Anyone besides me use a sidelock?

I shoot a Traditions Panther in 50 cal with teflonpatch and homemade .490round ball, 65 grains Hodgdon Tripple 7 2f powder.


Spudrow from Mo

Lots of us shoot sidelock rifles.. and people are crazy about them. Those panthers were kind of like the CVA Bobcat if memory serves me.

I know what you mean. Ido not have an inline but don't have anything against them. I just like conventional I guess. It seems to be more of a challenge as well.

Spudrow from Mo

love hunting with the ol sidelocks and flinters. For some reason, when i carry a sidelock i feel more into the woods, more into the hunt.
With an inline i dont get that feeling.

One thing is for sure. You take better aim and concentrate more. Or at least I did.

Spudrow from Mo

I agree with that

I own a dozen Black Powder guns... and only 1 is an inline, the rest are Percussion & Flintlocks. I LIKE my Encore a LOT... but I LOVE my sidelocks!

As you already see Spudrow, you're certainly not alone in your affection for sidelocks. My collection includes one in-line and a half-dozen sidelocks. I like them all, even like my(sshhh!) cartridge guns. But I would never tell the others that I love the sidelocks more, even though I do.

The words "Inline" and "sabot" to me are blasphemy... I currently have a T/C White Mountain Carbine which was a birthday present from my parents a couple of decades back, A Lyman GPR I built last winter and I am currently awaiting the arrival of my Pre-Rev Pennsylvania Flintlock Kit from Pecatonica River, I went all out on this kit... I cannot wait... It's a long winter in Michigan...

I love my sabot shootin inlines but I still get a kick from my sidelocks.

Lyman GPH .50 shooting a Bullshop 460gr conical atop 80gr of Goex 2F and a Lyman GPR .54 flintlock with 1 in 60 twist for rb's. I need to play with the flinter a little more. I got sidetracked last year due to work.