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Love the old traditional muzzleloaders. i seem to be a dying breed. who else likes the old school ways?


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If you mean side locks, open sights, real black powder and patched balls, put me on the list.

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Absolutely what Blackheart said... +1

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+2! (But I've learned to hold my tongue whenever debates arise over inline v. sidelock! smile )


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just getting in to the traditionals myself.didnt get to hunt with one this season but ive got an older cva that needs some tlc before next season.


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nope not trying to start the tired old inline vs sidelock debate. just don't have many people i know that share my same interest in types of mz.


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count me in as well


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I take a caplock over an inline every time.


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sweet lookin flint.


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I kinda quit checking out this forum for a while as it seemed to be all about round barrled Stainless Steel and fiberglass in line wonderguns which don't interest me nor qualify,IMO, as proper blackpowder or special season firearms. Here is mine, a .54 caliber 1 in 32 twist Lyman GPH with Lyman Globe and reciever peep sights and upgraded nipple to accept Musket size caps.

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Even my 51 year old eyes can see and shoot OK with these sights, and those musket caps combined with the hot shot nipple will ignite wet charcoal smile



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All of mine are side locks and I just can't warm up to the inline stuff. I'm not knocking them or anyone who shoots 'em, they're just not my speed I guess.

A nice side lock on the other hand is just the ticket for hunting or some cheap stress relief at the range. I've managed to acquire them in .36,.45,.50 and .58 and I enjoy the heck out of all of them.

Squirrels hate the little .36 too. wink

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Originally Posted by safariman
I kinda quit checking out this forum for a while as it seemed to be all about round barrled Stainless Steel and fiberglass in line wonderguns which don't interest me nor qualify,IMO, as proper blackpowder or special season firearms. Here is mine, a .54 caliber 1 in 32 twist Lyman GPH with Lyman Globe and reciever peep sights and upgraded nipple to accept Musket size caps.

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Even my 51 year old eyes can see and shoot OK with these sights, and those musket caps combined with the hot shot nipple will ignite wet charcoal smile



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Brent, great lookin sparker....

i like my sidehammers....hunt with inlines too, but i try to make it a point to give my conventional guns their due time in the woods, for birds, small game, and big game. love chasing squirrels with the .32's and .36's, bunnies with 12-bore, & deer with assorted 50's/54's/58's.

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Nice pics ! I really need to get myself a small bore squirrel rifle !

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Not real good pictures but here are 3 of my dozen or so MLs, nothing but sidelocks in the herd.

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I have pondered getting one of those "unmentionables" just to see what the allure to them is, but I just can't pull the trigger, so to speak. Nothing against them (as others have also said) I just can't convince myself they offer any realistic advantage for how and where I hunt.



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Yeahhhhhh... both of my sons hunt whitetails with their stainless steel, scope-sighted in-lines and swear by their 295 grain, jacketed "bullets" inside that plastic "sleeve" called a "sabot" in front of a triple set of 50 grain powder pellets (ain't "science" wonderful?!?) which gives their bullets over a chronographed muzzle velocity of 2,000 fps... and they're are on my fanny to get one as well.

But then, I fondle my .50 caliber Shenandoah flinter with it's graceful long barrel... or heft my 28-inch barreled older CVA Hawken cap-lock "target" rifle or the older, but handy little CVA Hawken Carbine cap-lock with it's 24-inch barrel and 6� pounds of lightness that shoots it's .50 caliber RPBs into a fuzzy one-hole group off the bench at 50 yards using only 65 grains of Swiss FFFg (my hunting load for deer) and think, "Why would I need an in-line?"

And the truth is... I DON'T !~!~! smile


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man some nice rigs. i've been wanting to get a .36 or a bp shotgun. never tried 65 gr as someone posted. i've been doing 90 grains topped with a .50 cal ball. i like the hornady great plains in .385 gr for hunting. it will blow a hole through a deer.


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I love these Traditional muzzleloader picture Threads.

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It's a .45 T/C I bought off the fire this summer.


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