Do military muzzleloaders make good hunting guns? How many of you guys carry the old/replica Enfields, Zouaves, Springfields, etc. as your big game hunting guns? What do/don't you like about them over the full and half-stock longguns? Weight, accuracy, dependablity, what? :idunno:
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Bess of various patterns do fine out to 60 yards on whitetail.
Currently I use a "military style" flintlock rifle - as rifle units of the Revolutionary War carried their private purchase rifles.
Length of stock has no bearing. Length of barrel is something you get used to. A 44" barrelled rifle with a swamped barrel and stock that fits you handles better than a straight 28" barrel in a stock that doesn't.
Currently I use a "military style" flintlock rifle - as rifle units of the Revolutionary War carried their private purchase rifles.
Length of stock has no bearing. Length of barrel is something you get used to. A 44" barrelled rifle with a swamped barrel and stock that fits you handles better than a straight 28" barrel in a stock that doesn't.
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The big question for me is whether the sights meet my own hunting needs. Some I've handled had pretty course sights for my tastes. Fine for hitting a man somewhere, but I'm not skilled enough to use them for precision work on deer. More practice, I know. But I have other guns that pull me away from the military models I've handled so far.
hanshi
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My fine US M1841 "Mississippi" rifle is heavy and a bit "clubbish" as are most military guns but it is extremely accurate. A few years ago I took a large doe with it. A lightning bolt type hit.
Well, I'm hoping to pick up a .58 Zouave or Enfield Musketoon in the future. I handled a used Zouave in a local gun store and found the fit even better than my .50 TC Hawken. I have never gone elk hunting but hope to before my bones get too old and rickety for the mountains. I still appreciate the fine, slim lines of a full-stocked longrifle but have become interested in the military blackpowder guns as well.
Watchm', they tend to shoot high on battle sights.
On my two Enfields I had to mod the sights and the stock on my musketoon.
Brits.
On my two Enfields I had to mod the sights and the stock on my musketoon.
Brits.
hawk 2 said:
Brits :thumbsup:
Best dog I ever had was a Springer. Not to side track or anything, but I still miss my little "Belle"!
Robby
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Zip said:
Well I sold the two bander when the musketoon came along. It shoots just as well except for shot. The musketoon is lighter.
Well spotted :thumbsup:
Brits.
