Flintlock bird

[Tony Logan]

I got to do a little hunting over the weekend, this young un got a little too curious and came too close to my 66 caliber fowler loaded with 70ff and a 90 grain measure of 6 shot. It had a barely visible 3 1/2 inch beard, good enough to be legal here in TN and good enough to make smoke. I checked him in at a sporting good store. The guy who knew little about turkey hunting and way to much about modern guns, got my opinion on modern shotguns shooting $5 shells, when He said we got to measure the beard if we can find it. I let him know quick that this was a trophy bird to a flintlock hunter that no longer has any use for "modern toys".

 

[Flintlock58]

Hey, it looks like a trophy to me! Nice job. That young bird should be good eating. And most important is the hammer is on the correct side of the fowler!!!! ( I am a southpaw as well)

 

[roundball]

Good work T.O!
:thumbsup:
And another question for the idiot with the Holier-Than-Thou attitude behind that counter would have been:
"And how many turkeys have you killed with a Flintlock, real black powder, bare bore, no modern shot cups, etc, etc???"

 

[gsday]

Nice Going!

I wouldn't worry about the guys who hang around the store.

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :applause: Griz

 

[Robby]

Nice bird and gun!! :hatsoff: :thumbsup:
Robby

 

[silly goose]

Nice job. As long as your happy with what you do, thats all that matters. I dont do what I do for another's approval. They either get it, or not, no explanation necessary.

 

[hoochiepapa]

Nice job. As long as your happy with what you do, thats all that matters. I dont do what I do for another's approval. They either get it, or not, no explanation necessary.

+1

 

[rabjr]

Nice! Grats! :thumbsup:

 

[KHickam]

:hatsoff: Nice shot

 

[flyfisher76544]

Nice bird!!! :hatsoff:

 

[Macon Due]

Excellent Sir! and like has already been said.........the lock is on the Correct side! :thumbsup:
Macon

 

[Tony Logan]

I didn't really know the guy but my Dad goes in there all the time, the shop sells "a lot" of used guns and they have sold most of our modern firearms for us so we can have real black powder guns built. I am real proud of the bird and the gun.

 

[Maestro]

Congrats! :thumbsup:

 

[wattlebuster]

Congratulations on a fine bird an a beautiful fowler. :hatsoff: :thumbsup: The moron at the store has probably never killed a gobbler big or small but he "KNOWS" all about it :youcrazy:

 

[Spikebuck]

Nice job! I have almost a month before I can go.

 

[smo]

Congrats T.O. Nice fowler & a nice bird as well :hatsoff:

 

[chance]

Great Job Congrats!!

 

[NJ Longbeard]

Great job!!! I hope to harvest a nice thunderchicken this season with the 16 ga. fowler I recently built.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Nice work! :applause:

Nothing better than turkey once peppered. :hatsoff: