I have almost finished an English Fowler, a few little details to work out but plenty useable.
I had a terrible time getting it to shoot a round ball accurately until I went back and reread some loading info Wattlebuster sent me. When I loaded what he recommended my 1 foot groups at 25 yards shrunk to a couple of inches or less. Time to take the gun to the woods.
My fowler has a 12 ga Colerain 38" barrel jug choked by Caywood. My load was 100 gr of 1F, a .690 ball wrapped up in a .024 ticking patch.
I went to a log blind on a bench below a grown up field just because I hadn't been there in a couple years. The logs had deteriorated but there was still enough height to hunker down behind and be hidden.
I like afternoon hunting and settled into the blind abut 2:30 yesterday afternoon. 15 minutes later this buck came out of the bedding area, down the ridge and turned broadside at 25 yards.
Pretty sure the "jumped the string" on my first shot as I spined him with a high shot, I had a slight hang fire.
He was thrashing around a bit, after having the last one come to life and run off I reloaded quickly and put one through his neck to finish him off, done deal.
I had a terrible time getting it to shoot a round ball accurately until I went back and reread some loading info Wattlebuster sent me. When I loaded what he recommended my 1 foot groups at 25 yards shrunk to a couple of inches or less. Time to take the gun to the woods.
My fowler has a 12 ga Colerain 38" barrel jug choked by Caywood. My load was 100 gr of 1F, a .690 ball wrapped up in a .024 ticking patch.
I went to a log blind on a bench below a grown up field just because I hadn't been there in a couple years. The logs had deteriorated but there was still enough height to hunker down behind and be hidden.
I like afternoon hunting and settled into the blind abut 2:30 yesterday afternoon. 15 minutes later this buck came out of the bedding area, down the ridge and turned broadside at 25 yards.
Pretty sure the "jumped the string" on my first shot as I spined him with a high shot, I had a slight hang fire.
He was thrashing around a bit, after having the last one come to life and run off I reloaded quickly and put one through his neck to finish him off, done deal.
