Squirrels and 20 Gauge Smoothbore ! A good day!

[jeffdrown]

..Just got back my barrel from Bob Hoyt. I had My TC Hawkems 50 cal.flint lock reamed to 28 gauge (.55 cal.) Smooth bore.

I got #6 shot shooting good patterns. So off to the woods for .."tree rats".

It was a good morning !!!

 

[Sam86]

congrats on the tree rats

 

[hanshi]

That's the way it's done, alright. Can't wait till my turn comes.

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: Way ta go,congrats :applause: Griz

 

[jeffdrown]

Thanks Guys !

 

[david50]

:hatsoff:

 

[John Tice]

:thumbsup:

 

[jon math]

Good hunt. Beautiful smoothbore.

 

[fahopity]

Very nice. Good looking gun and looks like it works too.

 

[TinStar]

Way to go! You take some nice pics too!

TinStar
Soli Deo Gloria!

 

[bud in pa]

Here in PA we have to wait until next month for tree rat season to open. How does that new barrel pattern for turkey's? :wink:

 

[jeffdrown]

bud in pa ... I think it will do just fine ..Maybe I'll get a Fall Ohio Turkey tag ! and find out !

 

[Robert Egler]

Very good! Nice gun too! :hatsoff:

 

[Lonegun1894]

I had my doubt before I got one, but my .54 smoothbore has quickly become one of my favorites. Between my .54 smoothy, my .54 rifle, and my .32 rifle, I dont think there's much I can't successfully go after. If you're like me, that gun will just keep growing on you til you end up using it more than most others.

 

[jeffdrown]

I really like my 20 gauge double ..but this single is a blast!

 

[Silex]

Great pictures and great gun!
I like it!

:thumbsup:

Silex

 

[chance]

Great hunt and pics!!!

 

Jeff,
Often wondered about shooting a smoothy with shot loads and "rear sights". Do you hold the sight center mass or do you adjust your sight picture to a rising, or dropping, pattern? I have a 12 ga that shoots fabulous 50-55% patterns but the patterns are rising out to 30 yards, no rear sight so I cover my target, or clays, with the muzzle of the barrel and let them fly into the pattern.
Mark

 

[James Stella]

Nice pics and nice gun. Is it choked? If so what choke is it? I really like that idea.

 

[Blizzard of '93]

nice shootin' iron and looks like them squacks would like to float in broth and dumplings! :thumbsup: