How it started

[lonewolf465]

Guess I will be this started. In 1993, I bought an inline. Hated it. Sold it. Bought percussion Hawken. Shot a deer. Bought a flintlock. BIG learning curve! I was hiding under an old piece of farm equipment near a deer trail on an incredibly cold day. -20 with a 20 mph wind. I was so cold, I was going to call it day when a deer wandered down the trail. I shot and all I got was a flash in the pan. The only thought that went thru my mind was----I'm sure glad that wasn't a grizzly bear! Not sure why that was my first thought. Anyway, I reprimed and harvested my first deer with a flintlock. It's now 2012 and I have harvested several deer with the flintlock and it remains my favorite way to hunt deer. Nothing but REAL blackpowder and patched round balls. I just purchased Hawken percussion rifles for my son and son-in-law for Christmas. We shot them last week. I can't wait for the family muzzleloader hunt.

 

[Flint311]

I can't wait for the family muzzleloader hunt.

Now, that's the way to do it! :thumbsup:

 

[Britsmoothy]

Guess I will be this started. In 1993, I bought an inline. Hated it. Sold it. Bought percussion Hawken. Shot a deer. Bought a flintlock. BIG learning curve! I was hiding under an old piece of farm equipment near a deer trail on an incredibly cold day. -20 with a 20 mph wind. I was so cold, I was going to call it day when a deer wandered down the trail. I shot and all I got was a flash in the pan. The only thought that went thru my mind was----I'm sure glad that wasn't a grizzly bear! Not sure why that was my first thought. Anyway, I reprimed and harvested my first deer with a flintlock. It's now 2012 and I have harvested several deer with the flintlock and it remains my favorite way to hunt deer. Nothing but REAL blackpowder and patched round balls. I just purchased Hawken percussion rifles for my son and son-in-law for Christmas. We shot them last week. I can't wait for the family muzzleloader hunt.

Excellent :hatsoff:

Around 1990 for me I stumbled on a CVA .45 Kentucy rifle kit. Hasterly built it in my youth and the bug bit so hard I can't do without a front loader of somekind now, that .45 would do 3" groups all day at 100 off hand! Took some fox's n' rabbit with regular.

Brits :thumbsup:

 

[Moose Guide]

Around 1989 my little sister started dating a young fellow who we invited on our annual elk hunt/camping trip! One of the two rifles he brought was a 50 cal custom built Hawken, he married my sister and I fell in love with his smoke pole!

 

[armymedic.2]

My first hunt with a 54 hawken flipped a deer on its rear.
Then needed a squirrel gun. Then a pistol or three. Then built a smoothie. Now lookin at building a pistol......

 

[wet]

Started in 79 with an old 45 cal long rifle
bore was shot , allmost no rifling.
shot ok been at it ever since. just finishing a bess carbine to add to the collection.
still shoot the old 45 flinter.
will be going for a walk tomorrow morning.
looking for some deer sausage!!