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Title: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: adkmountainken on October 23, 2025, 09:49:21 PM

stepped back a couple centuries in time this morning...as you all know muzzleloading is my favorite type of hunting. took the Tom Nixon built .45 Hawken with Bob Roller lock and triggers with me today it is such a fine rifle.  i was not in the woods 15 minutes leaned against a tree and could hear a deer coming. i heard a buck grunting and the had a doe at 25 yards right in front of me looking over her shoulder. she stayed that way for what seemed like and hour but i'm sure was only a minute or 2.  everyone likes to kill a buck but i like meat in the freezer.  put the front blade low neck het the set trigger touched her off BOOOOM through the smoke i could see she folded up instantly and did not twitch God i love this season! .45 cal Hawken 80 grains fff goex, bear greased .018 patch and a .445 Hornady round ball passed straight through neck and dropped instantly.  my buddy Eric shortly after killed a 4 point it was a good morning....

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Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: wattlebuster on October 23, 2025, 11:29:31 PM

Good meat there. Fine looking rifle

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Martin S. on October 24, 2025, 12:03:18 AM

Congratulations!  I very happy for you.

I went down to my place to check my deer cameras a few days ago, and I have 3000 pictures of pigs.   :-[

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Chocktaw Brave on October 24, 2025, 03:27:00 AM

Awesome hunt! Glad that it all came together for you. I’d take a doe over a buck any day, you can’t eat antlers.

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Bull Shannon on October 24, 2025, 05:13:18 AM

Good looking outfit you're wearing there!  That's a fine deer too! Enjoy both in good health !

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: alacran on October 24, 2025, 12:47:57 PM

Nice doe, congratulations!

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Leatherbark on October 24, 2025, 02:35:16 PM

Congratulations.  She looks like she was healthy and has been eating good. Maybe white oak acorns.

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: rich pierce on October 24, 2025, 03:41:39 PM

Good job! Always exciting with a flintlock.

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: MuskratMike on October 24, 2025, 06:22:53 PM

Buck steaks, cream corn and fried taters with onion. Our nightly dinner at our high mountain elk camp (6,000 ft). That doe will be as good of eating as there is. Congratulations and thank you for the post.

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Ted Kramer on October 24, 2025, 10:25:43 PM

Congrats on a good hunt. Nice rifle & deer. Looks like a great area to hunt in.

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: old george on October 24, 2025, 11:35:35 PM

Congrats on a great hunt. Nice tender doe, mmmmm mmmmmmmm good!!!

george

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Osprey on October 25, 2025, 01:36:49 AM

Way to go!

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: ScottH on October 25, 2025, 01:51:21 AM

Congrats! That looks like a nice size deer. Neck shot and little if any lost meat  8)

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Fred Hembree on October 25, 2025, 04:08:11 AM

Happy for you…enjoy some good eating!

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Dutch on October 25, 2025, 04:43:16 AM

Nicely done, didn’t have to wait long did you?!

Title: Re: tom Nixon/Bob Rollor .45 Hawken makes meat
Post by: Daryl on October 27, 2025, 04:08:20 AM

Making meat is always good.