Percussion, Wheellock, Matchlock or Flintlock

[musketman]

Opening day of deer season, what will you take, percussion, wheellock, matchlock or flintlock???

Does it depend on the weather?

 

[bob1961]

flintlock as it's the only gun i have at this time....

will be at the range a week from monday to see how it shoots since the stock job.......................bob

 

[roundball]

This year it'll be a .58cal Flintlock and I plan to use it even if there's a little rain which is normally good deer hunting weather anyway...I load the rifle (minus prime) before I leave the house anyway and have learned I can keep the lock warm & dry up under my coat/rain gear on stand.

If it's really raining hard and heavy and I still want to go, I might drag out one of the cap guns...but suspect if it's raining that hard, I'll just crawl back under the electric blanket with the Chief-of-Staff!

 

[Itegorm]

My matchlock will go out on the opener. It has put at least one deer in the freezer every year that I have taken it.

Nick Barber

 

[tg]

I am thinking of useing my .62 Virginia smoothrifle, but I need to find a bipod and a scope for it and a modern bullet that will group well..........

 

and pellets TG! You need some of those pellets and them plastic thingies to put the little bullets in down the barrel! :redthumb:

 

[brushbuster]

i'm gonna switch between my t/c hawken .50 and thet buck n ball .40 i jest got(refer to the who is he forum) :thumbsup:

 

[musketman]

I am thinking of useing my .62 Virginia smoothrifle, but I need to find a bipod and a scope for it and a modern bullet that will group well..........

I would pay $5.00 to see that... (VBG)

 

[Randal Zartman]

Hey Musketman, if you are willing to pay $5 to see something, imagine the size of the patch knife you could of bought from sse :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:.
Zman

 

[canyonman]

Brand new Austin and Halleck .50 cal with 1 in 60 twist. So far I've worked it up to 90 grains of FFg with prb. I'm still filing on the sights in order to get it to shoot high enough to be useful.

Larry