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When I shoot black powder I like my flint.I've. never shot a cap gun

Currently I'm down to only one, a T/C New Englander in .50.

I had a Kentucky style in .45, but gave it to my lil' bro and his bride as a wedding present as it was the first firearm she ever shot.

Probably won't get another .45 so I'll have a couple molds to get rid of.

I'd really like to find a lefty flintlock in .32 or .36, that is affordable, to knock squirrels out of the trees with. If I start deer hunting again, the .50 will serve just fine.

Mostly hunt squirrel and rabbit though, and it's become no trick at all to pop either with the 'scoped heavy-barrel .22LR Savage out to 125yds or so. Good meat getter but not a whole lot of challenge unless the wind is blowing.

Been thinking about just building one. Shouldn't be too hard as the locks and barrels are readily available.

Josh

Flintlocks are all I hunt with now days. I built this .58cal. for all my big game hunting



and this .62cal. (20ga.) with Colerain Turkey Barrel for my spring gobbler hunting.

Hittin' to close to home for me!

I don't always hunt with a muzzleloader, but when I do it's a side-hammer.

Just bought another, a Grey Hawk for bad weather here in AK.

That is the way we have to go in this state for a designated muzzleloader hunt. No sabots, scopes, pelleted powder, primers, or sealed ignition systems.

Very nice pictures Hoyt and a great looking rifle also!

Here's a few of mine

Hatfield .50 percussion

Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle .50 (also have a matching .45 and a brass furniture .50)

Hatfield flintlock .50

Navy Arms .58 Buffalo Hunter

I guess I could be considered a traditional guy. I guess.

I own two front-stuffers. A CVA .50 cal. Mountain Rifle flint gun and an entirely handmade (I do think the barrel is store-bought) .50 cal. side-slapper percussion gun.

The catch is, Ive not fired either one of them yet.

Bought the CVA after the postal service destroyed the toe of the stock (and refused to pay the insurance claim) when shipping it to my sister. I just had a custom gun builder fix it and got it back a week or so ago.

The mule-ear gun is something I just happened upon. One of my old buddies was a very respected custom gun builder in these parts. I was never able to afford one of his guns when he was building them. He passed in 1997 with me never having a gun built by him. Well......the guy who repaired the CVA stock put me on to one of my late buddies' rifles and I ended up with it last week as well.

So, although not even, technically, experienced enough to be "new" to muzzleloading....... I must be a traditional guy.

Just placed an order with Larry Zornes of the Mold and Gun Shop in Ohio for a French fusil Ordinaire trade gun. 20 ga. 42" oct/round tapered barrel.

I have a Renegade Hunter in 54. and used to hunt with a CVA Mountain Rifle in .50 That was a tack driver and killed a few deer.
Inlines are no more than centerfires that load from the wrong end with plastic stocks. They remind me of why I don't watch many hunting shows. Pensylvania has it right. Flinters only for muzzleloader season. NY is too greedt to "see the light".
Guess I'm just an old curmudgeon!!

Qtip

Nice guns Captchee!!

real nice rifle hoyt. love the engraving on the stock.

He he he . . . I'll be 60 this year and bought a CVA .50 cal Mountain Rifle kit in 1977. Still have it and it still kills deer. I'll have to take some pics of my traditional black powder toys.

Funny thing, when I was just a youngster (7-8 years old) I used to read everything I could get my hands on about Daniel Boone, Davy Crocket, Jim Bridger and Kit Carson. My folks got me a toy Kentucky Long rifle that shot cork balls from a green "sticky" cap. Remember those anyone? I would take that little rifle to the woods and explore the creeks and streams, always on the lookout for Indians.

You're an active reenactment guy, right Swampy?

I use them around.

Tundragriz, what rear sight is that? Hard to tell from the pics if it is side mounted or to the tang. I just bought a T/C hunting peep sight which mounts to the tang for my Deerstalker. I need to D&T one screw hole for it to work though.

It looks like the Lyman peep sight I have on my Great Plains Rifle. They are good sights for us older guys who have to wear bi-focals.

Yeah its a lyman gph with the #57 sight, highly recommend it.

Thanks guys. That's what I thought it was. Unfortunately, Lyman doesn't make one for their Lefty Flintlocks, so I had to go with the T/C tang mounted one for my Lyman Deerstalker. I'm thinking it will improve my accuracy a good bit over the forward mounted wing sight.

TC Hunting Sight for Hawkins and Renegade

You did what I never had the guts to do...........Install a recoil pad.

been wanting to mount one of those sights on my mz.