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<blockquote data-quote="Rancocas" data-source="post: 5205643" data-attributes="member: 2871"><p>I don't bother with the traditional clothing, but about all that I have hunted with for the past 25 or 30 years are <strong>traditional</strong> muzzleloaders, both flintlock and percussion. I love the challenge of a single shot muzzleloader, the tradition, and also getting as close as possible to the game.</p><p>I built my own .50 percussion Lancaster style long rifle back in 1998 and have used it almost exclusively since then. It has accounted for many deer and one hog. I use it for bear also, but have not connected with one of them yet. (I did take one bear, years ago, with a .30/30.)</p><p>My 20 gage flintlock fowler is a replica of a common Indian trade smoothbore of about the 1740's era. It has a shorter range than my rifle, but I have also taken deer with it. I bought it "in the white" from Caywood and put a finish on it myself.</p><p>"Short range" is relative, I suppose. I keep all my shots under about 75 yards. Under 40 with the smoothbore.)</p><p>I made my own shot bag, several powder horns, powder measures, loading blocks, and some other accoutrements. I made an "Alaskan pack board" for carrying game out of the woods. I like to make as much of my own gear as possible.</p><p>Years ago I spent three days hunting in rainy weather in northern Michigan with my flintlock fowler. I was camped in the back woods and never bothered to unload each night. I kept a "cow's knee" over the lock to keep it dry. At the end of those three days of rain, I touched off the gun just to see if it would fire. It did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rancocas, post: 5205643, member: 2871"] I don't bother with the traditional clothing, but about all that I have hunted with for the past 25 or 30 years are [B]traditional[/B] muzzleloaders, both flintlock and percussion. I love the challenge of a single shot muzzleloader, the tradition, and also getting as close as possible to the game. I built my own .50 percussion Lancaster style long rifle back in 1998 and have used it almost exclusively since then. It has accounted for many deer and one hog. I use it for bear also, but have not connected with one of them yet. (I did take one bear, years ago, with a .30/30.) My 20 gage flintlock fowler is a replica of a common Indian trade smoothbore of about the 1740's era. It has a shorter range than my rifle, but I have also taken deer with it. I bought it "in the white" from Caywood and put a finish on it myself. "Short range" is relative, I suppose. I keep all my shots under about 75 yards. Under 40 with the smoothbore.) I made my own shot bag, several powder horns, powder measures, loading blocks, and some other accoutrements. I made an "Alaskan pack board" for carrying game out of the woods. I like to make as much of my own gear as possible. Years ago I spent three days hunting in rainy weather in northern Michigan with my flintlock fowler. I was camped in the back woods and never bothered to unload each night. I kept a "cow's knee" over the lock to keep it dry. At the end of those three days of rain, I touched off the gun just to see if it would fire. It did. [/QUOTE]
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