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bugsNbows
Optics God bowsNbugs Joined: March/10/2008 Location: North Georgia Status: Offline Points: 11201 |
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Just want to find the "right" one. Soon, very soon!!!
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If we're not suppose to eat animals...how come they're made of meat?
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Peddler
Optics God Joined: July/04/2012 Location: Oswego,NY Status: Offline Points: 13526 |
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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I'm currently researching a Flintlock to use for PA's 2 week flintlock/late Archery Deer season.
So far I'm leaning heavily towards the Traditions "PA Pellet Accelerator" Flint 50 Cal. Styled along the lines of a Hawkens with a 26" barrel. The thing I like about it other than it's one of the cheapest decent quality flint muzzle loaders available is that it has been modernized to the farthest limits and still get the PA DNR's blessing that it qualities for use during Flintlock season. It has upgraded fiber optic open sites, removable breach plug capable of using both powder or pellets, oversized and hardened frizzen and is EASY to clean... Hey Skip! You deal with or have a line on Traditions Precision Firearms?!?!? |
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Peddler
Optics God Joined: July/04/2012 Location: Oswego,NY Status: Offline Points: 13526 |
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Lyman yes Traditions no. Don't even use the word pellets stick with loose!
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BeltFed
Optics Retard Joined: February/12/2008 Location: Ky Status: Offline Points: 22287 |
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Guy lives in PA. and wants to use some modernized whang fangdangled flintlock to shoot deer.
Don't he know that PA. is famous for it's flintlock long rifles? Don't he know PA. still has builders of custom flintlock rifles? I'm sure if he even cruised some gun shops he could find a good used one. |
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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Peddler
Optics God Joined: July/04/2012 Location: Oswego,NY Status: Offline Points: 13526 |
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Bud's pretty thrifty!
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Marine24
Optics Journeyman Joined: June/07/2010 Location: Monument, CO Status: Offline Points: 687 |
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Take a look at the Wilson Combat Beretta Brigadier Tactical
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bugsNbows
Optics God bowsNbugs Joined: March/10/2008 Location: North Georgia Status: Offline Points: 11201 |
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Thanks Marine! I have looked / inquired about them. The current wait is 6-10 weeks. Ya never know.
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If we're not suppose to eat animals...how come they're made of meat?
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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YEP ThRIFTY BY NECESSITY!!!
My main attraction to the Traditions PA Pellet Flintlock is the removable breach plug not the claim about pellets. I intend to use loose powder and am hoping BH209 will work it it without teasing or duplexing...
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Peddler
Optics God Joined: July/04/2012 Location: Oswego,NY Status: Offline Points: 13526 |
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Nope BH 209 won't work, can't get enough flash and Traditions won't warranty the use of 209. The very best way to go with that rifle is real black powder. No subs. It's just better.
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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Also, most of what I'm reading indicates the Traditions "PA Pellet" has stronger hammer leaf spring, hardened oversized frizzen and straight fire hole port which equates to a more reliable ignition system then both TC Hawkens and Lyman Flints. Both Lyman and TC Hawkens use coil springs for the hammers
for longer spring life. Problem is they are weaker then the leaf spring in the Pa Pellet so the sparks generated aren't as hot or plentiful.
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Peddler
Optics God Joined: July/04/2012 Location: Oswego,NY Status: Offline Points: 13526 |
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PA is so far behind the times its pitiful!
But what can I say I live in NY. Bud why not hunt with a spear! Clean the rifle every you shoot the POS and smile! Or hunt with a spear. |
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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Well that's why I was hoping to get BH209 to work as it is definitely cleaner than BP. I have a pound of 2F Goex now. Tomorrow I'll see if my local Gshop "the Powderhorn" has 4F in stock. He is one of the few area shops that stock and sell BP.....
I'm reading where a lot of guys just use 3F all around since 4F is so hard to locate.
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budperm
Optics Retard show me your sheep!! Joined: January/01/2009 Location: Pennsylvania Status: Offline Points: 31710 |
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PA is archaic in many things. We actually have two different muzzleloader seasons. Early season is one week and anything muzzle loaded goes. Late Muzzleloader season is 2 weeks and restricted to Archery and Flintlocks only. If you study PA history you'll find it rich in BP gun manufacturing history and there are several private Gshops that currently build accurate reproductions... They are beautiful but they start at about $1200 and go up from their. I'm wanting a Hunting Flintlock, a beater, so I'm opting for the Synth Stock. |
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Peddler
Optics God Joined: July/04/2012 Location: Oswego,NY Status: Offline Points: 13526 |
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Rich in history means PA needs to wake up because it's today not yesterday. You can't bring it back, think about it maybe.......
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BeltFed
Optics Retard Joined: February/12/2008 Location: Ky Status: Offline Points: 22287 |
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Typical New Yorker.....just doesn't understand My brother builds some nice rifles. He is no master rifle builder, but they look good and work like they're supposed to. Probably more representative of what was carried by D. Crocket, and D. Boone than those highly engraved rifles you find now. But don't ask my brother to build you one. I gave him all the parts to build me a rifle 30 years ago, and he just informed me that he's going to use the parts to build his youngest grandson a rifle. I don't mind loosing the stock, barrel, and other parts, but I really don't want to loose the Hadaway lock. |
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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Peddler
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Hadaway Shmadaway try taking that to a three gun match!
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BeltFed
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You mean rifle, musket, and tomahawk? They have those matches at Friendship Indiana, headquarters of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association in the primative area. |
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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Peddler
Optics God Joined: July/04/2012 Location: Oswego,NY Status: Offline Points: 13526 |
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I have an old friend who competed there. He was a machinist and built all of his flintlocks himself. He was a phenomenal shooter and actually started me in black powder. He always wanted me to use one of his rifles to hunt with. I shot a lot of his flintlocks but never hunted with one. I always used the less primitive ones. I killed three deer with his rifles and then got serious and bought my TC G2. He told me that I was going to Hell for doing that. At 100 yards offhand he would shoot as well or better than most guys off a bench.
He is now living in a Veterans home after a couple of strokes. Spoke with him yesterday and I'm still amazed at what he remembers. He's about 100 miles from me but I stop and visit when my travels take me in that direction. We talk on the phone frequently. |
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