Popped the cherry

Ricky Bobby · Friday at 11:39 PM

Picked up this .54 Lyman GPR back in December. Never shot a muzzleloader before that. Been out hunting a few times with it and had missed twice before this evening. I was flinching and lifting my head I think. This ol flintlock is a whole different ballgame compared to all my modern firearms!

Haven’t played around with It too much yet but settled quickly on 70gr of Schuetzen FFF behind a Speer .535 ball and an .018 patch.

She was standing at roughly 40yds away and when the smoke cleared there she laid! Haha.

I’m hooked for the remainder of my life!

Codger Craig Wilcox · 2025-01-18T00:00:46-0500

Big congrats - not an easy task. Rifle looks great.

Beaverman2 · 2025-01-18T00:04:53-0500

Nice! welcome to the addiction!

morehops52 · 2025-01-18T00:17:39-0500

Welcome to the club. Your first is an extra special feeling whether buck or doe.

TDM · 2025-01-18T02:12:13-0500

Congratulations! Well done.

ETipp · 2025-01-18T05:59:29-0500

Congrats to you on a fine kill.

Gum Slough Muzzleloader · 2025-01-18T07:57:42-0500

Congratulations. I'm happy for you.
BP addiction is one of the safest addictions out there.
It fun and challenging too.

LME · 2025-01-18T08:13:23-0500

You will never forget taking that deer! I have no idea how many I have taken but the first one with a M.L.rifle is as vivid in my mind as if I just accomplished it!

Ricky Bobby · 2025-01-18T08:33:19-0500

Thanks everyone! I know this may sound crazy but when I hung her in my shed yesterday evening and skinned her out I actually caped her out for a shoulder mount … I’m honestly considering getting her mounted. I’m that proud of her!

Gum Slough Muzzleloader · 2025-01-18T09:00:55-0500

Ricky Bobby said:
Thanks everyone! I know this may sound crazy but when I hung her in my shed yesterday evening and skinned her out I actually caped her out for a shoulder mount … I’m honestly considering getting her mounted. I’m that proud of her!

By all means do it!
I think that's a great idea.
She'll tell a many good stories hanging on your wall.

FlaminCrow · 2025-01-18T09:11:08-0500

Ricky Bobby said:
Thanks everyone! I know this may sound crazy but when I hung her in my shed yesterday evening and skinned her out I actually caped her out for a shoulder mount … I’m honestly considering getting her mounted. I’m that proud of her!

Nothing wrong with that. It’s the reason we get mounts done. They are our trophies.
Congrats on your first, nothing like the smell of bp and making meat.

Spikebuck · 2025-01-18T17:51:41-0500

Ricky Bobby said:
... I know this may sound crazy but when I hung her in my shed yesterday evening and skinned her out I actually caped her out for a shoulder mount … I’m honestly considering getting her mounted. I’m that proud of her!

First, congratulations on a nice doe!

Second, attaching a picture of my very first muzzleloader kill...a doe that field dressed nearly 150#. This might give you an idea of something a little different for a mount.

A few years before I shot her I had seen a doe mount at a deer expo where the tail was up right at the back of the shoulder mount. I thought that really looked cool and decided I'd have one done some day. I have it hung right next to a nice buck with some artificial leaves connecting the two. They look very natural together, both alert looking the same direction, except the old doe already has her flag up!

Go for it! I love my doe mount.

FlaminCrow · 2025-01-18T18:29:11-0500

Spikebuck said:
First, congratulations on a nice doe!

Second, attaching a picture of my very first muzzleloader kill...a doe that field dressed nearly 150#. This might give you an idea of something a little different for a mount.

A few years before I shot her I had seen a doe mount at a deer expo where the tail was up right at the back of the shoulder mount. I thought that really looked cool and decided I'd have one done some day. I have it hung right next to a nice buck with some artificial leaves connecting the two. They look very natural together, both alert looking the same direction, except the old doe already has her flag up!

Go for it! I love my doe mount.

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I like the way the ears were kept alert and a little flat, looks like she’s about to turn around and start bitching at him.

Old-Duckman · 2025-01-19T08:19:57-0500

Gum Slough Muzzleloader said:
BP addiction is one of the safest addictions out there.

But not safe to your bank account!!

Gum Slough Muzzleloader · 2025-01-19T08:27:47-0500

Old-Duckman said:
But not safe to your bank account!!

True, but I have a feel our minds are not fogged out by others.... we can still Is rationalize are spending.

Again you are right about the $$$$
But atleast we have something the to show for it the next day.

TarponStalker · 2025-01-19T09:07:24-0500

Congratulations to you

Popped the cherry

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