I got my first one with a Flinter!!!

[Brian Rice]

I shot a BIG doe this morning with my 54 cal. Flinter!!!! :thumbsup: I got rid of my inline last year and hunted in the late muzzleloading season in Ohio with a TC New Englander and killed 2 deer in 2 days with 50 Cal. PRB's. Early this year, I frankensteined a Flinter and today it got a chance to make meat and get bloodied. There is nothing like the smoke in the air clearing to reveal a tastey brown and white trophy. I have already decided I NEED to build a flintlock shotgun for grouse hunting next year!!!!!

 

[Rebel]

Comgrats on a great accomplishment. Any pics? Info on rifle and load used.

 

[Brian Rice]

I got pictures, but I haven't uploaded them to the net yet. I will soon.

I used 95 grains of 3f, a wonderwad, a .020 ticking patch, and a .530 speer ball. I primed with 4f and was using knapped English flints.

The rifle is one I hacked together from other guns. It is quite unique. It is a Lyman Stainless Deerstalker Stock, trigger, guard, tang, and nose cap. It has a L&R Replacement Flintlock and a 54 CAL Lyman Trade Rifle Barrel. I finished the barrel and the lock in the white to match the Stainless furniture, trigger, and tang which are all stainless. I also refinished the stock and stained it a deep Reddish Brown and finished with a bunch of coats of Tru Oil. A TC Tang Peep Sight sets on the tang, and it has also had the bluing removed and buffed out to be in the white. I put a Jeager Sling Button on the Stock in the place of the original Swivel Stud, and have a very nice leather sling on it that also loops around the barrel to snug it. It isn't very pretty in the Hero Pics though, because put a heavy coat of Furniture polish on it and then wrapped it with camo tape.

 

[AZ-Robert]

I have already decided I NEED to build a flintlock shotgun for grouse hunting next year!!!!!

Oh, you got it bad! Yep, flinter fever. I recognize those symptoms :grin:

Congratulations on the deer! :hatsoff:

 

[Stumpkiller]

Congrats! :hatsoff:

Have you a shot barrel for that New Englander? I try to scare several grouse each tyear with mine.

Next gun will be something smoothbored with a flint. My New Englander was a kit and that hasn't seized up yet, so I'm thinking an in-the-white Northwest Trade Gun might be the ticket.

I had a Bess, and that was just too massive to bring to bear on a jinking grouse; at least with me steering it, anyhow.

 

[roundball]

Brian, that's outstanding...I know you're pumped...I doubt if other firearms will hold much interest for you now...contratulations !!
:thumbsup:

 

[pathfinderifh]

Yep, He's got it too. I caught it a long itme ago and haven't shot archery since. I started bow shooting at 5yrs old and never stopped until I shot a Brown Bess at the age of 24.All my Fred Bear trophies and plaques have been upstaged by buckskinnin' trophies! Flinters,it's a disease with no 12 step program. None needed :blah:

Pathfinder

 

[cayugad]

nice going, and congratulations of your hunt.

 

and hunted in the late muzzleloading season in Ohio with a TC New Englander and killed 2 deer in 2 days with 50 Cal. PRB's.

HUH????... :shocked2: you live in Edmonton and you went to OHIO to shoot deer???? Gee, and here I thought I was nuts living in the Peace and going all the way to Cyprus hills to shoot an elk :grin:
Do you plan on hunting the grouse over dogs??
Cody

 

[rusty]

Brian,congratulations, you might want to consider a North west trade gun for grouse

 

[KyFlintlock]

Way to go, that is great!!!

 

[Brian Rice]

Cody, I just moved here 4.5 months ago from Ohio. If you remember, I picked your brain last year on here about Black powder regulations and Flinters.


Stump,

I don't have the New Englander anymore. I do think a trade gun would be nice.

 

[Brian Rice]

 

[jethro224]

Way to go Brian! :thumbsup:
You oughta post a pic of that rifle.
Jethro

 

[Halftail]

Congrats Brian!Looks like a nice sized deer.

 

[rabjr]

Grats Brian! :thumbsup:

 

[Bob J]

Wow, that IS a big doe! :hatsoff:

 

[CG6018]

Well done young fellow! That is one fine doe! Your enthusiasm for black powder hunting is hard for centerfire hunters to understand, and that is all right. Congratulations! :thumbsup: :hatsoff: