Terry Lightle
40 Cal
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2019
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You are now addicted,hive killed a ton of squirrels but not with a flintlock.Gonna finish sighting my 32 in Tuesday,congrats
Very nice.First squirrel I've shot with my 36 caliber flintlock. To me it was just as exciting as hunting a deer. Heart was racing.
Flintlocks and squirrel are about as fun as it gets.
now that is some POT MEAT!16 gauge... it’s easier too see the sight, since there’s only one!
where would I find a 25 CAL. muzzleloader to shoot tree rats?Ideal in my book is .25-.36 with a very low charge. For some it’s a Smoothbore. A Smoothbore is second by a nose to me. It’s all a blast.
I have only see one .25 caliber BP rifle, and it was a Cooper and it was rather expensive. I took an old .22 barrel, cut it off ahead of the breech and drilled and tapped the breach for a breech plug. I then drilled and tapped the barrel for a drum & nipple arrangement. Took and old CVA stock and lock to make my short range tree rat shooter. I use 30 grain Air rifle slugs over 5 grains of 4f to get dime sized groups at 25 yards. I only wish I had made this gun as a flint lock, but the percussion arrangement was a much easier build.where would I find a 25 CAL. muzzleloader to shoot tree rats?
Now that is an awesome idea. Gonna have to try that after completion of the other gazillion BP projects before it.I have only see one .25 caliber BP rifle, and it was a Cooper and it was rather expensive. I took an old .22 barrel, cut it off ahead of the breech and drilled and tapped the breach for a breech plug. I then drilled and tapped the barrel for a drum & nipple arrangement. Took and old CVA stock and lock to make my short range tree rat shooter. I use 30 grain Air rifle slugs over 5 grains of 4f to get dime sized groups at 25 yards. I only wish I had made this gun as a flint lock, but the percussion arrangement was a much easier build.
where would I find a 25 CAL. muzzleloader to shoot tree rats?
It's the toughest short range hunting you can do. Target at 25y the size of a golf ball. Post a pic of 3-4 of those laid out in a row and your status goes from Greenhorn to Old Salt just like that as far as I'm concerned.....
thank you sir for the reply.You won’t find one on a shelf but any of the custom barrel guys can make em. Cost is comparable to a good factory barrel. I have a .25 and .29 barrel going on a couple guns as we speak. FFI barrels is who makes a lot of my custom stuff but Hoyt or any of the guys can do it.
WOW! all that is left is tails & ears! LOL!
Looks like you put a dent in the population
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