Extreme long range muzzle loading REAL

Good honest video Jeff.
A lot of new guys need to pay close attention to this, us old farts too. Long range with these guns is a science, just because the gun is capable of getting it done does not mean it will get done, a LOT goes into making a clean kill at extended range.

You are one of the few that has done it past 500, I stand behind you 100%.
It is not for most of us here to try, I doubt I ever will, my hat's off to you for being transparent.

Great video Jeff.

Very good video,thanks for sharing.

Jeff: Excellent video! As a long range competitor myself, EVERYTHING in your presentation was spot on! I commend you for putting together the video. I personally put a lot of stuff on Hanks, particularly for new members that show up and get the impression that if they have yourself or Hank build a super accurate muzzle loader, that they can go out and make these EXtra long range shots. I have included an excerpt from my last thread which somewhat mirrors what you presented in the video (with the exception of the deer moving but a valid point).
While I am not actively hunting anymore (been there, done that) as a competitive shooter (1K for eight years and now 600 yards) I know what it takes to make long shots with very precise equipment on a stationary target with a bullseye?...........Let along an irregular shaped animal under field conditions so Thank You for presenting a REAL WORLD video and not some of the  contrived You Tube garbage out there! Hope to see you again up in Kentucky!

Below is an excerpt from my last thread:

The fact is, the further the distance the more possibility of aiming and "conditions" error occur. So yes, the closer the ES, the better the possibility of a tighter group. The object is to construct the best loads and loading pressure with the best bullets, best rest, best barrel, best scope, best trigger, best conditions etc., etc. in order to obtain the best groups! Doing this in the FIELD is very hard, that is why LONG shots that you make on paper are harder to duplicate under hunting conditions.
Richard

Awesome video man ... that would be a good video to pin as a reminder for what all goes into shooting long range for people like me on this forum and new members ... we owe it to the animal ... shows just how important it is to shoot temp insensitive powder if you plan on shooting long range. Do you plan on taking another deer in the same setup and situation on your farm ?

Thanks

No i think my long range harvesting is complete.

I had a goal and i believe I pushed my ethical limits.

I am going to build a mobile steel deer silhouette to test first shot kills at long range to learn from.

Great video thanks for sharing a true testament of what it takes to make a shot at those distances

You did the right thing doing what was necessary to recover the deer.

The same thing that happened on this shot at 740 yards with the smokeless muzzleloader could have happened with a bow shot at 25 yards. Many bow hunters set pins out to 40 yards and beyond. Just because a muzzleloader, bow, crossbow is capable of making an extended range shot doesn’t mean that someone should. It takes extreme practice and dedication.

If a hunter practices a shot on paper at the range, can accurately and regularly make that shot under the same conditions he / she would encounter in the field, then I personally would consider the shot to be an ethical shot. If the range time was not invested, then not. I have no doubt that the hours necessary and beyond have been spent at the range by Jeff.

No sportsman gets joy from making a bad shot on a game animal. I’d say very few if any have recovered all game that was hit. If they have they probably have not hunted for very long.

Awsome video Jeff. Your situation was compared to mine for many years. I've never shot long range as we here only used shotguns, black powder, and archery. Once I and another friend of mine received our builds, our long range shooting expedition started. Only range we have is 600 yards at our gun range and i come to the realization, it's not easy. I've had my great luck days at shooting that distance between different temperatures and my bad days but am I ready to take a shot at a deer at that distance 100% confidently, absolutely not. My comfort zone with my rig is 300 yards and under, more shooting and more homework, then my opportunity may come. You shared a great honest video and thought I'd share my honesty back. I sure gained from your video. I've been in those shoes walking up to a deer badly wounded from a poor shot from myself and others that I've helped track and had to put them out of their misery. Your not the only one Jeff. Thanks again Jeff