Black Friday shopping with my Crocket

[mancill]

Headed to the river bottom for some shopping this morning and did quite well. :wink: BTW this was my first hunt with real blackpowder. I find that the real stuff is easier to clean up than Pyrodex.

 

[Danny Ross]

Dang, I have GOT to find that place where you are shopping :grin: . Both Rabbits and Squirrels at the same place. Nice shootin!!!! DANNY

 

[Flint311]

That's some great shopping! Black (powder) Friday obviously had a sale you couldn't resist.

Found the same using the real stuff-easier cleaning.

 

[mancill]

Our rabbits prefer feeding on the vegetation around ox bow sloughs which is then surrounded by oaks and beech trees. This is the same ground where I took my first muzzleloader deer this year. Both bunnies were flushed on my way out and then stalked within range.

 

[hanshi]

The Crockett is a wonderful companion to go shopping with.

 

[Bob J]

I'd say that your Crockett is one fine little hunting rifle! :thumbsup:

 

[rushlake1]

Outstanding! Nice shooting!
That's a red letter outing.

 

[James Stella]

Wow that was a productive day.

 

[marsh trapper]

Great shooting! Whats ur load

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Congrats,ya did well pilgram. :hatsoff: Griz

 

[Britsmoothy]

My .32 itch is getting worse and your not helping :haha:

Well done indeed.

B :hatsoff:

 

[mancill]

Fur trader my load is 25 gn 2f .310 ball with pillow ticking cut at muzzle. I want to get some 3f just to see if it shoots even better. Right now it is only an inch group at 40 yards off a bench.

 

[faste350]

i shoot 30 gr of 3f and a .311 rb out of my 38" flintlock douglas barrel for woodchucks. i get consistent kills and pass throughs out to 80 yards and out to 100 on small chucks. i have shot a couple huge ones at just under 100 yards in the front shoulders, with no pass through, but dropped them on the spot. looking at the info i have, if you went to 3f you could drop your load back quit a bit and still get the same velocity and save alot of powder and have plenty of powder for small game. very good shooting by the way!

 

[robinsroost]

Well done Mancill, congratulations! I have been shooting 20 grains of FFFg in my Crockett but several shooters report good accuracy with 10 grains so I will try it. Keep yer powder dry.....robin :bow:

 

[steve free]

Way to go! That's my kind of shopping. :thumbsup:

 

[pab1]

Looks like a great day! :hatsoff:

 

[caddo]

Nice to see a few others with traditional muzzleloaders in Texas with all the inlines around today. Good job :thumbsup:

 

[Nativearizonan]

Mmm. That reminds me I haven't had squirrel and rabbit stew in quite some time. I remember it as being quite good.

Nice shooting, by the way.