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Any small bore smooth rifle shooters out there? Looking for real life experiences. Pros and cons. Thanks.
Thoughts On Smooth Rifles
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Brokennock
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You've been here since 2007,,,, have you somehow missed the excellent posts from our friend across the pond, @Britsmoothy ?
Seriously, the guy has posted may reports of rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, crows, fox, wood pigeons, and probably some other critters I'm forgetting. Sure, he uses a 20 gauge trade gun sometimes, and I he has a 12 gauge halfstock that I'm spacing out on the name of, plus some game taken with a Brown Bess,,,,, but most often his hunt reports involve his little .45 smoothrifle that I am so envious of.
Seriously, the guy has posted may reports of rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, crows, fox, wood pigeons, and probably some other critters I'm forgetting. Sure, he uses a 20 gauge trade gun sometimes, and I he has a 12 gauge halfstock that I'm spacing out on the name of, plus some game taken with a Brown Bess,,,,, but most often his hunt reports involve his little .45 smoothrifle that I am so envious of.
Never saw one in real life, sure never saw one shot. But I understand small bore smoothies shoot real straight, the best that can be done with smoothie
Comfortably_Numb
The Evil Mike Brooks
I have a .55 here that set the current national record.
hanshi
Cannon
Modern shotguns are built and used with .410 shells. With that kind of capability a BP gun in .40 to .45 isn't to be discarded.
Larry Akers
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The first rifle I built 55 years ago was a .375 smooth bore. I shot 55 grs. 3F, tight patch around a .370 ball and could hold my own against rifled bore shooters out to 50 yards or so. It would really CRACK. I won my first competition medal (gold) at the Georgia State shoot in 1969 with that gun. Shot a lot of squirrels with it using single round ball. I never tried shooting shot. Still have the gun but the lock is worn out and not safe to shoot.
BigD63
Red Ryder .177
I recently posted this question/thread in the smoothbore forum and received many great answers...
It might be of interest to you...https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/why-a-smoothbore.154663/
Why a smoothbore?
It might be of interest to you...https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/why-a-smoothbore.154663/
cositrike
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I shoot a 45 smooth rifle and my wife a 40. Shooting at a steel fox shape, I recently put 3 in the chest at 75 yds. That is my best shooting mind you. Lol
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That's good shootin', Tex!
I have a .40 for sale and potential buyers seem leery about accuracy.
Sure, they exist and did back in the day. They were used by scientists and artists to collect birds and other small animals for study without doing much damage. However, I do not see the point to having one. A 20 ga. is lighter and much more versatile.
I have two smootbores but no smooth rifles, different things.
cositrike
40 Cal.
Thank you.That's good shootin', Tex!
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