Flintlock Doe...
 

Well, it's been a few years since I've felt comfortable shooting open sights...I had cararact surgery last summer and spent this summer getting my sights set on my flintlocks where I could see through the rear sight again...This was one situation where a long barrel on a gun was a bonus...The front sights on this and my .40 are clear as a bell...

I took my first trip to the Uwharries this season and set up on a spot I had found during turkey season...At 8:15 this doe came by...I was able to get her stopped with a passive grunt call and then got her turned around and had her come toward me with a
few doe bleats...At 50 yards she was quartering to me, I set my trigger and took the shot...She whirled around and ran down hill toward a creek...She made it 50 yards and crashed...

This is a gun I made in the 80s when I was shooting in competition, it took me 2 years to complete it...I shoot 80grs FFF Goex and a home cast .530 ball, wrapped in greased pillow ticking...The ball hit just in front of the left shoulder and exited about 4 inches behind
the right...The exit hole was about an inch and a half...

I always carry a rachet pulley when hunting gamelands...I called her in, got her up between two trees and boned her out...By the time I hiked out 2 miles with her in my backback, I was glad she wasn't bigger...

Well done. Nice doe. Nice piece of maple.
Siler lock? lehigh valley school of build?. Sweet looker,proven shooter.
Congrats!

Nice, tasty looking doe! Sweet looking rifle too.

beautiful rifle and a great read... congratulations on that doe. Now that will be excellent eating. And with every meal you can remember that flintlock, getting the job done. Well done there!!

Congratulations on a nice doe, the flint lock makes it special.

nchawkeye

Nice looking harvest, but even a better looking flinter... congrats on both...

Congrats on the nice doe.

Congratulations on your doe!
I like the looks of that rifle!

Nicely done nchawkeye. How satisfying is THAT!!!

Thank you for such a good story. Great looking rifle and really nice doe. Congrats.

Congrat's! Nice story and glad you have your sight back:) That looks like a good eating doe.
(BP)

Congrats! Nice doe and rifle.

great looking gun and doe .good for you, must be great seeing the sights again

Congrats on a great hunt. What a fine rifle you have there.

Congrats on the kill!! Nice looking gun as well!

Nice job and sweet gun! Congrats :D

Congratulations, nice kill and gun to boot.

Great story about a great hunt. That ball did some damage.
Your one up on us scope and inline guys.
Enjoy that meat.

Nice shooting there! As the others have said, that sure is one nice looking rifle. Great doe meat to boot. Thanks for sharing.....

Very nice rifle and asome good eating. Thanks for sharing.

Really enjoyed the story thank you for relating it. Beautiful rifle and a tasty looking doe! Congrats on the hunt.

Good story and even better that you got to shhoot it with something you made. Congrats!