This weekend

[ohiosam]

Last winter I picked up a .54 caliber Hawken style flintlock. While I have for 30 years owned and hunted with various muzzleloaders, both cap locks and those that shall not be mentioned, this was my first flintlock.

Spent some time last winter and in the summer shooting it but life was too busy this fall and when Ohio's gun season rolled around I didn't feel prepared so it sat in the house while another rifle got to go hunting. Since that week I've had some more time to practice and feel better prepared so this weekend (Ohio's bonus gun weekend)it's gets a much deserved turn in the woods.

The load I've settled on is 80 grains of 3f with .530 cast RB and a .015" patch. Very comfortable with it offhand out to 50 yards and with a rest to 100 yards.

The plan is Saturday morning should find us sitting on a well worn trail when the sun come up.

 

[smo]

Sounds like you have a great plan Good Luck & Good Shootin' :thumbsup:

 

[jethro224]

Yep, sounds like a good plan. I hope the deer think so too. :thumbsup:

 

[hoochiepapa]

Good luck!!

 

[wattlebuster]

Git er done :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: Good luck,get a big un.Griz

 

[hellerodsyahoo.com]

Good Luck Sat., the new gun may be lucky for you-------Leebone

 

[MeatStick]

Good luck, I'll be out there with my rock lock meat stick too.

 

[ohiosam]

Thanks for all the encouragement!

 

[ohiosam]

Thanks for all the encouragement!

I hit post before I was finished, sorry.

What I start to say was: Thanks for all the encouragement! I don't post much but I come here regularly to learn. Reading others experiences of shooting and hunting with flintlocks has give me the push to try it myself. Hopefully I'll have a story to tell after the weekend even if it doesn't include a dead deer.