Left hand half-stock smoothbore? Very cool. Post some pics and details , weight, etc, for us!
2024/2025 Squirrel Hunting Thread...........
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longcruise
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Wondering how our squirrel hunters in Helene's path are faring??
I was thinking the same thing. I hope they are all doing good and getting time in the squirrel woods.
Good friend of ours on here, Fred (Gum Slough Muzzleloader), told me the DNR is/has closed a lot of the public hunting areas. I'm hoping round 2 for those folks isn't as bad. I kinda feel like a schmuck, I'm complaining about several days of rain, while folks down there are having their homes flooded. Excuse my poor behavior.
Sure thing! It’s my first fowler (it ain’t easy finding left-handed anything). Bought it used off Track of the Wolf. 12 gauge with an integral modified choke. Walnut stock. 6.6 lbs. Been experimenting with loads based on all the forum suggestions. Good results so far with 2F, Corn Meal, #6 shot, over shot card, but open to any and all suggestions. Good hunting!
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Thanks Lead Mosquito. Very cool weapon. Light, versatile, all business. My next will be a smoothbore.
My man Snakebit;
I know all about eye problems. I am 81 and have glaucoma. I have a
n implant in my left eye and 3 stents. This eys has had a total of
Mr. Snakebit,
I too have eye problems. I am 81 and have glaucoma. My left eye has an implant and 3 stents, a total of 5 surgeries. It is my good eye. My right eye has 1 implant, 1 stent, 2 surgeries, it is my shooting eye. I can't shoot left-handed because my pacemaker is in the pocket of my left shoulder. I can't line up the sights and a target with my right eye. It is impossible. I had my gunsmith tap the barrel of a .50 cal. Traditions flinter and a .36 cal. Dixie Flinter to install red dot sights. Please don't shout "Stone him. Stone the infidel". I didn't like to do this. I have many modern firearms but no longer want to use them. These 2 rifles and my .62 cal. TVM flint smoothbore will take me too the end.
As we age, we face the most difficult time of our lives. Most solutions aren't pleasant, but they are solutions. Perhaps there is another forum member who is willing to try this solution as opposed to quit shooting. These red dots really work.
Best regards,
Pete
Them folks who took a direct hit pretty much lost everything. From the Florida coast all the way to the Carolinas, need help and prayers.
As far as me a little clean up of Spanish Moss limbs and leaves, 12 hours with out power. No big deal at all.
Go to YouTube and type in Drone Footage of Cedar Key, Horseshoe Beack, and Keaton Beach.
I feel it's kinda like "Complaining about not having Shoes until you meet a Man with no Feet"
That's just me.
No judgement here Pete. Rather, I say God bless you. I can only hope to be shooting at 81. Whatever you need to do to keep in the game. Scopes, red dots, lazers, whatever, just keep going. The only person you have to please is you Pete. Someone may read your post and be inspired to try a red dot and continue shooting again. Keep banging away buddy. Just make sure you post pictures of all them squirrels lined up on a log after one of your successful hunts.
Well said.
My feelings also.
10 spot
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Hello Mr ETipp
10 spot
40 Cal
ETipp, you spoke of a pearl bead site
Did you paint the bead or is there a pearl bead front site out there?
Hello 10 spot. It is a pearl bead front sight from made by Marble Arms. It is a fine/smaller front sight/bead which I much prefer to use on squirrels. After purchasing and installing them on my Crockett Squirrel Rifle and my GPR, my vision took a turn for the worst, due to cataracts. Before, it had to be good light conditions in order for me to see the finer, top, pearl bead. Now, after at least my right eye has been repaired, I can see them even during cloudy conditions. I do use peep sights on all of both ML's.
I have tried painting front sights white for years. Still have the original front sight on my New Englander painted white. It just maybe helped a little, marginally at best.
I ordered mine from Midwest Gun Works for $12.95 each.
https://www.midwestgunworks.com/marble-arms.html?page=2
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Not sure but in terms of squirrels, since last week I've been hearing a few strange, newer sounding squirrels here in KY. For some reason, they have a real, long, southern Georgia, NC or SC like drawl to their voices. Can't seem to figure it out. Its a real head-scratcher for sure.
In terms of people, many of the east of here have had a bad way to go. It was like that 2-3 years ago in east KY. I wanted to take my small boat over to help but read that they would not allow it. Only EMS personnel could do that.
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Tn poor boy
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It has been dad east of Knoxville tn where I live lot folks have got killed. I was thinking if some of our black powder folks have shots make money up send this people would be nice a lot of homes lost. I worked in this area lot of them have nothing.
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Hello I am 81 too, fairly fit and healthy but got 4 tumours under control with tablets , makes me lithargic and my toes hurt I always think outside the box , and see no reason why reproduction muzzle loaders should not have a red dot or scope as it make them more accurate . My friend has to put a pistol scope halfway down the barrel or he cannot see a thing , point is it’s your gun so do whatever makes you happy , or go hunting with a shotgun . I put a scope rail on one of my .5 ml 1885 Swiss rifles .
Just enjoy your life, you are lucky the police took away my working guns as I might shoot an intruder . All I have now are wall hangers, pcp airguns and bow and arrow , that’s life in this green and pleasant land across the pond
10 spot
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Hey, ETipp, thanks for the reply and site info, I seen those on the Midwest
Site, 3/8 dove tail, and as always a problem, my investarms 36cal front
Is a smaller dove.tail . I'll have to file
To a 3/8 in order to work, or may try
Some of Mama's white enamel nail
Polish, I found in bathroom cabinet
Could be risky messing with her stuff. I wanting to ask, what height
Did you get? Right now I'm hitting POI
As POA, at around 25/26 yrds. I too
Have bought a peep from TomA Hawk, my front site falling at bottom
Of peep, out of adj, downward thinking of a larger peep hole 1/8
And see if it centers my front site
In the peep better. If you have any
Solutions please send it my way.
Thank and have a great day. Tin spot.
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Reading this made me want to say, I'm 80 and was having problems seeing my sights. Last winter I decided to try fiber optics. I'm back in the game. Not HC but they work.
10 spot, I'm shooting the .50 (1/2") tall sights. I had to do a fair amount of filing on the dovetails to get them to fit my Crockett and my GPR. Completely doable. This will give you the additional height needed for your peep.
FWIW, on my last order I got a little larger aperture on my last Tom Hawks peep. Its okay and helped me before due to bad vision. After my next eye surgery on 10-10, I'll revaluate that aperture. If all is well, I will most likely want to go back to a little smaller size again for squirrel hunting. Just have to wait and see..........literally.
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