who shoots what!!

so what are some of you fellas shooting when out on the trail........i am currently building myself a nrw trekking rifle.virginia style,at the most,but really a contempary piece .50cal,44inch swamped barrel,brass furniture,brass virginia style lock from chambers.maple stock.has a little carving and some wire inlay.there is a pic of the patch box and some inlay work i did on this site.i posted one pic of it.would like to know what you other fellas are totin in the woods....

I have a .54 Lyman GPR caplock that I built. It's what got me started in muzzleloading. If I can stop making horns for awhile, I start building a .45 Gilespie flintlock.
Scott

My trusty Caywood Type "C" fusil in .62 has accounted for 1/2 doz.gobblers and about as many geese. I'm hoping to bag a deer with it this fall.


I also have a T/C New Englander with both a 12ga. and .50cal. barrel. The 12 has taken a few gobblers and some geese. The .50 brought home my first blackpowder deer last fall. A nice fat doe - delicious!

iron mounted early virgina copy of hershel house rifle on buckskinner 3 and my very favorite 62cal smooth bore early english . built from blank . track barrel chambers round face lock.it is ashooter. 3inc group 50 yards with alittle lean to tree resting prb.- powder- powder card -shot -shot card .60g 3f 70g 4s kills little grays out to 35yards clean

Oregon Horner wrote:I have a .54 Lyman GPR caplock that I built. It's what got me started in muzzleloading. If I can stop making horns for awhile, I start building a .45 Gilespie flintlock.
Scott

Horner, sounds like were in the same boat! been shooting a couple different TC's and a Traditions last couple years, have a 54 full stock plains rifle with an L&R lock and a Bill Large barrel that I built under the tutledge of Dave Dolliver sitting in the corner needing some scraping and final finish to parts and wood, if I could learn to say no to taking orders for pouches and horns, I might actually ge to finishing it up and start to shoot it on a regular basis!

baron,thos are some good looking kills ya got there.would love to see some more pics of some fresh venison.

Here's a couple of pics of my GPR "Old Friend" that I thought I'd post.







As I mentioned above, this was my introduction to muzzleloading. "Old Friend" and I have had some good times, and I hope to take deer with it this season.
Scott

thats a great looking gpr.i am using the same star on my cheekpiece on my new rifle.and will highkight it with inlay..very nice..

I cut that star from german silver stock after sketching what I wanted out. Used brass brads to "hold" the inlay in, and brass wire accents around it. I learned a lot from doing this, mostly learned next time to buy already cast inlays...
Scott

Horner - that is a very nice looking GPR. The star really makes it your own, and looks great. Did your lock plate have the typical scroll-work when you got it, or did it come smooth like that. I always thought the Lymans had scroll-work (which I can't say I care for) but that smooth plate looks great. I keep "himming and hawing" over a .54 GPR flinter.

lew - I have only shot the one deer with BP, so you've seen all I can offer on venison pictures. LOL. If you want more turkey pics, I can provide that. Maybe I'll start a dead bird thread on the small game forum.

Baron,
The lockplate was smooth and color cased hardened. I used naval jelly to remove the coloring. I believe that the flinklock GPRs have the scroll work on the lockplates.
Scott

i have to go back through old photos and scan them onto the computer so i can post them.i have lots of pics of fresh kills but that bwas before i got a digital camera..

I haven't been doing much shooting this year, due to poverty, but I have a 1770s era Lancaster w/ a 44 inch "B" weight Getz barrel in .50, Siler lock, maple stock, and sliding wooden box. I am currently working on another flintlock - an early Southern rifle using a mixture of "recycled" German rifle and English fowler furniture w/ a roundfaced English lock and a 44" barrel in .54.