 with his custom 7mm stw a while back...sorry no video. It was nice breaking that record with a muzzleloader.

I love gettin close also...We're bowhunters too. Trust me, if the conditions aren't right and if we don't believe we can make the shot...we won't take it. The last thing I want is a wounded animal, whether it be a deer, groundhog, coyote, whatever! I know many will think that this long range stuff is not ethical, not fair, etc... You are all entitled to your opinion and I appreciate the interest.

P.S. For some of you guys wanting to get into the smokeless muzzleloaders...the Savage would be a good one to start with for 450-650 or so.
 
Might have been better if you would have killed the deer quickly.

Maybe insted of jumping around like a couple of jackazzes cussin you could have been reloading and taking another shot to provide a CLEAN KILL.

I thought this was THE HIGH ROAD. not the lets shoot out of our effective range and wound an animal then get all happy and cuss.
 
Not impressed. The deer crawled around for several minutes, its actually sad. You took a shot that was beyond the range you should have and the deer suffered so you could look 'cool' in front of your sailor-mouthed buddy? Get within 200 yards next time and take a good shot.
 
Maybe insted of jumping around like a couple of jackazzes cussin you could have been reloading and taking another shot to provide a CLEAN KILL.
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Yea - sorry - but "that's how the big boys do it" is pretty assinine when you've got a paralyzed deer scrambling around with it's front legs only. That was nowhere NEAR a clean kill. You want to see if you can make a long shot, do it at the range - where this might not have even been on the paper.
 
I'm sorry I dont get it. Forgive my ignorance as I am not a seasoned hunter by any means. But if you shoot an animal with a bow and its fataly wounded and it runs for a hundred yards and finally dies or you shoot one with a rifle and its not DRT and runs. How is this any different? Some say its unethical because its a muzzel loader and thats far beyond its range. Well, not from what I saw. Unethical to me is knowingly taking a shot far beyond your skill level. So my question to the shooter is, have you ever practiced at such a great distance before taking this shot or did you just take this shot on a whim hoping for the best? Because if that be the case, I'd have to agree with the others in saying you had no right attempting it. If not, I'd like to see it done again on a non living target.
 
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