20ga Percussion Fowler

[mnbearbaiter]

Kinda likin the idea of gettin a fowler but am more of a percussion guy than a flinter :surrender: Does anybody make these and if so who? That 62cal prb would be great for elk out to 50-65yds and turkey out to 25-30yds i would think?

 

[tenngun]

"Whats you goin'to do when you run out of them nipple huggers?Your life won't be worth gizzly(droppings)then"I dont Know if its made any more but you can find Zoaves with a drop in smooth barrel and tc guns with smooth drop ins.You can also do a North west gun as a conversion or a Smooth rifle in percussion conversion.Any old guns were converted.I have seen a photo of a Tulle that was converted to percusion

 

[mnbearbaiter]

Im not against a flinter at all, i plan to one day graduate to flintlock :thumbsup: Wouls a NW trade gun be just as good/better/worse than a fowler for small game/turkey/deer/elk? Im looking at a few right now actually just wanna make the right decision!!!

 

[Rifleman1776]

good/better/worse is rarely important in this game.
It is what you want that counts.
I'm sure any of the semi-custom builders out there can make yer smoothie fowler if that is what you really want.
BTW, methinks 65 yards is stretching the limits of a round ball out of a smooth bore for hunting.

 

[mnbearbaiter]

Ok well shows what i know ive been shooting 54 cal prb's out of rifles for a long time and 100yds isnt really a chore with a nice rest. The smooth bore makes it a lil harder and thats fine :hatsoff:

 

[Matt85]

dont compare a rifle to a smooth bore. its apples and oranges, they just dont shoot the same. a smooth bore can be very accurate but you need to learn to shoot them.

as for a caplock fowler, why? that just doesnt make sense. if you are thinking about a flinter in the future then i recomend you start with this fowler. flintlocks are not exactly tough to work with unless you get a really cheap one (even some cheap ones arent bad).

-matt

 

[Flash Pan Dan]

You can get a fowler made with a Siler percussion lock. You can then take the drum and cone out replace it with a touch hole liner and put in a Siler flintlock. I would not recommend changing them back and forth though, those types of things never work out.

Start shooting it with a percussion lock and then when you are ready switch it to the flintlock and go from there. I’m sure once you start shooting the flintlock you will not go back to the cap snapper.

 

[mnbearbaiter]

Oh i know, and id never compare the two. I shoot a TVM Leman now and theres a Siler percussion lock on there would that Siler lock fit their fowler that uses a Siler flintlock?

 

[Flash Pan Dan]

Unfortunately, I happen to own several TVM guns and yes the Silers do interchange.

 

[jdkerstetter]

Oh i know, and id never compare the two. I shoot a TVM Leman now and theres a Siler percussion lock on there would that Siler lock fit their fowler that uses a Siler flintlock?

You have a Leman with a Siler lock??? Are you sure??? That would be a first for me. Enjoy, J.D.

 

[Dausener]

Unfortunately, I happen to own several TVM guns and yes the Silers do interchange.

Sorry to hear your not happy with your TVM guns. If I may ask, which models do you have and why are you unhappy with them?

 

[Dausener]

If you plan on switching to a flinter at some time, just dive in and do it with the smoothbore you intend to purchase. I don't think you'll regret it. :v

 

[Rifleman1776]

You can then take the drum and cone out replace it with a touch hole liner and put in a Siler flintlock. I would not recommend changing them back and forth though, those types of things never work out.

I don't know why you would say that.
This type of convertible rifle is fairly common on the target ranges. One rifle allows competing in both flint and cap matches. It works "out" quite well.

 

[Ron LaClair]

BTW, methinks 65 yards is stretching the limits of a round ball out of a smooth bore for hunting.

I agree in most cases but I took a Buffalo at a stepped off 70yd's with my .62 smoothbore. 80gr's of 2FF behind a .600 prb. Plum through the slats an out the other side.

 

[mnbearbaiter]

Yep Tennessee Valley Muzzleloading Leman 54cal with a Siler Mountain Percussion lock. There is another company with the TVM abbreviation maybe you are thinking of them? My Leman shoots well, no complaints.

 

[Flash Pan Dan]

My experience with convertible firing systems is that, if you are not very careful, you end up with the percussion drum wearing loose in a short period of time. For a competitor it may not be a problem but for a casual user it becomes an annoyance that may become dangerous.

 

[Grandpa Ron]

My first longrifle was Dixie percussion kit with drum and nipple. I shot it for a couple of years then converted it to a flintlock. I never looked back.

That said, I started my wife, daughter and now my grandkids off with percussion guns because learning muzzle loading is complicated enough without that messing with the flint. All this was years ago.

Now my daughter, son-in-law, oldest grandson and I shoot flint, my wife, middle grandson and granddaughter shoot percussion. They simply do not like to fiddle with the flintlock, they want to shoot.

Smoothbore shooters like the challenge of a smoothy so it is not surprising that many also enjoy flintlocks.

I think the advice about buying a gun you can convert is spot on. But what is more important is to buy a gun that does what you to do. A gun that you really cannot wait to get out and shoot again and again. That is more important than if it is a flinter or cap lock. :wink: