Fartherest shot at deer?

[Randal Zartman]

I had a really interesting late flintlock season in PA. My question is "What is the fartherest shot that you have taken with a flintlock at a deer that you got?" What gun, bullet and charge were you using?
Later
Z

 

[roundball]

I had a really interesting late flintlock season in PA. My question is "What is the fartherest shot that you have taken with a flintlock at a deer that you got?" What gun, bullet and charge were you using?
Later
Z

6 pointer at 60 yards with a .45cal TC Hawken Flintlock.
90grns Goex FFFg (3F)
OxYoke overpowder wad
.018" TC pillow ticking
Hornady .440
Broke a rib going into the heart, stopped bulging the hide out on the far side shoulder, sprinted 25yds and collapsed.

 

[Slowpoke]

hmmm... about 90 steps. 54 caliber, 90g 2f, 535RB.

 

[john4645]

39 paces 20ga fowler
.595 ball
80 grns 2f goex
.18 pillow ticking
old swamphunter lube
total pass thru. buck ran around 100yrds.

 

[bigbore442001]

Longest shot on a deer. Hmm.My first muzzleloader kill. It was about 75 paces down a cart road.

 

[rabjr]

Small Doe this year was 70 yards slight quartering away. Used a 1792 contract rifle, The load was 90gr of FF and a Hornady .54 ball, .18 pillow tick bear greased patch.

 

[skeetabop]

My first shot at a deer with my 1858 Enfield. 150 yards, right thru the heart!! Awesome gun!

 

[skeetabop]

Whoops sorry, I missed the flintlock part.

 

With a muzzleloader about 60 yards. Lyman GPR caplock, 100 grs. Ffg and PRB. Representative doe.

Vic

 

[Huntinfool]

Approx 90 yards.

.490 self cast ball.

70 gr.s 3FFF Swiss

Pillow tick patch with mutton tallow lube.

Complete pass through.

Quartering away slightly.

Dropped on the spot basically!

Chuck

 

[Stumpkiller]

With a flintlock on deer, eh?

37 paces with a .650" cloth patched round ball from a 16 bore smoothie Bess, 85 gr 2F. :haha:

Now, you wanna talk cap lock w/Maxi-Hunter (or round ball even)? :grin:

I passed on a large doe this season with Cherry at 35 yards +/- because it was moving and the shot just didn't "feel right".

 

[KyFlintlock]

About 75 yards with 90gr FF and a PRB. I'd sure rather have them 20 though!

wess

 

[sidelock]

Longest deer--- 85 yd running stretched out 8 pointer. Longest turkey 125 yd. Both .50 T/C hawken, 90 gr. 2F and Maxiball in caplock. :v

 

[Randal Zartman]

Typically I practice at 50yds. Most flintlock shots are under that. Friday 1-6-06 I had 7 deer come past me. #6 stopped befoe crossing the creek. I had a good rest and no obstructions. Turned out to be a shedder buck. PRB, Lyman deerstalker, 80 grains fffg powder. Distance to be measured. Initial guess between 100 - 120 yds. My buddy told me nice shot, don't ever do that again. :hmm:
Later
Z

 

[John Wasmuth]

Farthest shot on a deer with my pedersoli Kentucky 50 caliber .490 hornady round ball, wonder lube .020 patch and 90 grains of Goex FFg-
50 yards.

Farthest shot with a flintlock on a critter was with a CVA Hawken, .50 cal same load on this:

At 125 yards.

 

[Randal Zartman]

Micanopy, How come the deer in the second photo has a much larger and darker head than the one hanging upside down?

Please tell us the "rest of the story" about that "dark deer".
Later
Z

 

[John Wasmuth]

The second photo is of My daughter, I and a Buffalo Bison we shot a year ago last valintines day. Great day, a blue norther had come thru and it was colder than we had expected, but it was a wonderfull day. I am happy father for many reasons, but one of the reasons is that my daughter loves shooting traditional side locks, and does very well at it.

 

[Slamfire]

Why'd you make her wear that smelly hat? :rotf:

 

[John Wasmuth]

Skunk skin hats was common in the old days. There is a way to make em not smell, aint all that hard to do. She likes it but likes her new coon skin hat better! LOL

 

[davy]

Skunk skin hats was common in the old days. There is a way to make em not smell, aint all that hard to do. She likes it but likes her new coon skin hat better! LOL

Skunk hats? :cursing: Thets called child abuse in some parts! :rotf: :blah:

Davy