Clack.....pfffsssstttt

[Problem Child]

That's all my .50 cal Flinter did this morning.No Bang?????
I had three deer come out on me this morning.One shooter buck,a spike and not sure what the third was.The shooter buck walked into a clearing at 25 yards and never knew I was there.I lined up the sights behind his shoulder and squeezed the trigger.I expected to hear a bang and watch the buck fall over.....didn't happen.
But I wasn't ******. I actually smiled :grin: because in truth I had a successful hunt.
Not sure what went wrong because this gun has shot 99 out of the last 100 shots.The one that didn't shoot was my fault because I had shot about 10 shots and hadn't wiped off the flint.
Man this is fun.

 

[RC]

:wink: that's what its all about,,enjoyment! an accepting the results no matter what,,an with a smile even better !! :grin: did it 3 times at a spike few years ago,,,knowed I shoulda changed that flint,,turned out great, changed the flint an caught up again,an seen him again!
..no shot..but it was a fun day!

 

[jethro224]

Well, now that that's outta the way, it'll go off next time. :thumbsup:

 

[Problem Child]

Well, now that that's outta the way, it'll go off next time. :thumbsup:

It did....at home.The triangle is 2 1/4" tall and I was shooting about 30 yards.

 

[pmwest]

That's "catch and release" deer hunting. :wink:

 

[Tony Logan]

that sucks, tough break but i also seem to learn stuff the hard way

 

[hanshi]

Stuff (paraphrased) happens. But hopefully not in the woods. Been there, done that.

The one I remember best was the time I had my Pedersoli flintlock over a hay bale in a big field. A deer showed up well before dark and I aimed and pulled the trigger. All I got was a "klatch" with not even a "psssssf". The deer jumped and trotted a few yards then stopped. With a Hail Mary I cocked and tried again. This time I was rewarded with a solid roar and a dead deer.

 

[Problem Child]

Good news,it fired this morning.....but I missed.It was a Doe this time. :surrender:

 

[RC]

Good news,it fired this morning.....but I missed.It was a Doe this time. :surrender:

See! there's always a bright side! :thumbsup:

 

[Bob J]

That's "catch and release" deer hunting. :wink:

Or is it "flash and release"?? :rotf: :rotf:

 

[jrmflintlock]

Just means you get to go out again!!! :grin:

 

[bob4st]

...yeah, and it saved ya the trouble of draggin it back to the car... the older i get, the more i hunt that type of deer... :v:

 

[KyFlintlock]

LOL!!!!!

Flash and release...I am gonna reuse that one!