G'day from Australia

[Cobra6]

Kings Cross (where one of the hotels we stayed in was) was a real eye opener

When I arrived in Sydney on an R&R from Vietnam I stayed at the Gazebo Hotel. I was so excited to be out of a war zone I handed the bell hop my bags and asked him to place the luggage in my room. I immediately hit the town, the Kings Cross area. Late that night I returned [barely] took the elevator up to my floor and walked into a pie shaped room.


Cobra 6

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Welcome from Alberta.

 

[BJm]

Welcome from Adelaide Sth Australia, plenty of black powder shooters here. Flintlock is the way to go, rifles & side x side 20g & 12g shotguns

 

[GoodRabbitPilgrim]

Welcome from Adelaide Sth Australia, plenty of black powder shooters here. Flintlock is the way to go, rifles & side x side 20g & 12g shotguns

I lived in Adelaide for a few years, lovely city. The wife and I have talked about moving to the hills when our boys are older.

I've thought about getting a flinter for quail, don't know how steel would go through a black powder on ducks.

 

[Rudyard]

Listen to Lawrence he know his onions re ML .Inline !! hideuss cheater guns! .Percussion MLs fine but as Lawrence says nothing to fear in Flintlocks . I once made a fine long rifle with the Pea picker carveing after Shroyer ?( cant recall ).It went to Echuca & it got sold to Wangaratta . several went to that region .Ime accross the ditch in Nelson don't travel much these days .Good to have you on board
Regards Rudyard

 

[LawrenceA]

When I arrived in Sydney on an R&R from Vietnam I stayed at the Gazebo Hotel. I was so excited to be out of a war zone I handed the bell hop my bags and asked him to place the luggage in my room. I immediately hit the town, the Kings Cross area. Late that night I returned [barely] took the elevator up to my floor and walked into a pie shaped room.


Cobra 6

Mirrorred ceiling perhaps?

 

[jcs266]

A warm Welcome to you Pilgrim from a little rural town in the mountains of the high desert of Southern California.

Tell us more about that Pedersoli
Hawken? I’ve got a .54 and love it.

 

[GoodRabbitPilgrim]

Listen to Lawrence he know his onions re ML .Inline !! hideuss cheater guns! .Percussion MLs fine but as Lawrence says nothing to fear in Flintlocks . I once made a fine long rifle with the Pea picker carveing after Shroyer ?( cant recall ).It went to Echuca & it got sold to Wangaratta . several went to that region .Ime accross the ditch in Nelson don't travel much these days .Good to have you on board
Regards Rudyard

I've hunted nz a few times, have a mate up around Nelson. Keen to get back with the muzzleloader hunting there again someday.

 

[nit wit]

Welcome from Maine! You are beginning a wonderful journey.
Nit Wit

 

[toot]

Hi mate
As an expansion on my prior post.
I an in Normanton.
There is only 1 person other than me with a muzzleloader within about 500 clicks.
But I make up for it with more than a few.
Percussion is not a bad start for hunting.
What did you end up getting?
Never seen let alone owned an inline.
No deer here but shoot a good number of pigs.
Used a 1861 enfield musketoon last BP hunt.
Have hunted with a 50 Hawken and am building a 50 flint longrifle View attachment 57230 next hunt (after the floods dry out. Maybe April).
These guys have a phenominal collective knowledge you can lean on and are happy to share.
Dont be afraid of a flinter.
The worst that can happen is you miss a shot.

it looks like you will be having some BACON to go with your EGGS for breakfast!!

 

[toot]

Welcome.

 

[Ron Wilkerson]

Welcome from Kentucky. Get your flinter and have some fun for sure. Can you get Goex powder over there? It works the best.

 

[ppg1949]

GRP, welcome from Indiana. Enjoy the forum and have fun.

 

[thomas]

Welcome to the forum.
Thomas

 

[Ricb]

Welcome from Western Oklahoma! Don't be afraid of flintlocks. Plenty of help available. Self taught, I started out with a TC Hawken kit, and still shoot it after 40 years. Just be certain that you can get real black powder.

 

[GoodRabbitPilgrim]

Welcome from Kentucky. Get your flinter and have some fun for sure. Can you get Goex powder over there? It works the best.

No i don't think so. All i can find in Australia is Wano black powder.

 

[Oldbloke]

G'day from Victoria. Geelong area.

 

[Rudyard]

The Wano might be old stuff but it dosn't age to worry about I'me useing Curtis & Harvey 4 F its not been made since mid 60s. it went the way of the number 26 cap .
Rudyard

 

[Hillbilly Delux]

Greetings to our upside-down boys.

 

[griffiga]

G'day there Mate and welcome. Great to have some good old blokes from down under. Aussieland was one of my favorites. I spent a couple years as a Mormon missionary in Victoria and Tassie. Made a few Royal Melbourne turns down on Flinders street. Stuck my feet in the Yarra river and frequented the botanical gardens and the museum a lot. I knew places like Brighton, Dandenong, Footscray, Reservoir, Fitzroy, Wangeratta and even Launceston and Hobart like the back of my hand as I pretty much walked every street. When I was there, ACDC was just a couple years old. I loved your chocolate and miss the bickies and milo. Never did acquire a taste for vegimite however. No offense, but Tassie was my favorite. Anyway, that was 40+ years ago and I'm sure things have changed a lot now. Where do you shoot down there?