Got this fella the other day with my original 1861 Colt Special Musket, manufactured in 1863. Loaded with 60 gr. of powder (government load, if I am correct) and a 510 gr. Minie Ball @ 1000fps, chronographed. My Missus bought this rifle 20+ years ago as an anniversary gift, and has been my main hunting rifle since. Love her and the musket!
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Original Civil War musket buck.
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hanshi
Cannon
Awesome plus!
An excellent buck and with an original. My hearty congrats! 
Gift from wife. Original gun. Good shot. Nice deer. Would have capped the day with buying a Powerball ticket......
Most excellent. Congratulations.
MountainSmoke
40 Cal.
Now that right there is about as cool as it gets. Big congrats to you. 
wvbuckbuster
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Congrats. Not every day a buck is taken with such an old rifle. Dan.
appalichian hunter
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Nice buck, nicer gun way to go them old boys deer and guns get the spirit up.
GAHUNTER60
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Now that's a deer worth writing about!
I hunted with an original Springfield musket that belonged to a friend of mine way back in 1967. As I remember, I shot the exact same load and Minie Ball combo as you did with the Colt. That one was not particularly accurate, however, and any shot we took had to kept below 50 yards.
Again, great buck!!!!!!
I hunted with an original Springfield musket that belonged to a friend of mine way back in 1967. As I remember, I shot the exact same load and Minie Ball combo as you did with the Colt. That one was not particularly accurate, however, and any shot we took had to kept below 50 yards.
Again, great buck!!!!!!
Skychief
69 Cal.
That's great Pastor. Congratulations!!!
LeftHandGuy
36 Cl.
Wish my wife would get me something like that!
Oregononeshot
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Great buck!
BJm
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I shoot an original Charleville .71 cal rifled barrel with .69 patched ball 45g 2F. It is extremely acurate at 50 yards with 3/4 shot edge cutting groups. Not as steady as i used to be, paper targets at this stage but looking forward to testing on kangaroos
Congratulations....Nice buck
erhunter
45 Cal.
Congrats on a nice buck and a beautiful musket! Just think if muskets could talk all of the stories that one would tell!
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Very nice!!!
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Congrats on the buck and using a fine old gun to do it.
Bob McBride
54 Cal.
Now that’s what I’m talking about. An old gal doing what she was meant to do. Nice buck.
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