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  1. M

    Turkey gun

    I, too, am taking my 20ga fowler out this year for its first stint as a turkey gun. It's done me well for pheasant and quail- but I have one lingering question after reading these posts: I see #5 shot is most common- why not use #4 (which is the maximum size allowed by my state for a turkey)?
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    BP inhalation concerns

    First of all: thanks to Musketman for the MSDS link. Next- please, don't get me wrong on this issue- I love the smoke, the smell, heck- I've even been known to eat a mouthfull or two while loading during a good Rev War reenactment. What my concern is being able to prove to someone else how...
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    BP inhalation concerns

    I'm looking for some information on black powder material safety data sheets (MSDS)- I'm trying to gather safety information for shooting BP indoors. I know that OSHA has set regulations on centerfire cartridges (mostly for lead) in the number of rounds that can be safely fired without risk to...
  4. M

    anyone visit Yorktown?

    I missed the 19th, but was there on the 20th for the weekend- and I might I say the Southern Battalion did an outstanding job.
  5. M

    Is a .62 cal roundball enuff?

    Thanks everyone for the replies! I just wanted to make sure that it would do the job effectively since it can't compare with Sabots or the such which expand and increase knock down power. I'm really, really excited to try this- I've waited a few years to take the fowler out for deer. I've had...
  6. M

    Is a .62 cal roundball enuff?

    Well I've finally decided to make the big step and take my .62cal/20ga fowler out deer hunting next week... my question is: is a .600 RB enough to do damage to drop a deer? I've never used RB for hunting, does the ball flaten out, or stay round? and will it penetrate far enough (roughly- I...
  7. M

    Steel shot in a smoothbore...

    Speaking of overpriced shot- does anyone have a good inexpensive source for Bismuth? Seems like $80+ for 7 lbs jugs are all I find.
  8. M

    Crossroads Village Colonial Life Event

    Sure you can fall in with us....... come away from the dark side young Skywalker.. the 10th Virginia always welcomes converts! :thumbsup:
  9. M

    Crossroads Village Colonial Life Event

    I'm trying to find information on registering my unit for the Colonial Life event at Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad in Flint, Michigan. Does anyone have the contact information?
  10. M

    Best smoothie for quail hunting

    Thanks..... I originally had it made when I went to Lexington and Concord for the 225th anniversary, and shot it off and on over the past few years- but I've really taken to shooting it lately. I had always intended to have a rifle made for shooting, but I'm having so much fun with the...
  11. M

    Best smoothie for quail hunting

    Cptleo, I just went Quail hunting for the first time with my 20ga fowler a week ago: http://www.fotki.com/Muggsy/quail_hunt_2005/fowlerquail.html I have a 20ga fowler made from a Jim Chambers New England Colonial Fowler- 46" Getz barrel, Siler lock. I used 70gr of 3F powder (based on...
  12. M

    Quail hunt a success!!

    Well apparently I haven't figured out how to post a picture on this forum...... so here is the link to the picture... http://www.fotki.com/Muggsy/quail_hunt_2005/fowlerquail.html sorry! :sorry:
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    Quail hunt a success!!

    Finally went out on my first quail hunt with my .62 cal fowler and bagged a good handful of quail. Thanks to everyone who posts messages on this site which has really helped me learn how to use my fowler for its intended purpose: hunting birds. :thumbsup:
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    Quail, anyone?

    My recent pheasant hunt got cancelled due to bad weather (in Michigan? say it isn't so!)- so we've rescheduled and turned it into a Quail hunt. In the meantime the fowler si going to have to wait for the ring-tail prize. Has anyone used a flintlock for quail? Them little things move pretty...
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    What did it used to be?

    Bill, unfortunately I am not the person you are thinking of.. sorry. Thanks for the info jaybe, bluejacket & Bill. The picture was helpful- i've heard of the backaction lock, and have seen a diagram, but not a picture- sure looks like that's what was on there. Maybe i'll cut a plate to...
  16. M

    What did it used to be?

    Here's one I'm going to throw out at this group- I found this old jalopy of a gun and it caught my attention and curiosity. It has obviously been pieced together from several old pieces to make a working gun for someone. It's been converted from flint to percussion and the barrel is stamped...
  17. M

    Log Cabin in Lodi, OH

    Doublegun- If you are going to the Kalamzaoo gun show this weekend at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds the Log Cabin Shop usually has a sizeable booth set up. As I recall they bring along a good assortment of guns, books, etc. :thumbsup:
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    Smoothbore sights?

    Like many other people have already posted- practice! It took me a few packets of balls until I found how to look down the barrel, where to place my cheek, etc. At 25 yrds my smoothie is dead on (a fact that many of my rifle friends cant believe). Its just like a shotgun- no rear sights...
  19. M

    Shot Loads for Fowlers

    I cant see how the tied off nylon would open very well. I recently was trying different loads with shot in a brown paper bag tube- i had about 1/4-1/2 inch space over the shot and I tried lightly folding the paper over. Even that little bit covering the shot caused at most 10 pellets to come...
  20. M

    Why ffffg prime?

    I've always used FFg for main charge and priming in my Charleville and my .62 fowler and have constant success in both. In reenactments, the 18th C method of priming/loading was out of the same rolled cartridge- so what went in the pan also went down the barrel. In fact- I once was given an old...
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