My Flinter Buck!!!...(pics)
 

It finally happened!! I got my first buck with a smokepole. It happened thursday 12/22. I was drawn for a special hunt with my uncle on a property where there are waaay too many deer. I shot this guy at 7:22 and he was the 28th deer seen on the day. I saw close to 60 during the course of the entire day:D.

I shot him with a T/C Firestorm, 350 Maxi-Hunter's and 95 grains of 2F. The Q.A. shot went through the guts, 1 lung, and the liver. He went about 160 yds total.

He is a 115 lb 5 pt buck. My largest...but thats not too hard to be when he's only my second buck. (First was a 150 lb 3 pt last year with the bow):D.

Here's a link to the story:
http://huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1350616

And here's the pics::D:D

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Congratulations and very nice pics!

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congratulations on your buck!!


I was looking at your firestorm. I have a chance to buy one (although I really do not need one) I was wondering how well it shoots roundball. They have a 1-48 twist right? The reason I ask is this person that has it claims it is a 1-28 twist and I think he might be mistaken. That is the reason I am interested in it.

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cayugad: yes my firestorm has a 1 in 48 twist.

Ican't really comment on the roundball accurracy though. I can group 4-5 shots in like3 inches at 50 yds with my open sites.

I'm sure it can shoot better, but I'm not good enough to know how much better though.

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Fifrestorms are 1:48" twist

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Congratulations .308...excellent accomplishment, mastering the Flintlock and bagging your buck !!
:D

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Thanks roundball.. when I was talking with this person about his Firestorm thathe wanted to sell, he was sure it was a 1-28 twist. I told him I thought it was 1-48 but he was "positive" of the twist. I think I will pass on it then. I have enough of the 1-48 twist rifles already.

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Bar B Que backstraps , congrats , looks alot colder there than it is here in Florida

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cayugad,
The T/C Firestorms were made with both 1-28" and 1-48" twist barrels. I own the Firestorm 209 and it has the faster 1-28" twist.
I think T/C gave you an option of barrel twistwhen they first came out.

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Hey Congrat's on the deer with a Sparky!:)


Specifications: (Flint Lock)
· Caliber: .50
· Ignition: Flint Lock
· Barrel Length: 26" with QLA® Muzzle System built in.
· Rifling Twist: 1 in 48" twist for use with Round Balls and Conicals.
· O/A Length: 41 3/4".
· Approx. Wt: 7 lb.
· Rifle Sights: Competition click adjustable steel rear sight and ramp
style front sight are fitted with Tru-GloTM Fiber Optics.
· Stock: Black Composite.
· Trigger: Single with large trigger guard bow.
· Extra Features: Aluminum ramrod is standard.
· Loading: The Fire StormTM can accept Magnum charges of up to
150 grains of FFG Black Powder or
Pyrodex® equivalent (or 3 Pyrodex® 50 caliber, 50 grain Pellets).

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Specifications: (209 Cap Lock)
· Caliber: .50
· Ignition: 209 Shotgun Primer
· Barrel Length: 26" with QLA® Muzzle System built in.
· Rifling Twist: 1 in 28" twist for use with Conicals and Sabots.
· O/A Length: 41 3/4".
· Approx. Wt: 7 lb.
· Rifle Sights: Competition click adjustable steel rear sight and ramp
style front sight are fitted with Tru-GloTM Fiber Optics.
· Stock: Black Composite.
· Trigger: Single with large trigger guard bow.
· Extra Features: Aluminum ramrod is standard.
· Loading: The Fire StormTM can accept Magnum charges of up to
150 grains of FFG Black Powder or
Pyrodex® equivalent (or 3 Pyrodex® 50 caliber, 50 grain Pellets).