Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: JW_Halverson on July 07, 2012, 04:52:33 pm
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For I have a great and terrible weapon with which I shall smite thee!
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.62 caliber flintlock smoothbore. Built by Jack Garner, curly ash stock, bell barrelled, and fits me like it was made for me! Never been shot, fer cripes sakes. Heck, the parts would have cost me more than I paid for this sweetie!
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Check out the grain! Glad I didn't have to make bow outa that wood!
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Here's a blurry shot of the cannon muzzle and the notch filed in for a sight. Can't wait to try her out with shot and with roundball. I may even look into getting the barrel jug choked if the pattern isn't all that tight.
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JW, thats a beauty!
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John that thing is gorgeous.
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that shure is purty JW, Bub
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What they said nice lookin boom stick.
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nice flintlock JW.now go get us a turkey.
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She's a beauty, JW. What is the purpose of the flared "cannon" barrel?
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wow-that is sweet!
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I got SLOT ( s load of turkeys) around my place this year - three or four broods with up to 15 poults each! I always try to get em with my BOV (big ole van) but they can move pretty quick.
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Beautiful gun! I have killed two turkeys with my smooth bore flintlock, 62 cal. or 20 gauge. Mine is a Caywood kit that I built.
I found putting shredded tow or burlap over shot gave a better pattern. Just need a wad about the size of a large grape. Flat cards seemed to make a hole in the center of my shot pattern. I always used size 6 shot and 2f powder. Also, shoot a Dinty Moore soup can at the max distance you think you can kill a turkey with it. If you are not punching holes at least through one side of the can, hopefully both sides, then it will not kill a bird. I learned the hard way. Adding more powder in an attempt to get a longer shot can also make your shot pattern explode.....Good Luck, it's a great accomplishment when you succeed.
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Flat cards seemed to make a hole in the center of my shot pattern.
Adding more powder in an attempt to get a longer shot can also make your shot pattern explode.....
In my experience with my Pedersoli 10 ga the hole in the pattern was caused by excessive powdercharge, I b acked her off a little and lost toe donut pattern. But of course, every gun is a different kettle of Dinty More Soup cans, as well you know!
I think the cannon barrel flare at the end is supposed to bring the point of impact down a little bit since the back of the barrel is an octagon and very thick compared to the front of the barrel. I just thought it looked cool. Cool enough I couldn't resist.
I'll probably take a deer with it before I get to turkey season. Pity we don't have real huntable populations of squirrels around here. She'd do a bang up job (pun intended) on tree rats. And then there is winter bunny season! Woohoo, I predict meat in the pot and fun in the bank!
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You lucky dog ;D
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... I predict meat in the pot and fun in the bank!
I predict a flash in the pan and a clean miss... >:D
Actually I'm just jealous. Bring that thing down here and we'll try and ventilate a pig with it.
George
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Ye olde scattergun looks formidable JW! I am a little green with envy. That's a beauty. Don't forget to post some pics when you bag something with her. A blast from the past..... :D
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George! Has that dad-gum Mikey been telling my secrets? That was just ONE year of muzzleloading, one bad year, ya hear that? Ok, so there were 4 seperate incidences where I had does under 40 yds away and I managed to miss all four of 'em...one of 'em twice. I'm fast at reloading! I ended up with the nickname Mr Clean. Because each time I fired I missed her clean!
Actually, I can stand a clean miss. I can really stand a clean kill. It's all the stuff in between I dislike.
Hrrhodes? Blast from the past? Nuh-uh, it's my present and future. I've been hunting big game now for 9 years and taken 13 deer, only one with a modern centerfire weapon. It made me feel dirty. And not dirty in a gooood way. Personally I think all these "suppository loaders" are just a passing fad and pretty soon everyone is gonna wake up and remember what they been missing....flinchrocks, I mean flintlocks!
I couldn't get to sleep last nite thinking about all the hard work ahead of me. I now have to make a new powderhorn, priming horn, shooting bag, and all the little this-n-thats that go in the pouch. Work, work, work.
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Gorgeous... I really want to get into flintlocks and black powder... They are traditional and stunning looking weapons..
Jon
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JW, Smoothbore flintlocks and turkey's go together like PB&J! Very nice, I see years of enjoyment in your future!!!
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Like Archery, I get as much enjoyment in making this stuff as I do using it.
Robby
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What a beautiful smoke pole dub.could stare at that stock for days i could :o
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Robbie m'laddie, that is one fine charcoal belcher you got there! The simple incise carving blending the wrist into the stock is superb! Didja build her yourself?
I got a frock coat like that yours in a dusty green and tan fringe, nice camo! I am always pleased to see how my re-enactor friends melt into the background without putting on super high tech stealth technology stinkproof radar reflecting digital photo quality giclee print modern gear! There is much more to woodsmanship than just buying something off the racks at Cabellas!
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Nice looking smoke pole. Black powder is on my bucket list. But i need another hobby like I need another hole in my head. I'm afraid of what Ms. Kerrie will do with the ramrod. :o Good luck with them gobblers
thanks leroy
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Oh how jealuos i am!!! ;D Ever since I first saw an old western where a smoke pole such as that beauty was used I have forever been in love :) :) :) good luck and keep your powder dry.
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Anyone that has not owned one of these guns owes it to themselves to kiss up to some unkempt hairbag mountain man, offer to buy him a coupla pounds of DuPont, and go out and stink up with some hotsmoke! It addicts as bad or worse than osage/yew/blacklocust/(your favorite wood here).
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Oh my! That is a beauty! I'm more than a little envious. Gorgeous wood, flowing lines, exquisite fit and finish, ................ sorry, had to wipe a little slobber off my screen. Nice thunderstick just doesn't quite cut it. The turkeys will farely line up for the honor of being shot with that lovely piece! Josh
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Then there was the guy that hired a guide thru the Turkey Track Club to hunt here in the Black Hills. The feller guiding part-time for extra spending mopney on his days off was a Conservation Officer...and he told the client this. Well, this feller is a durn good turkey caller and he had 6 big-fat-paintbrush bearded gobblers trotting down the deer trail towards their set up. He was about to whisper to the client, "Wait until they break up and fan out before you pick Mr. Big!" when the guy pulls the trigger.
Five mature birds bit the dust deader than the client's bootheels. The guide turned to him and quietly asked him, "You did understand when I said I was a Conservation Officer that meant I am an EFFING GAME WARDEN? Right?"
True story.
Josh, you will forgive me if I hope and pray they don't line up for me!
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@JW - Here in California they added turkeys to the depredation list - problem is if you get a tag(s) and kill the birds the law says you are not supposed to eat them! So, whats the point. Broods here this summer have been from ten to twenty poults! Ive been tryin to get them with my van!
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Sure. I hereby vow and promise I will shoot but not eat any depredation tag turkeys in California. *fingers crossed behind my back*
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