hunting

Howdy, I am an aspiring traditional hunter and a huge enjoyer of history with a recent love for the 17th and 18th centuries. I am in search of an heirloom quality percussion muzzleloader that can with practice be used to take up to Black Bear sized game but will mainly be used for target...

Hey guys 17 years old from Nova Scotia here. I know getting debris in the barrel of your rifle can be catastrophic so you need to make the sure the muzzle out of the mud and everything. I’m wondering if the same danger applies to rain? I’d like to take a walk in the woods with my muzzleloader...

Fellers been arguing at work for years about whether or not a matchlock is suitable for hunting critters that have noses, with the majority opinion being that burning match smells too strongly to allow deer to come close enough to shoot. I got one already this season, so with the pressure off, I...

Hello, About 2 years ago I wa watching cap'n ball's videos on youtube and I bought a Pedersoli shotgun at the local gun show with dreams of taking it on a waterfowl hunt. I shot it a few times but it was sat in the safe since then. I'm moving on to new projects and I wanted to offer it here...

I Hunt with my dad's Marlin 336 in 35rem most of the time, or with a .223 AR-15, but I've been getting into the idea of hunting the muzzle loader season. I bought a traditions deer hunter kit I'm going to build and try to hunt with next year. If I can get my groupings good, I'll move onto an...

Has anyone tried the parker productions traditional hunter bullets? They are pretty pricey at $16 for 10 bullets, they offer a 580 gr in .54 cal. They look promising but I haven't been able to find any reviews or seen anything about them.

I’ve not seen many like this one before, this original flintlock blunderbuss is the great grandfather of the modern folding stocked shotgun, but with more style. Much like in the Western US in the early 20th century, Wolves were hunted to near extinction in Italy by the mid 1800s. Muzzleloaders...

Howdy all, I was wondering if any of you might have a custom built smoothbore. Looking for a 20 gauge .62 or larger preferably. But not opposed to .54 and up either. For Turkey and goose hunting. Thank you in advance.

(any mentions of fixed ammo are just for comparison and frame of reference, so don't gig me for that) Let's face it, the United States is a mess when it comes to regulation. That is no more apparent than when one looks into the hunting regulations of the various states. Most are highly...

I have recently been persuaded away from building a dog lock musket. So I have been looking into building a Jaeger rifle instead. Track of the wolf has a large amount of parts, but they don't seem to have a stock for them. I'm planning on using a 31" .69cal swamped octagon barrel, and there...

This spring I purchased a 1st model Uberti Dragoon from a very nice gentleman member here. And I thought some of you folks might enjoy some pictures and stories from my time with the big horse pistol. I have really gotten to know my Dragoon this summer while packing her around the ranch...

Hey, To get started, I wasn't sure what forum category this fit under, but hopefully this one will work. Now that that's out of the way; I'm just about to pull the trigger on a Pedersoli SxS but just wanted to do a little homework before I dive into it. I'm no stranger to BP, but this will be...

This week we’re talking with Dave Ehrig. Dave is the editor of Muzzle Blasts Archives, but he's also got decades of experience as a hunter, outdoorsman, and writer. In this episode, Dave lays out some helpful tips for anyone wanting to drop a turkey with their smokepole. It's not a lecture...

Whose ready for some Turkeys Gobbling and Dry-Land Fishing for Morels? What's your plans for Spring hunting? I'll be hunting Ft Campbell, Kentucky, Tennessee and possibly Missouri and Virginia. I will definitely be taking a trip down on to a honey hole to Trout fish and turkey hunt. I can...

Shot this little mule deer last Friday evening. Second mule deer with a traditional muzzleloader, first with this Pedersoli percussion .50 cal. Very fun hunt, especially having my 10 year old son with me. Used 70 grains of Goex 3fg, CCI magnum #11 cap, .490 ball with .010 daisy patch from...

I got my Bear, Buck, & Cow elk tag Wife got her Buck & Cow tag We were both skunked last year, so the Freezers will be nearly empty by this fall. Good timing if we can connect. :)

For sale: Roach Belly patch, camp, utility, hunting knife. $70.00 +$8.00 s&h This knife features an overall length of 8-1/2” with a blade length of 4-5/8” and a width of 1-1/4” by 3/32” thick 1095 high carbon steel, and VERY sharp!!! The blade has some rust. It's High Carbon it rusts!!! I'll...

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