How different these beasts are

[spudnut]

I am now a believer, smoothbores are so diferent from one to another,I had a bess that would only shoot lubed paper cartridges, no lube? No hit.My 20 caywood works best with a wad over 80 gr.2f powder, 600 t shirt patch, my 24 nw tradegun like only 3f with just the t shirt patch. Ive been shooting smoothbores since 1978 with too many combinations to remember , but these work for me. Someday I'll get around to the matchlock in the back of my closet to see what it likes. Ah, what a beautiful malady.

 

[tenngun]

Ml are so much work, I don’t know why we bother.
But they mock me sir, they task me. They hang in the wall and whisper at me. Come shoot me Jeffrey, they say. I want some oil Jeffrey, come wipe me down. Hey Jeffrey you ain’t treked in the Hercules Glades lately, and Shell Knob Trails is awful pretty this time of year’
So with a tired sigh I abandon my air condition room and dress in my gear and drag my self to the range or woods.
Oh the horror, the horror.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Ml are so much work, I don’t know why we bother.

Keeps me out of pool halls, and reduces the amount of drinking silver that I have to spare.

LD

 

[Artificer]

I began w/a percussion TC Hawken and was quite satisfied for a couple of years. Even though mentors and friends mostly shot flintlocks and did their best to lure me down that path, I resisted the temptation for a while. Finally the Bicentennial came up and I wanted to do a Continental Marine Sergeant impression, so there was no way around it, I had to go to flintlocks and in this case a Brown Bess Carbine. Really enjoyed shooting that, so I tried a flint rifle as well. After that, it has mostly been flintlocks except for the years I did UnCivil War reenacting.

Gus

 

[Cruzatte]

Ml are so much work, I don’t know why we bother.
But they mock me sir, they task me. They hang in the wall and whisper at me. Come shoot me Jeffrey, they say. I want some oil Jeffrey, come wipe me down. Hey Jeffrey you ain’t treked in the Hercules Glades lately, and Shell Knob Trails is awful pretty this time of year’
So with a tired sigh I abandon my air condition room and dress in my gear and drag my self to the range or woods.
Oh the horror, the horror.

Ah...life is so hard!

 

[hanshi]

Rather than searching for a good load I just load mine to the HILT with powder and a tight ball. This way when I hunt deer I can honestly say to the critter, "Okay, you, when I pull this trigger one of us is gonna DIE"!

 

[Rat]

Works for me.

 

[Leadball loader]

I think my ml is daring me to try to learn the secret combination that will get consistency. Must be the reason I continue to love to shoot the old girl cause I have come close once or twice.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

It's all a lot like marriage except the old girl has probably come closer to shooting me.

 

[nhmoose]

I shoot flintlocks because I tingle every time they go off. I know they will go off but still the thrill is there.

I also so own unmentionables and shoot them including the NFA ones I own but flintlocks still thrill me the most.

Seems I am a weird kind of guy but Fudd I AM NOT!

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Rather than searching for a good load I just load mine to the HILT with powder and a tight ball. This way when I hunt deer I can honestly say to the critter, "Okay, you, when I pull this trigger one of us is gonna DIE"!

You mean sorta like this?



LD

 

[bigted]

You mean sorta like this?

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LD

Ha ha ha ... that is great! I watched that U Tube and got inspired by it. Great ... just GREAT!!!