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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: 56 kodiak shooter on January 05, 2016, 01:29:45 AM
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what would you use for black bear, I be hunting in pa. shots will be max 75yds., 50 cal. flint., round ball or conical-thanks
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I prefer the round ball. I've shot 5 bears with round balls and have no complaints. Use a healthy load and you'll be fine with your .50 cal
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That all depend on if your rifle has a twist rate that can handle a conical, and which end of the bear you shoot first. If you shoot the wrong end, a conical the size of a Volkswagen won't get the job done.
Hungry Horse
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I use the .50 PRB for elk, bear, and muley's.
Get close, and take double lung shots only.
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A good healthy .50 cal. hole in most animals two legged or four will give them wobbly knees.
Even more so if you double ball your load.
90-100 grains of 2f will have the two balls within 1 1/2" of one another.
Terrible medicine for old Mr. Bruin. :o
Fred
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As has already been noted, shot placement is key. Your 50 round ball will do the job if put in the right spot.
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As said before twist will dictate what is best to use then shot placement and range follows
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I have heard some people use a double ball load is this a safe practice & do patch both balls
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They used an expression in the old days. It was................."Loaded for bear"
It meant it was double balled. Personally, I wouldn't do it. One ball works fine for me. If you shoot a bear in the vitals it's no harder to kill than a deer. I'm a still hunter, and my style is to get as close as possible without the game knowing i'm there. Sort of like a cat hunts. My shots are all within bow range, or under 40yds. It's a good range for the .50 PRB no matter what the game is in Colorado.
If you plan to take longer shots. You might want to rethink this. A double balled load is not a good choice for long shots.
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Double ball loads can be flat out dangerous on both ends!!! But then again do what yeah want . It's your gun.
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Double ball loads can be flat out dangerous on both ends!!! But then again do what yeah want . It's your gun.
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pa. requires a single projectile I believe.
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A single prb in a .50 is all that's needed for anything east of the Mississippi.....and most things west of it, too. Uh, what's a "conical", anyway?
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A single prb in a .50 is all that's needed for anything east of the Mississippi.....and most things west of it, too. Uh, what's a "conical", anyway?
It's a long PRB without the P. ;D
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Ah, something new, I guess. ;D
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In 18th & 19 century terminology, they are spherical balls, or conical balls, or simply balls.
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Do some rang testing and find out which shoots the best groups with a good hunting charge then use that combo.