Made a little Memorial Day (weekend) smoke…

[Smo]

Fun weekend camping with Great Friends!

Lots of laughs, lots of good food and a lot of smoke & fire!

 

[smyrnagc]

Sweet! Great pics! I sent you a PM

 

[Wobblyshot1]

I agree with smyrnagc...those are great pics!

 

[Rancocas]

Good times.
I like to get a close look at the various bags, horns and other paraphernalia.
I do have all that stuff myself. Dang! I wish I knew of a similar group within 50 miles of me.
However, as an old handgun instructor, I can tell you that most of those guys are not practiced pistol shooters.
Glad to see a couple of lefties in the group. WE comprise about 10% of the general population.

And, that brings up a question. Have any of you ever seen any documentation about original left-handed firearms of the flintlock era? I have not.
My Dad was born a Czech. Naturally left-handed as a child he was forced to use his right hand in the accepted European manner. Thus, he became ambidextrous.

 

[Smo]

Pistol targets were on the small size ..squirrel, quail & small rabbit.

Placed at 15 - 25 yards across the creek

4 or 5 Guys hit 5 of 10 and one Guy hit 6 …all were shooting flintlock pistols….

 

[Smo]

FYI…

 

[Rancocas]

Thanks. I had not seen that. I had been told that a left-handed fusil had been found, but no source was provided for me.
Those pistol shooters display poor form. Their stance is wrong. A heavy recoiling handgun would stagger them. Try standing like them, feet side by side, and fire a modern .44 or even a .357. You would stagger backwards. The guy in the green checkered hunting shirt has the stance about right. Curious, though, as he seems to be firing the handgun right-handed where-as in another photo he is shooting a rifle left-handed. But, of course as a police handgun and shotgun instructor I taught my people to use either hand.

 

[PossumSlayer]

Awesome pictures!

 

[Smo]

Thanks everyone…

It was a great weekend, the weather was great.
Food, Friends and fun, it's hard too beat a good time like that.

 

[Flintlocksforme]

Thanks. I had not seen that. I had been told that a left-handed fusil had been found, but no source was provided for me.
Those pistol shooters display poor form. Their stance is wrong. A heavy recoiling handgun would stagger them. Try standing like them, feet side by side, and fire a modern .44 or even a .357. You would stagger backwards. The guy in the green checkered hunting shirt has the stance about right. Curious, though, as he seems to be firing the handgun right-handed where-as in another photo he is shooting a rifle left-handed. But, of course as a police handgun and shotgun instructor I taught my people to use either hand.

The fellow in green check shirt does a lot of pistol shooting. Years ago before his eyes got old he regularly won matches with a flintlock pistol at the NMLRA shoot in Friendship, IN. From the media portrayals of recent events I would not say law enforcement are very well trained at marksmanship. Most flintlock shooters try to get it done in one shot.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Great pics. Looks like it was a good time.

 

[Smo]

Sometimes it takes more than one shot…. lol

 

[Flintlocksforme]

That was a tough morning. Ramrod finally broke.

 

[Smo]

Mama said they'd be days like that…. lol

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Sometimes it takes more than one shot…. lol

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Okay....I'll fall for it. Appears you are in a treestand. What's the story?

 

[Smo]

That's not me! lol

Flintlocksforme will have too tell that one!

 

[utvolsfan77]

Fun weekend camping with Great Friends!

Lots of laughs, lots of good food and a lot of smoke & fire!

Looks like fun. Which of these fine gentlemen could "edumacate" me a bit on muzzleloading shotguns? Basically, I know what I'm going to need to buy, but just don't know where to find the stuff at. I picked up a percussion side-by-side earlier this year at an auction in Knoxville and want to get everything set and a load developed before 2023 spring turkey season begins.

 

[Wobblyshot1]

Looks like fun. Which of these fine gentlemen could "edumacate" me a bit of muzzleloading shotguns? Basically, I know what I'm going to need to buy, but just don't know where to find the stuff at. I picked up a percussion side-by-side earlier this year at an auction in Knoxville and want to get everything set and a load developed before 2023 spring turkey season begins.

What did you buy? Was it an old original or of modern manufacture...any choke? If it's old verify the gauge as you may think it's a 12 but it's really a 13. Below are some links that might be of interest to you.

Skychief's Shot Load Link

By popular demand for a sticky showing Skychief's method of loading smoothbores to get the most uniform patterns, I'm posting this link to the thread. The actual thread is a sticky in the Muzzleloading Hunting area of the forum. Click on this link and the computer will take you to it...

www.muzzleloadingforum.com

Circle Fly Wads, LLC

circlefly.com

 

[Smo]

The Skychief load definitely improved my 16 gauge patern..

As Wobbly said, What ya got?

I own a couple of smoothbores , ones a 1850's original 10 gauge I bought too Turkey hunt with and have found my "round tooit" yet….

Track of the Wolf and Deer Creek Products along Mid South Shooters supply..( located in Clarksville) and many others are available on the net..
They all carry various m/l supplies..

 

[Smo]

Tip Curtis Tn made 16 ga flintlock smoothbore…

1 1/2 oz # 6 shot over 70 grns ffg Goex black powder..Loaded in the Skychief manner..