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  1. Caterpillar Hunter

    Round Ball performance story and question

    80 or 90 grains behind a .490 round ball in the vitals will kill bear and deer at reasonable ranges. And I'd say recovering deer at 40 yards and even beyond is about what I expect and see every year.
  2. Caterpillar Hunter

    How much to file the front sight

    According to my math, raising the point of impact by 10" at a range of 50 yards (1800") would be proportional to filing the front sight down by 0.156" with a 28" distance between sights. That is, X = 10” 28” 1800” 1800 (X) =280 X = 280 1800 X = 0.156” You beat me to it, SDSmlf 👍
  3. Caterpillar Hunter

    Remember this Davy Crockett movie scene?

    Suddenly I'm 5 years old again!
  4. Caterpillar Hunter

    Muzzleloader magazine

    Just got mine today.
  5. Caterpillar Hunter

    Nebraska goat.

    Nice shooting, RedOneFive. Looks like a well-fed pronghorn. How long was the shot? Did you use a blind or stalking?
  6. Caterpillar Hunter

    Short Barrel Rifles verses Long Barrel Rifles test. Details Below...

    Very interesting!
  7. Caterpillar Hunter

    Lead ammo ban in Wisconsin?

    Isn't this just for Wisconsin residents to participate in? Aside from that, what are the details or specifics of this lead ban? Is this lead ban for waterfowl hunting on Federal Refuges, deer hunting throughout the state, squirrel hunting with my pellet rifle? The question for the...
  8. Caterpillar Hunter

    How do you prime?

    Coinneach, The Mumma priming horn comes with the vent pick in the stopper. I don't know how he does it, but it's handy. This priming horn easily nestles in my breast pocket, stays warm, waterproof, and never clogs up.
  9. Caterpillar Hunter

    How do you prime?

    Mumma priming horn.
  10. Caterpillar Hunter

    WANTED Sling? Slip on type??

    Ummmm is it Robert Smith in Elizebethtown, Kentucky? Check out his address in CLA artist listings. He makes a good one.
  11. Caterpillar Hunter

    Shooting sticks

    See if Varmint Al's Bi-Fur-Pod Shooting Sticks web page is still around. Easy to follow instructions. https://www.varmintal.com/abifu.htm
  12. Caterpillar Hunter

    Dedicated to the squirrel hunters

    I love the sketches! And post pictures when the squirrels are stained.
  13. Caterpillar Hunter

    Barktan deer leather

    Details? What bark did you use? Where did you get your bark? Did you have to pickle the hide before tanning? How did you "break" the hide after tanning? What big vessel did you use for tanning? Is that deer hide? Thanks!
  14. Caterpillar Hunter

    Round ball and blood trails

    Roundballs are very deadly. But, I’ve come to expect some things to likely be true after the shot. I treat shooting a flintlock like shooting deer with a longbow. The hit deer is going to run a bit. I figure anywhere from 35 to 125 yards before dropping. One deer last year ran probably 70...
  15. Caterpillar Hunter

    CLOSED Muzzleloader magazines for free

    Thanks for your interest. These have been spoken for.
  16. Caterpillar Hunter

    CLOSED Muzzleloader magazines for free

    To give away MUZZLELOADER magazines from the following years. I have most of the issues from 2011 through 2023, although 4 years are missing an issue. Also a few issues from 2007 and 2010. I’d prefer to keep all 6 issues of a year together. You pay the postage, of course, is the catch...
  17. Caterpillar Hunter

    What to do with worn out flints?

    Not as sophisticated as Tom A Hawk's gizmo, but I use a Vise Grip w/leather to hold tiny flints.
  18. Caterpillar Hunter

    End of season with my new knife

    Congratulations! It looks like it will be a good eating doe and you're shooting a fine looking rifle.
  19. Caterpillar Hunter

    MD Sika doe on last day of primitive

    The rifle is as nice looking as the deer!
  20. Caterpillar Hunter

    Looking to try date to this musket, as the markings are indistinct apart from the crown engraving it's 75 cal, wooden ramrod, is it an Indian Trader?

    Over the last week or so and including this new thread, there have been at least 2 posters who seem to take immense pleasure coming across as jerks when they post. Lately, what's wrong with the maturity of some members of this Forum? We're adults here who should act like we have some manners...
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