Hello from Illinois

[rickfromillinois]

Hello everyone. I was not interested in muzzleloaders until my son asked for a Brown Bess for Christmas. After doing as much research as I could on the subject I finally bought him a replicate made by Pedersoli and at the same time found myself hooked on the subject. I now have a .50 cal Lyman Great plains rifle and a .54 cal Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawkins with a maple stock. Both rifles are percussion. I plan on using the .54 cal for hog hunting in Tennessee in October. I am relatively new to black powder shooting so I am very happy to find a forum such as this where I can talk to others who are interested in the subject.

 

[jethro224]

Hi Rick,
Welcome to the Forum!
We're practically neighbors! I'm in Pekin.

 

[GreyWhiskers]

We're not quite neighbors but welcome to the ML Forum. :thumbsup: GW

 

[Buckeye66]

Welcome Rick :hatsoff: I've been thinking about getting a Rocky Mountain Hawken, how do you like your's.

 

[ny griz]

:hatsoff: Howdy and welcome to the world of BP.Good luck with your journey.Griz

 

[dsayre]

Welcome to the forums. I too love to hog hunt, but before you drive down to hunt hogs, read the NEW hog regs for Tennessee. About 98% of the state has no hog hunting this year. Unless you're a land owner. Again, welcome to the forums!

 

[luieb45]

Hello and Welcome from Hamilton, IL(Hancock County).

 

[Renegade Dan]

Welcome to the forum Rick :thumbsup:

 

[mazo kid]

Welcome Rick, I've got lots of good buddies down there. Keep us posted on that hog hunt!

 

[Tony Logan]

welcome to the forum. New hog regs suck, we don't have any hogs on our land. but I expect that we will soon, heck every one will have hogs. TWRA has a way of screwing things up. their only success in the last 30 yrs has been wild turkey restoration and now you can kill 6 in the fall in some counties either sex and 4 in the spring.

 

[LeeinVA]

Hello everyone. I was not interested in muzzleloaders until my son asked for a Brown Bess for Christmas. After doing as much research as I could on the subject I finally bought him a replicate made by Pedersoli and at the same time found myself hooked on the subject. I now have a .50 cal Lyman Great plains rifle and a .54 cal Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawkins with a maple stock. Both rifles are percussion. I plan on using the .54 cal for hog hunting in Tennessee in October. I am relatively new to black powder shooting so I am very happy to find a forum such as this where I can talk to others who are interested in the subject.

WOW!! Got your boy a Bess? Need another son :haha: Welcome :thumbsup:

 

[longshot one]

Welcome to the MLF Rick! Camp is filled with lots of friendly knowlegable folks willing to share a lifetime of experience. i have a RMH and a GPR and love them both. Great choice.