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the Black Death
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:59 pm
by steelbuttplate
I got tired of carrying my first Kentucky rifle that was the weight of a piece of drill steel, so in '92 I think I gave $90 for this little feller. He's been a real killer , two kill shots over 100 yd but most 20-50 yd. I keep the back sight black and the front filed silvery. 90 gr. Pyrodex and a .325 gr. buffalo bullet .
Re: the Black Death
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:19 pm
by Longcolt44
Nice but it looks like you ran out of paint when you got to the buttstock. Do you use a buffalo bullet when rabbit hunting?
Re: the Black Death
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:26 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
Cool, I still have my 70's era CVA Kentucky .45, plus a few I have picked up since then.
Re: the Black Death
Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2018 9:11 pm
by entropy
I have a CVA Bobcat I paid $50 for a a backup .50 cal.
Re: the Black Death
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 4:29 am
by steelbuttplate
Longcolt44 wrote:Nice but it looks like you ran out of paint when you got to the buttstock. Do you use a buffalo bullet when rabbit hunting?
I use a .410 with #4 Winchester super X when rabbit hunting.
Re: the Black Death
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 2:54 pm
by steelbuttplate
entropy wrote:I have a CVA Bobcat I paid $50 for a a backup .50 cal.
Probably the same barrel/trigger. With the load I mentioned, I hold full bead out to 50 yd, half the front sight extra full for 75, and the whole blade extra full for 100 +. "Hillbilly ranging". The last one I shot with it was the Muy Grande of Glade Valley, he survived with front leg damage.
Re: the Black Death
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:26 pm
by entropy
I've only shot the Bobcat at 50, same hold as you. I took a doe at 125 with my Traditions Hawken. I held the sight regular, just put it on her shoulder, missed the aorta (always my target on a deer) by 1/2" high, put the 385 gr Buffalo Bullets HBHP through both lungs, she went over the top of the hill, laid down about 50 yards over the hill. I Reloaded the 1100 (my backup gun-shotgun/muzzelloader/pistol area at the time) that I missed the other four deer that were on that hill with (she was the closest) , waited about 10 more minutes, topped the hill, she stuck her neck up to look, I broke it with a Brenneke Black Magnum.
Re: the Black Death
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 5:33 am
by toot
I rely love the name & the notches are killer-PUN INTENDED!! every one says that they are under gunned but back in the day that is what they used-for squirrel and ROEBUCK.so why not? keep banging them!.
Re: the Black Death
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 7:23 pm
by steelbuttplate
toot wrote:I rely love the name & the notches are killer-PUN INTENDED!! every one says that they are under gunned but back in the day that is what they used-for squirrel and ROEBUCK.so why not? keep banging them!.
You shoot a squirrel with this, nothing left but hide & hair. .36 cal round ball was the squirrel rifle in the Blue ridge.