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Clay builds good stuff. One of my old Buds back in Alabama has one of his painted English trade guns!
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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The best one for me is my Omega. It's cheap and it shows. But it's easy to clean and it's accurate. I use 2 T7 pellets, and starting to use 240gr XTPs this year because I ran put of the Sierras I was using. I have a scope, legal for deer here in Iowa. Some day I will get off my duff to chase elk with it, I will have to put the sights back on it then. It looks better without sights.
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Now that we're talking about smooth bores let's not forget the Brown Bess. Accurate enough with a patched round ball for woods hunting. Can be loaded with shot for birds, bunnies and turkeys. Paper cartridges for sustained fire against colonial rabble. Ruled the world's battlefields for 125 years. Huzzah! My "Bess" of choice is my Light Infantry Fusil. Let's say a 2/3 scale Bess in "carbine' bore! Served me well at Cowpens on the set of "The Patriot" too! Several pounds lighter than the standard Second Land Pattern Musket. Gotta ask: Which side? Ingwe was at the actual battle, I imagine.
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I was with the revolutionaries. . I have some plans for that Fusil. When I can get in a working mood. Might just remove several pounds of wood. Slim it up a bit. "Sporterize" It! Clay Smith makes a slim officers model Fusil. I may do something similar.
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Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Glad to see this thread. One of those Tennessee valley Tennessee poor boys is mighty tempting
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Bangeye,
My close hunting pard has an Avance built Leman style rifle. Very plain rifle. 42" swamped bbl. .50 cal perc. It weighs in a little over 7 pounds! It is a joy to carry!!! And balances nicely!!!
Édit! Next time I'm up to the ranch, I'll get a pic of it!
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Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Bangeye,
Back in the day all those T/C rifles were well made, accurate rifles! The Hawken, Renegade, Seneca, etc, were all top quality firearms! Well worth the cash! I got a Renegade cheap because the tang/hook didn't sit right and the wood for several screws stripped. Buddy bought it new, put a peep on the tang (and missed an elk). I bedded the bbl, to get hook to sit right, redid screw holes and put bbl sight back on. Then I shot about 100 patched and it then was good to go. I mean really good to go...........like freakin' tack driver. Don't think I ever put it on paper at 100 yds. Maybe 50...........and can't remember. Farthest MZ kill with that rig. Did get a new Englander that was OK..........but after trigger job and being shot in..........cloverleafed on the bench at 100. My Hawken Silver Elite is the only TC I've had (3 renegade, 1 New Eng and 1 Hawken)...........that had the QLA. I hate it. Gun the most temperamental TC I've had or seen. Maybe something to do with the stainless? It shoots OK, but would throw fliers now and then (left). Minimized occurance by going to musket cap and changing powder. Still happens, but to lesser amount and effect. None of my blued TC's acted this way. Plus the Hawken doesn't fit me like the others. Cracks my cheek something fierce. I've backed off the bullet weight and charge, less likely to take a smack. I killed a couple of decent bucks with it, and it is pretty............so never dumped the turd.
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My Hawken Silver Elite is the only TC I've had (3 renegade, 1 New Eng and 1 Hawken)...........that had the QLA. I hate it. Gun the most temperamental TC I've had or seen. Maybe something to do with the stainless? No, it's the QLA. I've had 2. Neither shot very well. Other TCs were good. At one time, one of the shops here sent a lot of QLA barrels back to TC to address accuracy problems. Tom
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Fitted sling swivel and button to my newest Jäger this week. Ive also been fabricating all manner of new accoutrements for her! Loading block, starter, ball pouch, etc. Meet my girl "Gretchen"! I hope to Carry her on a south Texas hunt this season if I can get away!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Be still my beating heart!!
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Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Fitted sling swivel and button to my newest Jäger this week. Ive also been fabricating all manner of new accoutrements for her! Loading block, starter, ball pouch, etc. Meet my girl "Gretchen"! I hope to Carry her on a south Texas hunt this season if I can get away! Damn! Nice!!!
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Thank you Mr Bartram Took it out last night to see about connecting with a pig. Got to my fav ambush spot at a creek crossing, but they just wouldnt cooperste. Saw plenty of deer, just no pigs! So goes hunting. Always next week!! . Was definitely a treat to get out!!!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Would any one here (or anyone any of you know) be interested in a SUPER nice, fancy Golden Age rifle? It's 62 caliber and of my own making. It was for a man who had to back out of the deal because of financial reasons. It's about 75% finished now, and so it will be "on the sales block" very soon.
As a rule people have to wait several years for one of my rifles, (sorry, but there is only so many hours in a day, and I can't make them any faster than I am making them now) but if anyone would want such a rifle, it will be available in the next 2 months and maybe less. It's going to be one of the "high end guns" I do now and then. Fully carved and engraved with fancy brass and silver patch-box, hand made inlay work, and all the bells and whistles.
The price will be $3500. Please pass the information along if you would. Such guns are not in the reach of everyone, but with about 375 hours in it plus $1050 worth of parts and wood, that's not a bad price. About $6.55 an hour. I'll post pictures soon when I finish it up.
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I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THIS. THE CVA KODIAK 45 CAL A TRUE TACK DRIVER. TRYED KNIGHT WELL BUILT, TC SAME, TRADITIONS ANOTHER WELL BUILT GUN LYMANS, THESE ARE GUNS THAT ARE THE NEW GREAT CVA I THINK ARE GREAT #1 THE ALTUMITE MADE IN LANSING MICHIGAN A BETTER MADE GUN ALL AROUND.
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"Hunting with an inline (to me) is to lose sight of the mission statement."
Shooting a modern inline is like kissing your sister. I guess some people think it's the same thing, but...
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[quote] Shooting a modern inline is like kissing your sister. Ughh, that certainly puts it into perspective. Can't say I'm a fan of inlines. I guess they are for the guy who simply wants to take advantage of an extra hunting season. So having said that, when are they going to start marketing bows with high power scopes, Picatinny rails, and detachable high capacity mags?!
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Best: Anything with a breech plug
Worst: Anything without a breech plug
Really Worst: Anything with a flint and flash pan.
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"Really Worst: Anything with a flint and flash pan." Oh Scott,
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