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  1. Johnny Too-Tall

    Fun True Story from this weekend

    This weekend was the KY early muzzleloader season. We were hunting some private property that is easiest to access through public hunting ground, and not bump deer from their beds. I was loaded down with the 54 flinter and primitive dress (plus the lovely hunter orange requirement). As we pull...
  2. Johnny Too-Tall

    About your hunting rifles

    54 cal steel mounted. .530 round ball, .015 patch, 75 grains 2f schuetzen
  3. Johnny Too-Tall

    Importance of Shot Placement vs Power

    95% of all bullets we recover from deer go completely through the deer and stop at hide on far side. But I agree double lung is better than one lung. And yes damage and wound channel are very important. Like 75% of the guides I know will not allow hunters to use a 6.5 creed because it makes a...
  4. Johnny Too-Tall

    Importance of Shot Placement vs Power

    There has been lots of talk about killing deer etc with 32, 36, 40, 45 - 72 Cal roundballs etc. Yes all will kill if shot was taken from a decent distance and hit in the vitals. Blood Trails will always vary regardless of caliber or charge. As a guy who processes over 1000 deer a year I see all...
  5. Johnny Too-Tall

    Issues with .36 rifle cleaning jags

    You can not run standard size cleaning patches - you have to buy the smaller size cleaning patches designed for 32/36 cals.
  6. Johnny Too-Tall

    Why a Fowler

    Great choice mine is the same
  7. Johnny Too-Tall

    WANTED Looking for a small 40 or 45 caliber flintlock rifle

    yup meant chambers sorry
  8. Johnny Too-Tall

    Why a Fowler

    What fowler did you end up going with?
  9. Johnny Too-Tall

    What caliber and style for you?

    Well if your ordering it get the new machined deluxe siler.
  10. Johnny Too-Tall

    WANTED Looking for a small 40 or 45 caliber flintlock rifle

    Have @wayne estes build you a chambers lil'fellers rifle. I am building one right now 34" swamped barrel and about 12-1/4" LOP I'd say.
  11. Johnny Too-Tall

    Why a Fowler

    My trade gun has a 36" barrel and its really nice in the woods.
  12. Johnny Too-Tall

    Why a Fowler

    Get the fowler. You can hunt everything with it you listed. You might just get bit by the smoothbore bug and not need the rifle later it happens a bunch. A .600 round ball will kill anything if hit in vital area. And you can hunt turkeys to doves with it too. For all purpose fowler I run 62/20...
  13. Johnny Too-Tall

    so hard to wait

    Im as big a bowhunter as they come. Get on him now before the neighbor does.
  14. Johnny Too-Tall

    Am I the only one who doesn’t really care for carving on a rifle stock?

    There is a fine line between elegant and over the top. I see some rifles that have so many inlays it looked like my local tattoo artist. I like a few tastefully done carvings and engraving. Although I have a rifle with tons of inlays, carving and wire work its not my favorite cosmetically, but...
  15. Johnny Too-Tall

    Flintlock or percussion for a first purchase?

    Good thing about the Pedersoli I can be easily swapped back and forth from percussion to flint and back again. The parts are currently available to do it. Like many others I started with percussion, however I too went to mostly flintlocks. A smoothbore just scre3ams flintlock they go together...
  16. Johnny Too-Tall

    Seeking Opinions on a Recent Kibler SMR Purchase Experience

    Ok thanks for clarifying. Have a great day.
  17. Johnny Too-Tall

    Kibler Woodsrunner arrived.

    To me nothing looks better with a walnut stock then browned steel. Cheers and best of luck on your retirement, and build.
  18. Johnny Too-Tall

    Seeking Opinions on a Recent Kibler SMR Purchase Experience

    Your comment here is misleading while intentional or not. I own a business and use PayPal and give and receive funds all the time. You stated you used PayPal and he returned the funds, you got your refund instantly through PayPal. Now - it might take a few days to transfer the money from your...
  19. Johnny Too-Tall

    How long does 1’000 caps last for an average shooter

    Here a year maybe. I shoot mostly flintlocks now but still about a year ish maybe.
  20. Johnny Too-Tall

    Kibler Fowler vs Trade Gun

    My Turkey load is 80 grains 2f with 1.5 oz shot. My round ball load is 75 grains 2f .600 rb, using a .015 patch.
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