Traditional muzzleloaders out there?

[JasonG]

How many of you guys or girls use traditional muzzleloaders to hunt? What smoke pole do you use? Thanks Jason

[Sabotloader]

How many of you guys or girls use traditional muzzleloaders to hunt? What smoke pole do you use? Thanks Jason

I do not hunt with a traditional ML any longer but when I did I started with a CVA but quickly switched and used a TC Hawken or a TC Renegade.  I much prefer the Renegade...

[ndcasla]

I built a Lyman Great Plains Rifle back in 1975, still have it, Still use it.

[MountainDevil54]

semi-custom CVA Hawken .58cal

Patched round balls only for me now.

[wadu1]

TC Hawken .54, 110 grans of FFFG with a 430 grain Buffalo bullets. I don't think they make the Buffalo's any longer, I have 50 or so left.   

[lonedave]

Let's see...
A .62 Green Mountain barreled T/C Hawken rifled 1-72
A T/C Cherokee with .32/.45 barrels
A T/C Seneca .36
3 T/C Seneca .45's
A T/C New Englander with 12 Ga/.54 barrels
A Traditions Crockett .32
A custom .62 smoothbore flint Fowler
Lyman Great Plains flint .54 still to be finished
Yeah, I've got a couple....they're like rabbits!

[oneshot12]

my custom  54  for  Deer,  Elk  and Bear the  62 cal trade gun for  Turkey and grouse . Really enjoy hunting with the long guns .  also have a in line that I use when the weather is really bad  don't wish to mess up or damage  my traditional  guns. use it more as a beater  when its raining like cats and dogs here. Just don't  want to replace them if they should get damaged due to hard hunting is all .

[hunterofelk]

Nice bull elk.

[SkookumHntr]

That is a nice bull!! Really nice!

[floatinghat]

oneshot,  how is WSMA for inline guys? 

[oneshot12]

oneshot,  how is WSMA for inline guys?
   far as I can tell you they DO NOT  shoot them at the black powder events.  but there are some folks that shoot them when the weather get really bad during hunting season. you are welcome to join and ask around  but as far as i know  no one gets all bent if that's what you shoot .

[RG]

I built my flintlock about 22 years ago.  It's still a great shooter and has taken several elk and deer.

[Squidward]

TC Hawkins 50 cal, 80gr FFF BP under a 370 TC Maxi-Ball. I do cheat a little an use fiber optic sights, eyes getting older.

[oneshot12]

nice bull

[Bigrack]

I shoot this one:

Hawken Rifle by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr

And just got this one:

Untitled by Rick Mulhern, on Flickr

 

[coxral]

Just built a Traditions Hawken from kit! Haven't got to go shoot it yet, maybe next weekend!

[Goex2Fwithroundball]

I am glad to see a few hold overs still hunting tradional .The sport of traditional muzzleloader hunting is fading fast. With the introduction of powder pellets, sabots and in lines our sport is hardly recognizable these days.
I hunt tradional with a T/C Hawken .54. Cap, ball and genuine black powder. I carry a possibles bag and powder horn. I don't wear buckskins.
I would like to see the WDFW establish a primitive category for tradional hunters.

[floatinghat]

GF2RB, so exposed hammer, full bore bullets, etc.  Help me understand what you mean by "traditional". 

[Goex2Fwithroundball]

GF2RB, so exposed hammer, full bore bullets, etc.  Help me understand what you mean by "traditional". 

Traditional:  My T/C Hawken .54  is exposed hammer using #11 caps. I use genuine black powder. My bullet is a patched round ball. My sights are buckhorn style non-adjustable. My rifle is period correct for the era in which it was originally designed circa. 1820's.

[floatinghat]

I picked up a .45  GM 1-30 "drop in" for my Renegade about 6 months back.  I was going to swap barrels but think I will look for a complete stock or one with a trashed barrel and maybe brown everything for a more period look.

[Goex2Fwithroundball]

I picked up a .45  GM 1-30 "drop in" for my Renegade about 6 months back.  I was going to swap barrels but think I will look for a complete stock or one with a trashed barrel and maybe brown everything for a more period look.
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That Green Mountain 1-30 is a good barrel for conical bullets and sabots. The faster twist will perform better than the stock T/C barrel on your renegade with a 1-48 twist. T/C considers the 1-48 twist as multi-use for all types of bullets.  Now if you want to go traditional and use a patched round ball you will want a slower twist 1-60 or slower  for best accuracy.

[floatinghat]

I bought the fast twist incase I want to throw some big chunks of conical and still have some k/e at reasonable distance.  450 to 550gr with a MV of 1400 to 1300 ft/sec should be good to as far as I want to shoot with open sight.

I am thinking about getting a "long rifle" just for the fun of it.

[boneaddict]

TC Hawken here

[T-Bone]

.54 cal T/C Renegade...Love traditional muzzleloaders; I think they reflect the original intent / idea  of having a muzzleloader special season in the first place.