She looks like a very happy pup, give her a treat and tell her good job.
What Muzzleloading Stuff Did You Do Today?
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His Name was supposed to be Gary, but his Mary dropped a heavy on her foot. Her exclamation took!
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She had a second breakfast of 2 fried eggs with cheese on top. Then after the birds and gun were cleaned we both took a nap together.
She is a happy dog living her best life.
Failed hunt. Again.
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Hey, I know that spot!
aussie pete
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thanks for sharing. that pup tugs at my heart. bet she is some kind of gritty. keep sharing yaws adventurer
yaw have a bond. thats good to see
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I picked this up today it needs trigger work as the double set trigger will not release the hammer.
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brother you are blessed.want to thank you for the pictures and your hunting adventures.it really lifts my spirits.i miss my beagles very much.lot of people dont have no idea how a man can love a hunting dog.but i know you do.keep your adventures going and please share. you and that pup put a smile on my face and a warm feeling in my heart. thank you so much
i like that! dont matter that it needs a little care. got a feeling you will get her going
Had a great afternoon with my son shooting trap in the yard today. He used his .410 and I used my Fusil de Chase. Christian thought I missed this one, but I was sure I shot out the center of the clay bird.
Lo and Behold ~~ I did
i hear ya bud.
Thanks! That's the plan.
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We all loved my sons white mouse, went through college in his top top pocket , it slept on his pillow. He came down crying he had rolled over and crushed it, now we were all in tears, My young pet crow broke its leg, he loved me so much, during flying lessons he fracture his leg. , without asking the vet just killed my crow, I cried and cried for ages, it’s just life, one gets too attached, I accidentally shot my pet pigeon , I did not cry he went straight in the oven, tasted great. Ha ha. Such is life.
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Ah, that's some fine animal history there, Gordoncourtney. Your pigeon incident reminded me of all the fine dinners that my grandmother once made, with local wild varieties, when I was a youngster. All the below species vigorously protected now of course.
Cheers Pete
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Mike in FL
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Took my .54 Colonial to the range for the first time yesterday. Promptly got my tapered tapered ramrod stick in the thimbles because I loaded my first shot and then put it back it in backwards. Super stuck, could NOT get it out, not even with the help of a another shooter there. Also forgot my shooting bag with all my .54 stuff. Ended up breaking the tip of the rod pulling on it with a pair of borrowed channel locks. Shot that first weak load out and came home. Didn't get to try my new gun out. A worse than wasted 45 minute one way trip.
At home I put the broken end of the ramrod in a vice and pulled on the gun. My extremely large and heavy work bench began to move toward me. Still a stuck rod. I drilled a small diameter hole in the sticking out part of the rod and screwed in what I call an eye screw, one of those screws made with an eye at one end. Now I needed something to place the loop of the eye over that wouldn't move. Got a nail and hammer, went outside to the deck. Drove the nail deep into the deck, placed the eye screw over the nail, pulled on the gun. With great tugging and jerking on the gun, the rod came out. No damage to the rifle. Cleaned the gun with my range rod. I have a new hickory rod on the way from TOW. Meanwhile, my Colonial is back over the fireplace with a too short Hawken ramrod in it to make it look right. Vanity.
Update: went to Lowes and bought a poplar wood dowel that was supposed to be .50 in diameter. Found out at home it was not. Way into the night I spent shaving and sanding until it fit. Drilled and cut out a "cup" shape on one end to fit over a round ball. Super glued a leather handle on the other end for a comfy grip. Stained the wood, then sealed it with poly. Result is a loading rod to push the prb down.
So, now I have a loading rod and a range rod and won't even need to use the new hickory rod except when hunting.
All is right with the world now, but lordy what a fiasco my trials and tribulations of yesterday were.
At home I put the broken end of the ramrod in a vice and pulled on the gun. My extremely large and heavy work bench began to move toward me. Still a stuck rod. I drilled a small diameter hole in the sticking out part of the rod and screwed in what I call an eye screw, one of those screws made with an eye at one end. Now I needed something to place the loop of the eye over that wouldn't move. Got a nail and hammer, went outside to the deck. Drove the nail deep into the deck, placed the eye screw over the nail, pulled on the gun. With great tugging and jerking on the gun, the rod came out. No damage to the rifle. Cleaned the gun with my range rod. I have a new hickory rod on the way from TOW. Meanwhile, my Colonial is back over the fireplace with a too short Hawken ramrod in it to make it look right. Vanity.
Update: went to Lowes and bought a poplar wood dowel that was supposed to be .50 in diameter. Found out at home it was not. Way into the night I spent shaving and sanding until it fit. Drilled and cut out a "cup" shape on one end to fit over a round ball. Super glued a leather handle on the other end for a comfy grip. Stained the wood, then sealed it with poly. Result is a loading rod to push the prb down.
So, now I have a loading rod and a range rod and won't even need to use the new hickory rod except when hunting.
All is right with the world now, but lordy what a fiasco my trials and tribulations of yesterday were.
Why is it that people that fish from the banks try to cast out to the middle and people that fish from boats cast near the shore?
