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Good luck with the spouse hunt - it can be a lot of fun. She and I and another couple spent a few days chasing speed goats out near Miles City MT one year. That sort of hunting was great for her. She liked seeing lots of wildlife, a bigger and open landscape, and it was mostly warm, or at least not the soaking cold of sitting on one's rear end in the pre-dawn freezing in the snow. She did that too, but antelope hunting was more her style.

She still hunts pheasants. Mostly to run her dog.

Dogs, you had to mention them. Mine was a little sick yesterday and I went nuts. I held her and rubbed her. I went and got her a bunch of grass that she ate like crazy. She is now OK. I could not get her to throw up which is what she needed but it passed.
I have 5 dogs but this one is special and will not leave my side. She is so calm, never gets excited or barks at anything, loves all my friends that come over and everyone loves her.

Very nice buck.

Thanks doc, I always liked the combination of walnut and stainless, don't see it enough.

My new Savage 10ML-II

Nice! I wanted one, but ran across an Remington 700 ML here on the 'fire that I just couldn't pass up. Let us see some pictures this fall!

The 700ML is the most accurate muzzleloader I've ever owned.

Swampman700...nice Sav man! I got one in camo with blue. What do you have for a scope?

TC Omega, cerakoted by Doug Burche. Now has a VXII 2-7x33 on it.

It's a Leupold 2-7X33 VX-1. Dick's had them for $170.00.

A stainless steel and black plastic Hawkens? I won't deny a man his choice in rifles but I can't get my mind around that one.

thats no hawken,its a grey hawk.

From left,traditions inline,traditions sidelock,T/C thunderhawk stainless walnut(rare),and a T/C Grey Hawk.

Very nice job bfrshooter
Here are "a few " of mine

Hudson Valley fowler


South carolina


SXS's
JW King 14 gage , "original "




CVA " converted "






CVA bobcat
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Stutzer "original"
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Captchee, wonderful. The inline guns might be fun but there is nothing more beautiful then an original style. Just to carry one in the woods does something for a guy that a modern rifle lacks.
It sure is not a handicap either, the new guns have not improved killing effects, only extended range.
I have taken many deer with a Ruger Old Army cap and ball that went down faster then with a .44 mag.
The .54 Hawken I made puts deer down so fast with a round ball I never see them fall.
I have killed well over 200 deer with a flintlock out to just over 100 yards and there is just no scoped rifle that gives the pleasure and the step back in time.
I have used my .54 to shoot 4 out of 5 steel chickens at 200 meters off hand. Who says a round ball does not shoot?

My Savage



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Pretty but you are missing out on a lot. Step back in time with a flintlock long rifle. Put more enjoyment into hunting.

been there done that. I prefer the inline and sidelock. If you think flintlock is challenging, try a match lock

Are you kidding me. I am going to shoot this one this year and see about going to a custom build long range gun. I'm into hunting to be sucessful when the oportunity presents itself. Why would I want to spend thousands of dollars on lets say my deer tag in Iowa, travel, time away from my business not to mention a fee to an outfitter to chance a hunt with a sidelock or more primative front loader. You fellas don't have to get off on the tradition of muzzleloading with me. I have a box of tee shirts in my closet with "been there done that" on them in reguards to hunting with more challenging methods. I shoot a long bow as well as a compound and their is a place for both of them just like theirs a place for traditional and non traditional muzzleloaders.

We can hunt deer with a spear in Alabama. Why don't yall give that a try then come back and pull that primative card on me.

Isn't this a great country. We can disagree and still have fun!!!