"Ole Thunder" Roars

[BS]

Last evening of season, a medium size doe fell to the Blast of "Ole Thunder" , my .73 cal. rifled carbine.................the second shot was loaded in under 15sec. using a tapered paper cartridge. It was not needed, but it sure is nice having a loaded gun, just in case.

Link to Paper Cartridges

Time was well spent this summer, hand lapping and finding a load and patch combinations that worked on a clean barrel, first shot. Several hundred balls were shot trying to get that first shot to group with the dirty barrel second and third shots. I finally had to go to a heavier canvas patch to keep from blowing holes in the first patch.

And the best part was........................

as the sights settled on the deer's shoulder...............Ole Thunder went off without even having to think about pulling the trigger.............flames and smoke were seen escaping the large bore.

Fresh jerky and sausage are on the way!

I just ordered a 5# sausage stuffer, and plan to try making some deer sausage sticks. My jerky is now eatable, so it is time to start making sausage sticks.

 

[rabjr]

Grats BS! :thumbsup:

 

[PitchyPine]

What a hole that must make, congrats. :thumbsup:

 

[snagg]

Good deal BS. :thumbsup: A .73 cal?? WOW. I'd bet she never twitched.

snagg

 

[BS]

What a hole that must make, congrats. :thumbsup:

Looks just like a just like a 12ga. slug hole. :shocked2:

 

[PitchyPine]

What a hole that must make, congrats. :thumbsup:

Looks just like a just like a 12ga. slug hole. :shocked2:

I guess a lot of things will make a hole like that, just nothin as cool as a BP rifle. :winking:

 

[roundball]

Well that is just outstanding...the whole scenario from the start to the finish getting the rifle & loads right, and getting a deer at the end of the season...congratulations!
:hatsoff:

 

[Ron LaClair]

Way to go BS, I like them big bores too :thumbsup:

 

[Stumpkiller]

"Ole Thunder" Roars

Oh Oh!

Oh, phew, your rifle. I though we was gonna hear a story about what ex-tentmates used to call Zonie's bedroll.

Congrats on the deer. :hatsoff:

 

[Catof9tails]

Congrats!
Cat9

 

[howdydoit]

congrats and great story.

 

[RC]

BS ...ATTABOY (can't write that in "big bore?" ) Congrats! RC.. :thumbsup: jerky is "NOW" eatible????? gees, this sausage could get expensive on trial and error.... :hmm: or.....sausagestick jerky????? :shocked2: RC

 

[BS]

BS ...ATTABOY (can't write that in "big bore?" ) Congrats! RC.. :thumbsup: jerky is "NOW" eatible????? gees, this sausage could get expensive on trial and error.... :hmm: or.....sausagestick jerky????? :shocked2: RC

I have tried may a recipe, and have found three that taste........GOOD! Simple is Good.

Just got my stuffer and fixen's in the mail today, next week will be stuffin and smokin!

I gave "Ole Thunder" it's name, when I heard the blast hit the woods behind the deer......OH My, what a LOUD ROAR!

 

[jethro224]

Congrats! :hatsoff: