Any muzzleloader I acquire is subject to being used in the field, plain or fancy.
For small game I currently have a .62 smooth rifle and a .36 Kibler SMR. The .62 smoothie was built by a George Raasch of Indiana and has been on many of my small game hunts.
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My Kibler SMR .36 has also taken squirrels and rabbits:
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For deer, my Pedersoli RMH in .54 has been on hunts with me for 20 years. It's one rifle that will be with me to the grave. It carries the marks of lots of time in the fall and winter woods.
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For flint rifles I currently have several. My favorite is a .54 colonial attributed to G.L. Jones. This is a sleek well balanced rifle. This one likes more powder than I prefer @ 105 gr 2F (I usually use 90 in .54) but that was the most accurate load, so it's what I use.
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My Brooks colonial in .54 has been on hunts, but I haven't taken game with it.
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I also have an Isaac Haines in .54 built by our own Dave Person that shoots very well and has been on hunts but I haven't taken game with it.
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