Old School Muzzleloaders
#1
Old School Muzzleloaders
Ever since I joined this site I don't think I have heard much talk about anyone deer hunting with a flintlock muzzleloader. When I was growing up my family belonged to a longrifle muzzleloading club. We would have monthly competition shoots and about four times a year we wouldhave aprimative Rendezvous.I learned how to shoot a flintlock at about the same time I learned how to shoot a modern gun.I have a .58 cal flinter with acurrly maple stockthat I have been hunting with for a while now.
Does anyone else on herehunt with atraditional muzzleloader? I know there has got to be someone out there that does?
Does anyone else on herehunt with atraditional muzzleloader? I know there has got to be someone out there that does?
#3
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Posts: 391
RE: Old School Muzzleloaders
traditional muzzleloaders are my favorite.
This years back up rifle is a CVA Big Bore Mountain Rifle .54 with curly maple stock,
First deer with a Traditions Kentucky .50cal flinter and 40 yard head shot with 110gr 3f goex and .490 round ball
This years back up rifle is a CVA Big Bore Mountain Rifle .54 with curly maple stock,
First deer with a Traditions Kentucky .50cal flinter and 40 yard head shot with 110gr 3f goex and .490 round ball
#4
RE: Old School Muzzleloaders
ORIGINAL: UncleNorby
Cap lock is a traditional as I have hunted with.
A few on the forum shoot flint locks, and hunt with them too.
I'd like to hear if anyone has shot or hunted with a match lock.
Cap lock is a traditional as I have hunted with.
A few on the forum shoot flint locks, and hunt with them too.
I'd like to hear if anyone has shot or hunted with a match lock.
#5
RE: Old School Muzzleloaders
I've hunted with Flintlocks, cap locks and inline rifles. Today I was shooting a cap lock that was just a real sweet rifle to shoot. With a 1-66 twist ball barrel it was pounding a bull at 50 yards. I shot all afternoon with it. I could use that to hunt my woods any day of the week, and probably will give it a day or two in the woods.
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
RE: Old School Muzzleloaders
This will be my first yearhunting with a flintlock D Rock, and I'm some excited about it. I hope to be posting a picture of my first flintlock deer some time after Nov. 8th.
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kitchener Ontario
Posts: 245
RE: Old School Muzzleloaders
Cap lock is as traditional as I go. The ML season here is first week of Dec. Usually snow is a big issue by then. My friend was reloading his frizzen every hour last year to keep a dry charge with the blowing snow everywhere.
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Peach Grove Kentucky
Posts: 106
RE: Old School Muzzleloaders
Traded my inline for a T/C flintlock over the summer, and took my first deer with it during Kentucky's early mz weekend earlier this month.
I did like the inline, it's a good rifle (NEF Sidekick), but have found my muzzleloading nirvana with the rocklock. Hoping to scrape up enough cash to get a smoothbore flinter before next spring turkey season, so the pump action shotgun can take up space in the gun cabinet next to my cartridge rifles.
I did like the inline, it's a good rifle (NEF Sidekick), but have found my muzzleloading nirvana with the rocklock. Hoping to scrape up enough cash to get a smoothbore flinter before next spring turkey season, so the pump action shotgun can take up space in the gun cabinet next to my cartridge rifles.