nice pic bud. enjoy everyone you post on here. keep them coming be safe out thereShot my flintlock this morning, it was -6F with a refreshing breeze. Had the range to myself for some reason.
1st shots of the new year, 1825!
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Went out this afternoon with the fowling pice to look for small critters after a morning of snow! Then the freezing rain started! Had ice accumulating on my barrel! Came home! Saw 3 deer, kicked up an owl and one dove! Tried a shot at the dove but only had a half hearted flash in the pan! Darn freezing rain! Now to clean the fowling pice!
well I give u an A for effort. at least u tried. good luck to ya next time
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Fowling piece is all cleaned and lubbed! I realized I have no cleaning accessories for this gun! Need to order some!
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Breeched my barrel solid against the stock and got my tang inlet leaving about 1/32" at the end of the tang. Years ago I had a factory gun blow a big chunk of wood out of the stock at the end of the tang from recoil because it was to tight.
A lesson I've never forget.
A lesson I've never forget.
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Attended reenactment of the Dade Battle (Massacre) of 1835 held at the actual site in Bushnell, Fl. 110 soldiers and Major Dade were attacked and all but 3 were killed by the Seminole Indians (about 180) who were being threatened with removal to Oklahoma.
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Looked at some hand made tow worm and ball puller combo tool at The CLA Lexington show this last summer and now wishing I had bought one!!
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Took down the ground blind and packed it in its case. Season ended Jan. 1 with no smoke from the .45. Alas.
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Talked to Larry Callahan! Worked out an order for some goodies!
Very cool. Nice to have them with you.
Your dog is tough! Itd be fun to see a vid of him in action. I follow a guy on IG that has a Jack Russel that is blood thirsty go getter. Gator_theduckdog
So cool.
Stykbow said- that right antler is boss! I wouldve shot it just for that.
When i was younger, I passed on the same buck three days in a row. Knicknamed him Pasta Fork because the his right antler looked just a pasta fork facing forward. So a 3x8 maybe? I wish I had him today. He was totally unique.
Spent the day digging out from the snow storm we got yesturday and today. 8 1/2 inches total which is a lot for us here in. Kentucky. I have longer driveway so it took a while with the side by side and plow. In other words, I had no time to do anything remotely close to muzzleloading.
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Same here my friend. I spent 5 hours on my tractor moving snow here in S.E Indiana.
Somewhere between 10 and 12 inches depending on where you measure.
Now I've gotta make a path on my 1/8 mile lane to my range so I can do the monthly shot.
Yea, at 65-70 yards I couldn’t tell what kinda head gear he was wearing…
I was cocked and waiting when he cleared the thicket I squeezed the trigger..
Now the more I think about what happened, I think I may have shot the smaller of two bucks..
The buck I saw at first was larger in body size & had a larger rack..
I think this deer got bumped along bye the larger deer when it went behind the thicket..
I was cocked and waiting when he cleared the thicket I squeezed the trigger..
Now the more I think about what happened, I think I may have shot the smaller of two bucks..
The buck I saw at first was larger in body size & had a larger rack..
I think this deer got bumped along bye the larger deer when it went behind the thicket..
Shot for the first time in a month on the home range. Three targets from 30-50 yards, the furthest one is roughly the size of a tennis ball. What is nice tho is I can shoot from anywhere elevation changes and angles for about 90 degrees. I went 9 for 11 with Mike Brooks .40 smr, .389, .018, 45 gr 3f Swiss.
I lost some trees in a windstorm. Time to do some yardwork.
I lost some trees in a windstorm. Time to do some yardwork.
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I follow Gator too.
This video is one that’s handy.
https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/3G8_DqniSziIY_pW_QxCJw.FDk4K6Uur5UIT0SZpfJcXN
Video cut off just when it was getting good. Thanks for the clip. Looks like a good time.
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