cayugad

We see a lot of what the inline shooters like but little of what the traditional shooters are using. Deer season is coming. What are you going to be shooting at them?


Flintlock- T/C Hawkins .50 caliber 90 grains of Goex 3f and a moosemilk patched roundball.

Flintlock- Lyman Trade Rifle .54 caliber 100 grains of Goex 2f and a patched roundball

Cap lock- T/C Renegade .58 caliber 100 grains of Goex 2f and a patched roundball

Cap lock- T/C Renegade .62 caliber smoothbore 80 grains Goex 3f 324 grain patched roundball

Those will be the rifles I will be using most of the time. An inline might make its way out on the field once in a while.

quigleysharps4570

Shoot patched roundball and the 325gr REAL bullet thru my .50 Lyman. Will start our Sept. 10-23 season with patched ball and 70grs. of 2f Swiss or Graf. Haven't decided which powder yet...they both shoot fine. With the REAL bullet I shoot 80grs. of 2f Swiss.

roundball

Flintlocks and patched round balls...planning to hunt one area inOctober with a .45cal, andanother areain November with a .58cal

sam52

Here in Colorado,since I drew a cow tag.I will use my T/C Hawken .54 with 90gr.777 / wonder wad / 365 gr.Maxi Ball.

Pittsburghunter

For target with guns that are a 48 twist or slower patched roundballs are accuate and a joy to shoot. In the field I have always used conicals but I am not sure which one to use yet in my 50 EXPRESS. The old CVA is loving the REAL's I got from Blackjack and I will get some more before deer season as my youngest wants to hunt with the CVA.

To be honest I only hunt public land and get very little time to scout. I would love to bag a deer with my new rifle but I will not handycap myself. I will use my Scout or Encore unless I know I have a good opertunaty to see plenty of game where I hunt this year. I will also use the EXPRESS in woods that having a scope is not pratical.

The only problem I have with the roundball for hunting around here is the woods are very dense and there is a good chance of hitting branches or twigs on the way to the target so using the conicals give you better odds of hitting where you shot.

cayugad

Good luck in your hunt. Make sure to update us on your results. That is something I have wanted to do for a long time. I personally would use my .58 caliber Renegade with a 1:70 twist shooting a roundball. I really think that would be an exciting hunt.

Finaddict

I also drew a cow and a doe tag and I'm going to be using my Lyman GPR .54 cal. with 90 gr. 2F Goex with a PRB. I may also take out my CVA Kodiak .50 cal. with 100 gr. Pyrodex RS and a 348 Powerbelt Aerotip. Should be a great time. I'll keep you all posted. Good luck all.

cayugad

Good luck with the elk cow hunt!! I shoot a .54 caliber Lyman Trade Rifle Flintlock with the same load and I think that would be an excellent selection. There is something about that .54 caliber (an bigger) that I really like.... Again good luck and we will all be looking for the details of the hunt, win or loose....

Finaddict

I would love to get a flintlock some day. I was looking at the Brown Bess for starters, but still just kicking around the idea. Anyway I'll keep you posted with the results of the hunt. Season is Sept. 10-18.

Sky-Dogg

Cayugad,

Caplocks:
-Parker Hale .578 cal 3-Band Enfield; .575 cal 500 grain RCBS MCM-lubed Minie with 75 grains of FFFg

Flintlocks:
-Pedersoli Kentucky .50 cal flintlock; .490 cal round ball with .18 lubed pillow ticking patch and80 grains of FFFg

-Early Lancaster .54 flintlock; .530 cal roundball with .18 lubed pillow ticking patch and90 grains of FFFg.

Best Regards,

sky-Dogg