Six-Gun
32 Cal.
My name is Luis, and I've been reading around this board for a little while now. After some nudging from forum friends at a different site, I figure it's time to introduce myself. I'm a 41-year old active duty Air Force member, stationed stateside in Nebraska, but overseas at this very moment. I'm in my 16th year of service, currently a Lieutenant Colonel and have enjoyed my time immensely.
While I feel confident in my abilities these days, I'm under no delusions that I have still have plenty to learn, hence my presence here. I got into black powder firearms more seriously not too terribly long ago. I owned a lefty .54 cal Lyman Great Plains rifle/flintlock for quite a few years without really giving it much field use until a friend invited me to his Tennessee farm for their muzzleloader season. I scored a deer with it while there and that got things going.
I have since parted with the Lyman, selling it for dirt cheap to a fellow lefty and friend who wanted to get into the game. You'll be happy to know that it was replaced several times over with the likes of the following, currently in my collection:
- .36 cal Tip Curtis Virginia rifle
- .50 cal TVM Early Lancaster
- 20 GA/.62 cal TVM Fowler
In a relatively short time, those guns have managed to make some meat on everything from deer, to turkey, to bear and bobcat. Just this past season I had a goal to take game with the fowler using both birdshot and ball, and got it done on a Nebraska Spring gobbler and a Ontario, Canada black bear. A couple of pics from those hunts:
A few videos clips:
PA Fall Turkey hunt with Tip Curtis .36 cal longrifle:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/xuCPq2Q87nM[/youtube]
Footage from the Nebraska Spring turkey hunt:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/vmpwRDWU7UA[/youtube]
Canada bear hunt:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/fmpxx-bjmss[/youtube]
So, please pardon my lengthy introduction, but know that I am happy to be here and look forward to learning from the resident posters on here who have been at it for way longer than me. Thanks for reading!
While I feel confident in my abilities these days, I'm under no delusions that I have still have plenty to learn, hence my presence here. I got into black powder firearms more seriously not too terribly long ago. I owned a lefty .54 cal Lyman Great Plains rifle/flintlock for quite a few years without really giving it much field use until a friend invited me to his Tennessee farm for their muzzleloader season. I scored a deer with it while there and that got things going.
I have since parted with the Lyman, selling it for dirt cheap to a fellow lefty and friend who wanted to get into the game. You'll be happy to know that it was replaced several times over with the likes of the following, currently in my collection:
- .36 cal Tip Curtis Virginia rifle
- .50 cal TVM Early Lancaster
- 20 GA/.62 cal TVM Fowler
In a relatively short time, those guns have managed to make some meat on everything from deer, to turkey, to bear and bobcat. Just this past season I had a goal to take game with the fowler using both birdshot and ball, and got it done on a Nebraska Spring gobbler and a Ontario, Canada black bear. A couple of pics from those hunts:
A few videos clips:
PA Fall Turkey hunt with Tip Curtis .36 cal longrifle:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/xuCPq2Q87nM[/youtube]
Footage from the Nebraska Spring turkey hunt:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/vmpwRDWU7UA[/youtube]
Canada bear hunt:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/fmpxx-bjmss[/youtube]
So, please pardon my lengthy introduction, but know that I am happy to be here and look forward to learning from the resident posters on here who have been at it for way longer than me. Thanks for reading!
