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  1. pamtnman

    Strange Day for Me in the Woods.

    Great post, totally understandable. Age brings empathy or tenderness for most people, and for those who have hunted a lifetime, there is more gained in letting a majestic animal like this live than in filling yet another tag. Your post resonates with me because all Fall a huge buck has been...
  2. pamtnman

    Doe down

    This post has everything: The quest, the quest beset by people, the re-boot, the hit, the score, and the recovered round ball, which let's face it is the icing on the cake of just about every round ball kill. It is fascinating to see. Thank you for sharing this. Congratulations
  3. pamtnman

    West Tennessee buck

    Great hunt, neat gun, fabulous buck...but but but is a .45 round ball sufficient for hunting deer? <sarcasm> Congratulations!
  4. pamtnman

    FOR SALE Hunting & Fishing Lease in Dauphin County

    Hey buddy. It depends on what our current hunters decide. If someone leaves, then we will have a spot open up. Message me with your contact information and I’ll give you some times when you can come look at it
  5. pamtnman

    Sidelock Bull Elk Harvest

    I am late to this party but really happy to be here nonetheless. Fantastic pictures, fantastic elk, congratulations
  6. pamtnman

    First Flintlock Deer

    Well done, well written. I am preparing for my annual ADK wilderness hunt right now. Probably in a couple weeks. Great place
  7. pamtnman

    Pa’s Early Muzzleloader Deer Success

    Nice to see some success. Big Woods have been silent with very little animal sign of any sort. No bear, either. Tried predator calling with doe bleats yesterday. It was a nice hike up the mountain. For the afternoon sit today, I actually lugged both the 62 rifle and a crossbow into the hut...
  8. pamtnman

    Modern shotgun barrel conversion

    good question, which was addressed way back in the days of BP only, when the question really mattered. Many British writers and gunmakers addressed it. Fast forward 125 years and Sherman Bell did a lot of testing of this and related questions in the mid-2000s for the Double Gun Journal. He also...
  9. pamtnman

    Modern shotgun barrel conversion

    bingo
  10. pamtnman

    Modern shotgun barrel conversion

    Safety, ease of access, price, and for hunting deer, bear, hogs with big round ball within 100 yards, black powder matched with shallow and slow rifling makes a very easy and perfectly effective propellant. Take a solid, safe sxs percussion shotgun and rifle the barrels and you have yourself a...
  11. pamtnman

    Modern shotgun barrel conversion

    Using the basic black powder rifling principles of shallow and slow for big round balls, I’ve been designing a conversion from break action db shotgun to black powder deer and bear hunter. Still playing with the twist rate. In several ways bp is superior to smokeless
  12. pamtnman

    PA flintlock late season flintlock hunters

    You are going to looooove the late season. Despite the deer being hunted hard the past three months, you'll find them calming down because the woods will be almost empty of people. It’s a special time of year. Hope you are successful and that you enjoy it like I do and most other late season...
  13. pamtnman

    PA flintlock late season flintlock hunters

    Late season flintlock drives are fun, productive, and in thick cover are the only way to move deer. The whole video trend thing is something else, and as far as I can tell, many videos of all kinds of activities (chainsaws, skidding logs with tractors, welding, to name a few) are posted by...
  14. pamtnman

    .62 cal speed loaders available

    Nice looking. Same principle as the plastic tubes.
  15. pamtnman

    SOLD .45 Little Fellas Rifle Barrel

    Smart decision. Bill Slusser made my son’s 45 using a 30” Colerain barrel for kids. It’s perfect. Anything longer is too long for a little kid.
  16. pamtnman

    paper patching bullets

    The Mathews books on paper patched bullets and premium bullet casting are required reading for people pouring their own and also rolling their own.
  17. pamtnman

    .62 cal speed loaders available

    I call it a logical progression, and other bp hunters are happy with what they have. The big hole makes a big leak and the hydraulic system shuts down fast. So far it’s been a good experience. Good luck this upcoming season
  18. pamtnman

    .62 cal speed loaders available

    Yeah, my experience with the plastic reloader tubes in 45, 50, 54, and 62 caliber has definitely been different than yours. Never ever had powder spilling all over, but quite the opposite. I do like how our conversation here reinforces how different people with different physiques and different...
  19. pamtnman

    .62 cal speed loaders available

    Definitely old school, which can work without a doubt. Paper cartridges have been around for a long time. How have these held up to being knocked around or being exposed to wet conditions? The plastic ones are super rugged, and I can carry them around in a jacket pocket all day without damage to...
  20. pamtnman

    paper patching bullets

    I have a lot of experience with paper patched bullets. Have you slugged your barrel, or in some other way know exactly the diameter of the bore? The difference between the bullet and the bore dictates the thickness of the two wraps of paper. Might be.002”, .003”, .004” thick paper that is used...
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