About your hunting rifles

labrat · Oct 20, 2024

I'm no hunter. So curious about what your flintlock hunting rifle really looks like. There are a lot of beautiful rifles shown but very little on the working rifle. I don't know but do you have a working rifle for hunting? Hoping to see some photo's especially those working rifles and their makes & models. Maybe give us a brief as to what's most important to you in a hunting rifle and why you chose it. What's the best place for squirrel hunting? ................labrat

Larry (Omaha) · Oct 20, 2024

labrat said:
I'm no hunter. So curious about what your flintlock hunting rifle really looks like. There are a lot of beautiful rifles shown but very little on the working rifle. I don't know but do you have a beater upper for hunting? Hoping to see some photo's especially those beater uppers and their makes & models. Maybe give us a brief as to what's most important to you in a hunting rifle and why you chose it. What's the best place for squirrel hunting? ................labrat

I don't hunt either. I am too old and no place close to hunt. If I did hunt, I would take a flintlock suited for the hunt. My best looking gun would not be hanging if I wanted to hunt with that rifle. All my hand made guns were made to shoot. You just have to take care of them.
Larry

Buff1958 · Oct 20, 2024

There are not a lot of deer where I do most of my hunting. So I figure if I am going to be setting in a tree all day and not see anything, I should do it with a pretty rifle. I have 5 Kiblers and 2 October country rifles. I hunt with all of them

Phil Coffins · Oct 20, 2024

I’ve never had a beater gun of any type. Even my inexpensive guns are well cared for. I don’t use a firearm to beat down the brush or as a walking stick, others may and that’s their choice. Silly me, I try to take care of all my stuff because it all cost me to get and needs to do the job it was meant for.

longcruise · Oct 20, 2024

I don't have any "fancy" guns such that are highly decorated or relatively expensive. Not that I eschew them, more because I'm not skilled enough to make them nor able to afford them.

All of my guns are hunting guns. None are "beaters".

Absoroka · Oct 20, 2024

My go to rifle is a bench built mid eighteenth century style flintlock, cherry stock, very plain. It has won many matches and taken game from javalina to elk. The frizzen is getting pretty thin and will need to be soled or replaced before too long. My 32 southern rifle is a tack driver and has also brough home meat for the pot. It is plain maple. Both were made to shoot, not show.

Scott Jones · Oct 20, 2024

Don't hunt any more since the hills got steeper and the miles got longer. My flintlocks I hunted with were the same I would shoot at matches or rendezvous. I would just toss in a bit more powder in the load. That includes my "fancy gun" I spent 3 years making 'cause I carved the stock...I just don't go about banging it on trees.

labrat · Oct 20, 2024

Sounds like most of you have multiple rifles and are well used. To wear out a frizzen, bringing home the meat and winning matches you all must really fancy your rifles......labrat

olskool · Oct 20, 2024

here is one i killed this morning with my 40cal. SMR it is a working gun for me,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

olskool · Oct 20, 2024

here is another one i killed with the same gun 2 Fridays ago, it was working then. and the best place to kill squirrels in in the city park, but you might regret it! LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

LME · Oct 20, 2024

Phil Coffins said:
I’ve never had a beater gun of any type. Even my inexpensive guns are well cared for. I don’t use a firearm to beat down the brush or as a walking stick, others may and that’s their choice. Silly me, I try to take care off all my stuff because it all cost me to get and needs to do the job it was meant for.

I feel the same as you!When I hear people say they don't clean their rifles until the hunting season is over I cringe.I clean mine every day i shoot it whether it is one time or a hundred it gets cleaned!

stubshaft · Oct 20, 2024

One of my favorite hunting rifles is an old 50 cal. TVM iron mounted Virginia made by Jack Garner years ago. The unique part of this rifle is that it has a 13/16" barrel in a 50 cal. That make it light, well balanced and it hits hard!

labrat · Oct 20, 2024

olskool...do you use round ball or the more modern cone shape lead. What is the average distance for a deer shot?

stubshaft...very nice rifles & looks well taken care of. Are some rifle builders, old school vs. new schools, better for hunting rifles?.......labrat

nchawkeye · Oct 20, 2024

I built this one in the late '80s, it took me over 2 years and 200 hours to finish..It is a .54 caliber with set triggers...I retired it last year when I finished my .54 caliber Woodsrunner...I also have a Bob Watts flintlock in .40 caliber that I bought in 1977, it's used for squirrels, head shots only.

EC121 · Oct 20, 2024

I hunt with whatever rifle I feel like. The bottom one is by Ron Scott. It is a sort of copy of a Kuchenreuter jaeger.
The top one is by Ed Wenger. It has also shot a deer.
My rifles are all to be used. I guess they could all be called beaters.

Johnny Too-Tall · Oct 20, 2024

54 cal steel mounted. .530 round ball, .015 patch, 75 grains 2f schuetzen

ronaldrothb49 · Oct 20, 2024

This is one I made for hunting/ It has a 45 caliber 1-24 twist to use slugs. I usually hunt in back of my garage/workshop. I was taking the pups out this evening just about dusk and 6 Deer walked out of the woods into the field on the back of my property.

stubshaft · Oct 20, 2024

labrat said:
olskool...do you use round ball or the more modern cone shape lead. What is the average distance for a deer shot?

stubshaft...very nice rifles & looks well taken care of. Are some rifle builders, old school vs. new schools, better for hunting rifles?.......labrat

I find that a respected rifle maker will always make a quality product.

SOLANCO · Oct 21, 2024

olskool said:
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here is another one i killed with the same gun 2 Fridays ago, it was working then. and the best place to kill squirrels in in the city park, but you might regret it! LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Pretty is as pretty does!

olskool · Oct 21, 2024

labrat said:
olskool...do you use round ball or the more modern cone shape lead. What is the average distance for a deer shot?

stubshaft...very nice rifles & looks well taken care of. Are some rifle builders, old school vs. new schools, better for hunting rifles?.......labrat

of course, i shoot round ball only, that is one reason i am called olskool,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lol

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