I have two must haves!

#1 Patience - Sure I could load up the 22 and burn through a couple hundred rounds in very short order. I could load up the Win 94 and relive the old Rifleman series. Or pump a bunch of 45-70 downrange in one heck of a hurry. But I find myself more and more often reaching for the flintlocks. Occasionaly the one caplock I have or the Omega. There is just something about one shot, make it count, that really appeals to me. It's almost Zen like shooting the flinters. I rate patience as #1.

#2 A Sense of Humour - Why? Because if you don't have one you would be wrapping barrels around tree trunks in very short order. Sometimes absolutely nothing comes together. Why no one knows. It's just the world of muzzleloading. On those days when the world goes to sheite, you just have to laugh, clean them up and head out another day for some more.

My must haves.

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