Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: oneshot12 on April 30, 2013, 07:55:08 AM
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Went out last week get a nice bird with the Trade gun . :tup: the old front stuff-er still works great how about any one else get any ????
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:dunno: :chuckle: I think if you go to the TURKEY SECTION you will find all kinda who went out a zzzz...! Good job congrats ! :tup:
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:tup: 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 !
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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.
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:) 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 ! :tup: congrats on your luck as well and keep after them Birds know we will
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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.
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:yeah: 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
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:IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: 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 !!!!
