A successful hunt
10-26-2015, 02:12 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Georgia
Posts: 261
A successful hunt
The 17th of this month was opening day of the regular firearms season. I haven't hunted with a cartridge gun since 1996. I carried my 58 caliber flinter. At 8:50 am I saw him coming down the hill. headed for the swamp. He was slowly walking toward one of my shooting lanes. When he stepped in, I said, "Baaaa" and he stopped. I did a double lung shot and he ran about 35 yards and crashed. I was shooting a .570 patched round ball, lubed with bear lard and pushed by 85grs of GOEX fffg.
10-26-2015, 03:21 PM
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Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Georgia
Posts: 261
Yes, I built that rifle in 1996. It as a Green Mountain barrel, L&R classic lock and Davis double set triggers . I used a pre-carved stock from Pecatonia River CM4. I took a piece of flat iron and fashioned the but plate wide and flat so as to distribute the recoil over a wider area. I have put lots of meat in the freezer with this old rifle.
10-26-2015, 04:05 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Penns Woods
Posts: 1,628
Yes, I built that rifle in 1996. It as a Green Mountain barrel, L&R classic lock and Davis double set triggers . I used a pre-carved stock from Pecatonia River CM4. I took a piece of flat iron and fashioned the but plate wide and flat so as to distribute the recoil over a wider area. I have put lots of meat in the freezer with this old rifle.
Well, it's not a custom gun, but I have a T/C Renegade stock with a GM .54 barrel (1:70) and Davis double sets. They're the smoothest triggers I've ever used!!
BPS
