Hunting Situation #2

[musketman]

Shot your "GOOD" percussion longrifle all year long, working up that load for the best chance of taking a deer...

Opening day of muzzleloading season there is a freezing drizzle falling, you are still going hunting though...

Do you take your "GOOD" shooting rifle or the old cheapie that you save to loan your in-laws when they want to shoot a muzzleloader?

 

[Rebel]

Take the one you are used to using and wrap it in a big plastic ziplock bag to keep the rain off it. Seriously though, you need to use the one you are familiar with.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Take the good. What good is an "indoors" gun?

The biggest mistake traditional archers make is to keep a barrel of "bunny arrows". These are the culls that they figure are only good for small game. Think about it. Is it easier to hit a 1-1/2" squirrel vital zone or a 10" deer vital zone? When you shoot a lousy arrow, you are already defeating yourself mentally. I crown dip and crest even my squirrel blunts (OK, so I don't hand taper them). EVERY hunting shot should be the best you can muster.

 

[roundball]

The good rifle...chances at deer are too few and far between
(unless you also have your plain jane rifle similarly sighted in)

 

[cayugad]

I would have to agree with roundball. If both rifles are accurate and the weather might damage the better quality one, then I would take the lower value one. I have a $39.95 .54 caliber CVA Mountain Stalker just for that purpose. It will shoot roundball beautiful but if it got damaged, .............well?

 

[Stumpkiller]

As the Beach Boys said:

"The guys go steady,
'cause it wouldn't be right,
to leave your best girl home,
on a Saturday night."

 

[bob1961]

take your best shooting weapon that you know................bob

 

[Huntinfool]

Take the best weapon a little H2O won't hurt it!

Chuck

 

Just my thoughts. I want very much to use my .58 flint Jeager, BUT if it's raining and nasty I'll use my Deerstalker. I'm very familiar with this litle rifle and it's a shooter.

 

[LRB]

Lest I have a covered blind, I ain't hunting in a feezing drizzle. My Mama often said I didn't have enough sense to come outa the rain and I enjoy proving her wrong.

 

[54JNoll]

I'd take the one I was most familiar with at the time.

May as well take the new though as you will eventually get a scratch if you taker her out of the house be it rain, woods, or range.

 

[kentucky bucky]

Water and dirt just add a little "patina" to your guns. I like my rifles to look a bit used, it adds character. And yes, I do have a couple of pricey guns. :m2c:

 

[JerryToth]

This is terrific Musketman!

Myself, I have little use for "show" guns, I like "shootin" guns. I don't even have one that's too purty to take out... shucks, if I got to go out in that weather, "Lank" does too!

For the first few weeks, "Lank" was show room purty, but he got "experienced" real quick with the weather, the grime, yes!!! Patina.

Thanks,

Ironsights Jerry.