Bloodied my Bedford .40 cal flintlock.

[No Deer]

Got this doe this morning with my .40 cal Bedford flint lock rifle that I built. Used a .395 lead ball, 0.010 prelubed patch and 40 gr, Goex 3f powder. Shot was about 40 yards. She went about 80 yards.

 

[Rató:rats]

Guess you’ll have to change your username now

 

[jackpine54]

Good job. Nice looking rifle! Congratulations

 

[user 48702]

That .40 cal makes a helluva wound.

 

[No Deer]

Guess you’ll have to change your username now

LOL, got tagged with that a lot of years ago, have shot many deer since then, but handle seems to have stuck.

 

[No Deer]

That .40 cal makes a helluva wound.

It is all about shot placement

 

[No Deer]

Good job. Nice looking rifle! Congratulations

Thank you.

 

[cynthialee]

Spiffy!

 

[Skychief]

Congratulations! Beautiful rifle and some savory meals.

 

[Stykbow]

Congrats. Nice doe and rifle.

 

[McClura]

Congratulations on the deer and very nice Flinter. The .40 is a great round. I was glad when Oklahoma changed their caliber rules on the muzzleloaders to minimum of .40. The Bedford style has to be my favorite style of rifle with the Hawken style second. I have one in .54 and it is a great shooter.

Mike

 

[Crow-Feather]

Nice. Pretty rifle.

 

[Gordoncourtney]

Got this doe this morning with my .40 cal Bedford flint lock rifle that I built. Used a .395 lead ball, 0.010 prelubed patch and 40 gr, Goex 3f powder. Shot was about 40 yards. She went about 80 yards.
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Oh well done Nothing wrong with a .400. Mine had hunted cape buffalo but not by me it’s a 450-400 double. I can only dream of using it in uk, I also dream of hunting deer with my .36 percussion double rifle , but you are the nearest that had come to .36. Although smaller I have got together a range of bullets both cast and jacketed between 140g and 280g It’s skill and shot placement that count not a great big lead ball. Having said that. I have a .600. Cape double rifle but I would not want to carry that far. Both are percussion but in my old age my life is more flintlocks I do wish you well most interesting

 

[Euan]

Congrats and well done.

 

[Britsmoothy]

You shot that with a varmint rifle!
Excellent work. It must be something very special when you made the rifle as well.
Something I will never experience.

 

[No Deer]

You shot that with a varmint rifle!
Excellent work. It must be something very special when you made the rifle as well.
Something I will never experience.

It did make it more special because it was a rifle I made. That is one of the reasons I built the gun. Here in Michigan there is no minimum on caliber size for muzzle loaders for deer, and I wanted a gun that could also be a good squirrel rifle, so I chose .40. Was concerned that maybe it was a bit small, but it did the job. I did pass on several that were further away from me over the last couple of weeks, and patiently waited for one to come within my self imposed limit of 50 yards.

 

[Britsmoothy]

It did make it more special because it was a rifle I made. That is one of the reasons I built the gun. Here in Michigan there is no minimum on caliber size for muzzle loaders for deer, and I wanted a gun that could also be a good squirrel rifle, so I chose .40. Was concerned that maybe it was a bit small, but it did the job. I did pass on several that were further away from me over the last couple of weeks, and patiently waited for one to come within my self imposed limit of 50 yards.

Fantastic, I was not being critical at all. Kudos to you

 

[bushytail]

Congratulations! I like your gun too.

 

[Christophero]

That's a big doe to stretch out as long as that beautiful rifle. Well done all the way around, and waiting for your shot within your limitations. I've read on numerous occasions that the 40 saves powder and lead, making it a common caliber in the east. You've proved that it kills now as well as it did then. Now go head shoot a squirrel to round out your season!

 

[deermanok]

Congrats, nice ole doe.