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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: Dirty Mike on January 17, 2011, 08:34:47 PM

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Post by: Dirty Mike on January 17, 2011, 08:34:47 PM: Whats everybody shooting
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Post by: SkookumHntr on January 17, 2011, 08:38:21 PM: I have a Bighorn and a wolverine :)
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Post by: bobcat on January 17, 2011, 08:38:42 PM: Other: Lyman Deerstalker
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Post by: Dirty Mike on January 17, 2011, 08:39:27 PM: I have two knights a bighorn and a wolverine and a tc hawken
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Post by: fair-chase on January 17, 2011, 08:43:07 PM: A Lyman Deerstalker for most hunts. T/C Westerner on a rare occasion.
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Post by: ribka on January 17, 2011, 08:44:30 PM: Knight Bighorn and a Thompson
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on January 17, 2011, 08:52:59 PM: CVA elkhorn AND T/C black diamond xr
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on January 17, 2011, 08:56:09 PM: I feel kinda out of place saying that I use an old-style sidelock percussion rifle. Actually, it's a Cabelas Hawken carbine, 54 cal. with a 21 inch barrel. About 5 years ago, when I got back into deer hunting with blackpowder, I hunted with the Hawken I built in the '70s out of Dixie Gun Works parts. .58 Cal. 1-1/8" x 32" barrel. I got a deer with it that year, but my arms felt like they were 6 inches longer from lugging that cannon around. By the next year I had the .54 carbine. Guess I just can't wrap my old brain around the concept of an in-line muzzle loader. :hunter:
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Post by: lokidog on January 17, 2011, 08:57:41 PM: Underhammer, green mountain barrel, .50 cal
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on January 17, 2011, 09:05:04 PM: Quote from: lokidog on January 17, 2011, 08:57:41 PM
Underhammer, green mountain barrel, .50 cal
Lokidog; I've always wondered--ever have the cap fall off the nipple when you cock the hammer? (It probably stays in the hammer and goes off anyway, huh?)
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Post by: bobcat on January 17, 2011, 09:18:04 PM: Quote from: Heredoggydoggy on January 17, 2011, 08:56:09 PM
I feel kinda out of place saying that I use an old-style sidelock percussion rifle. Actually, it's a Cabelas Hawken carbine, 54 cal. with a 21 inch barrel. About 5 years ago, when I got back into deer hunting with blackpowder, I hunted with the Hawken I built in the '70s out of Dixie Gun Works parts. .58 Cal. 1-1/8" x 32" barrel. I got a deer with it that year, but my arms felt like they were 6 inches longer from lugging that cannon around. By the next year I had the .54 carbine. Guess I just can't wrap my old brain around the concept of an in-line muzzle loader. :hunter:

You're not the only one. My Deerstalker is a side lock and fair-chase posted that he also hunts with a Deerstalker. I really like the looks of the Cabelas Hawken- both the carbine and the standard model. Someday I might get one. Doesn't the carbine have a pretty fast twist?
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Post by: lokidog on January 17, 2011, 09:24:48 PM: Quote from: Heredoggydoggy on January 17, 2011, 09:05:04 PM
Quote from: lokidog on January 17, 2011, 08:57:41 PM
Underhammer, green mountain barrel, .50 cal
Lokidog; I've always wondered--ever have the cap fall off the nipple when you cock the hammer? (It probably stays in the hammer and goes off anyway, huh?)

Never had the problem. The hammer is off the cap when hunting anyways in the half-cock position. It is a really tight fit, sometimes even have to use a knife to pop the unfired cap. Love the gun, crazy fast lock time and the nipple goes right into the powder charge. Really light also and has a removeable breech plug.
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on January 17, 2011, 09:28:31 PM: T/C Blackdiamond
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Post by: Blsum on January 17, 2011, 10:44:04 PM: You know what I shoot. But for those of you who don't. I shoot my T/C Black Diamond xr, and I have a Knight bighorn.
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Post by: ML_Hunter on January 18, 2011, 12:36:26 AM: Hunt with the T/C Black Diamond XTR and I often take my Cabela's Hawkins out to the range and shoot as well, I've taken several animals with both rifles. I love the Black Diamond, however my Cabela's Hawkins will always be my favorite for I purchased that one as a build-it-yourself it and did all of the stock work and even learned how to blue with that rifle. Ahh, fond memories! :)
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Post by: Whitelightning on January 18, 2011, 05:30:23 AM: I hunt with White, I have more than a few of em :chuckle:
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Post by: Smokepole on January 18, 2011, 07:13:39 AM: Traditions evolution. Kind of want to get me an old school gun someday soon.
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Post by: Hilltophustler on January 18, 2011, 02:40:43 PM: KNIGHT BIGHORN
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Post by: Dan-o on January 18, 2011, 05:45:40 PM: Doing what I can to keep TC in the lead on the poll.

I love my Black Diamond XR, but don't have experience with the others.

Dan
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Post by: dawhunt on January 18, 2011, 05:53:10 PM: I have an Austin&Halleck (retired) and hunt with a Knight Bighorn :IBCOOL:
bob
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Post by: KLRKeith on January 18, 2011, 08:12:05 PM: All traditional types. Two lyman great plains one percussion in .54 cal one .50 cal in flintlock. One T/C New Englander percussion with synthetic stock in .54 cal and just bought a 12 ga barrel for it off of gunbroker. Looking to match it with a wood stock. Plan on using it for turkeys this year. Would like to get that Deerstalker thats for sale in the classified but life keeps getting in the way with my hobbies..lol..
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Post by: 3dsheetmetal on January 18, 2011, 08:23:53 PM: Have two bighorn's and a wolverine.Love the green mountain barrel.
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Post by: Ridgeratt on January 18, 2011, 08:35:35 PM: couple of T/C Hawkin's, a T/C Seneca, a Kentucky long in birdseye maple.
All old school stuff!
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Post by: washelkhntr on January 18, 2011, 08:40:03 PM: T/C Black Diamond XR
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Post by: ELKBUGLE5 on January 18, 2011, 09:22:51 PM: I have two, Knight and a Remington. My Knight is ahead 2 to 0. :chuckle:
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Post by: jstone on January 19, 2011, 07:48:42 PM: Love the TC Black Diamond XR
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Post by: HntnFsh on January 20, 2011, 05:06:03 PM: Bighorn here too !
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Post by: whacker1 on January 20, 2011, 05:11:22 PM: Remington .54
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Post by: O_mykiss on January 20, 2011, 09:58:02 PM: Knight BK-92
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Post by: jbeaumont21 on January 20, 2011, 10:41:05 PM: Thompson Hawkins! When it fires :chuckle:
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Post by: boots on January 23, 2011, 08:59:24 AM: left handed lyman deerstalker. so far i am a side-lock guy although the inline muzzys have caught my eye