Black powder and Bunnies

[JayDee Flohr]

After many years of spending way too much time chasing larger game, I went back to basics this past couple months and chased rabbits. I had forgotten how much fun, and good eating this was.

Hard to beat "Fresh" rabbit!

 

[bigbore442001]

Great pictures. Too bad we didn't have a decent huntable rabbit population where I live.

 

[Trailgunner]

:thumbsup: Thanks for the photos and write-up. I just acquired a .56 cal. smoothbore that I hope to use this year for small game, can't wait.

 

[Ken Morrison]

Great looking rifle. Tell us more about it.

I do a lot of hunting but as my wife always says it always comes down to 'taking the gun for a walk'.
Looks like a great day in the woods.
Hunt safely.

 

[dsuursoo]

ahahahah, those pictures look something like when i go rabbiting with my bow.

cept the spit the rabbits are on is sometimes the arrow that got them(you know, for humor's sake).

quite fun.

 

[JayDee Flohr]

Great looking rifle. Tell us more about it.

I'm guessing you are speaking of the percussion rifle.
Long story, short version. The barrel is a very old forge welded, swamped, iron barrel in .51 cal. Somewhere during it's long life it was teamed up with a fowlers stock that had the forarm replaced to accept the barrel. I have artificial sinew where either sinew or rawhide once was.

 

[sproulman]

now, thats a REAL OUTDOORSMAN..

IF ONLY HUNTERS TODAY WOULD ACT THAT WAY AND NOT WORRY ABOUT FILLING ALL THOSE TAGS OR FREEZER.

thanks for pictures