Flintlock Deer Down!

[jamesthomas]

Well, after 4 years of hunting with my flintlock the stars and planets alined to allow me the opertunity(sp) to harvest a spike buck around 110lbs this evening. It was a perfect quartering toward me heart shot,about 40 yards away he went about 45 yrds and piled up 5 yards short of a steep ravine. After passing up small does and yearlings it feels good to finally break my rifle in on a nice size deer. .50 cal. 65grns 3fff KIK .490 home cast round ball .24 pillow ticking with mink oil lube.

 

[roundball]

Sounds like you're on your way, congratulations !
:thumbsup:

 

[jethro224]

Wooo-Hooo! Grats Armakiller! :hatsoff:
But... where's the pics?

 

[jamesthomas]

My brother took a couple of pics, he'll have to E-mail me them. I also have a pic of the heart which has a gash in it from the RB. It'll be a day or two before I'll be able to post them. probably have to get one of ya'll Mods to help out as I don't have a photobucket account.

 

[jethro224]

:thumbsup:

 

[rabjr]

Grats! :thumbsup:

 

[wattlebuster]

Congrats. How sweet it is :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[dbutch]

Atta-Boy! :thumbsup:
Good shooting! .Awesome you could share the hunt with your brother!
Way to hang in there with the flinter!
Looking forward to the pic's..
There is a topic here on setting up a photobucket account.

 

[stone knife]

Excellent :thumbsup:

 

[Roy]

Congrats!! :thumbsup:

 

[hoochiepapa]

That's grand!! Can't wait to see the pics!!

 

[gsday]

CONGRATULATIONS ! !

Don't that make ya feel all warm inside!

 

[RC]

attaboy!!! :thumbsup: grats!

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Good job :applause: There's always a pot at the end of a rainbow.Griz

 

[hellerodsyahoo.com]

My first flintlock buck took a few years also, but worth the wait-- congrats!!!!!!!! Leebone

 

[jethro224]

Here's Armakiller and his first flintlock buck!

Looks like plenty of good eatin' and maybe a coupla nice knife handles there. :thumbsup:

And a heck of a good shot too.

Grats again Armakiller. Now that ya broke the ice and got some blood on that rifle gun the second will come easier.

 

[chance]

Congrats!!!!

 

[smo]

You da man Armakiller :thumbsup: Congrats

You took it down to the wire almost. :grin:

 

[rabjr]

So, can we expect a name change now? :grin: :thumbsup:

 

[jamesthomas]

Thanks ya'll for the comments, I did take it down to the wire, next to the last day of hunting here in Alabama. My brother has been hunting with a Flintlock for over 10 years. He has made 4 flintlocks, mine .50 cal. Green Mountain barrel, curly red maple stock, Based on J.P. Beck out of Lebenon,PA. He's made a Late Virgina, Southern poor boy, .50 Cals both, and a 54. Hawken. He hunts with the Poor Boy as the other to have been given as wedding presents when his daughters got married. Swampy a name change might just be in order! Field dressed it and butchered it myself with a little help from my brother.(he held the flashlight!)