Any one Else get out for Spring Turkey

[oneshot12]

Went out last week  get a nice bird with the Trade gun .     the old front stuff-er still works great  how about any one else get any ?

[BOWHUNTER45]

  I think if you go to the TURKEY SECTION you will find all kinda who went out a zzzz...!   Good job congrats !

[oneshot12]

  yep I have  but I wanted  to see just who still takes out the trade gun  or uses a Black powder shotgun  this is muzzle loader hunting  and to let folks Know We can use them for all types of hunting  not just target shooting     they are Great Fun no matter what you hunt for with them !

[Hangfire]

I got a turkey with my home build flintlock last week, (in turkey section. I have not been able to put a picture on). I have used a muzzle loader to kill most of my turkeys for a little over 10 years, most with the flint. I have used a CVA double and a TC New Englander. I use 90 grain of 2ff and 100 grain by volume of either #6 or #5 shot, some times mix both. I have only lost one turkey and that was with the New Englander. It some times shoots a inconsistent pattern, need a tighter choke for it. The other two are cylinder bore. Most of the birds have been under 25 yards, as close as 8 steps and on one occasion 35 yards. I seldom use the cartridge gun, except either a old gun of my dads and my granddads old longtom.

[oneshot12]

   Nice  Job Hang fire ! well its good to hear other folks use these  for more then just clay bird shooting.  My buddy and i both went out last week and took the  trade guns out to give them a workout  had a blast and whale of a time.   Two nice  toms in about 35 to 40 yards away and when the smoke cleared we both had birds on the ground !          congrats on your  luck as well and keep after them Birds  know we will 

[Hangfire]

With a patched roundball (.69) and 90 grain 2ff, The same gun does a good job on a deer. I shot a white tail doe  a couple years ago. She turned just as I shot so the ball entered hip and exited opposite side shoulder. Meat damage not to extensive, just a hole clear through. I had put on a sawed flint and it did not spark consistently, slow ignition. I now use napped flints from Track of the Wolf, much faster.

[oneshot12]

  we use the B/P guns  as our Primary  weapons doing all our hunting   just dont seem to much like fun when we use them modern guns any more   

[oneshot12]

   well a good friend of mine called me to let me know he  got another Tom with his trade Gun  yesterday afternoon good for him  only wish I had been along to enjoy it with him Darn it !!!!