preacherman Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Hey guys......Mississippi has a law that states during muzzleloader season that you can use certain calibers such as 45/70, .444 or 35 whelen. My question, would you continue to use a muzzleloader or would you invest in one of these calibers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 If the deer are as thick as they are here I would probably look for a Rifle. Ive always wanted a 45/70 anyway. That would give me a reason to buy one.... If you think about it they wouldnt be any more effective than a modern ML'er. Most, these days, can easily shoot 150 yards. I personally wouldnt shoot a 45/70 over 100 yards. My ML'er is Nickle, break open, and topped with a 3x9x40 leupold. I can probably shoot just as good with that rifle as I could with a 45/70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Wow, and I thought Tennessee was getting loose with their laws. Guess that would depend on you and how you feel about it Scott. Think I would probably stick with my tc ml'er, however it would be nice to have an excuse to add a 35 whelen to my collection. Think of those listed if I were to choose a rifle caliber for the ml season that would be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Definetly a good reason to buy a new rifle Scott! I agree with William, I'd go with a rifle in .35 Whelen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruse Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Would be a good excuse to get a 45/70. If you shot the horandy rounds you might get a longer shot out of it. I have a break open muzzle loader but a new 45/70 would be hard to beat. Happy hunting bruse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coorsdrifter Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 I think I would just have to use my 45/70 Marlin 1895cb.Who needs a muzzle loader when you can have 10 loads of a 350gr bullet runnin' along at 2100fps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetucker Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Well i do own a 45-70 and let me tell ya it can and has proven to me that a 225yrd shot is not out ruled for this caliber!!I got this caliber(TCpro-hunter)after a friend of mine took a buck of a lifetime with his marlin45-70 at 185yrds!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) Hey guys......Mississippi has a law that states during muzzleloader season that you can use certain calibers such as 45/70, .444 or 35 whelen. My question, would you continue to use a muzzleloader or would you invest in one of these calibers? Actually that law is several years old now but they revised the rules again this year. Your rifle must still be a single shot rifle but now modern single shot rifles are legal. If you have a muzzleloader like a TC Encore that has interchangeable barrels you can get a rifle barrel for it and be legal this year for the first time. That is provided it's at least a .35 caliber round. For the past 3 years only pre 1900 single shot rifles or replicas of them were legal and the minimum caliber was .38. Now they've lowered the minimum caliber to .35 so the .35 Whelen and the .358 Winchester are now legal. Now to answer your question Scott...when they first changed the rules I bought a Uberti replica of an 1885 single shot rifle chambered in 45/70. I won't buy another single shot rifle now just becuase they changed the rules again. Fact is I hit what I aim at with it even though it's a little heavy to tote around compared to say and Encore. Best things about these changes is no messy clean up to deal with anymore and quicker/easier reloading. The quicker reloading part comes in handy when you're dealing with a pig population problem. Last year I dropped 2 out of 3 pigs that came through putting 2 extra rounds between my fingers. I sure hated the 3rd pig got away though. Edited November 5, 2008 by Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csualumni21000 Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Always buy a new gun if you can rationalize it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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