Just traded for a custom 40 cal B P wth green mt 36" barrel and custom walnut stock custom breech plug drum from track of the wolf... thompson set trigger now i dont know what sum of that means But its Purty and i need to know how to drive it before deer season Also need a powder horn i reckon I got a possiables bag wth it what is possiables !!!
-- Edited by hillbillyking on Friday 11th of July 2014 06:37:45 PM
-- Edited by hillbillyking on Friday 11th of July 2014 06:47:41 PM
Well I'll bet the rifle wont kick as bad as the bow.
Masters Tim and John are the ones to talk to but I'll give my thoughts.
40 cal is not legal to hunt with in Indy. I may be mistaken on that though. I work with a fellow that built a 28cal flintlock. I told him it would be good for squirrels and he said he was gonna hunt deer with it. He said in KY there aint no size restrictions.
You need to check on that firsthand. I may be mistaken on that.
I believe Tim uses a 58cal on deer and knocks them flat.
I'm also sure plenty of whitetails have been done in with 40 cals. Anyway you have an ace in the hole with Peemo the four legged trackin machine.
Technically you don't need a powder horn to hunt your back forty. You will need someway to measure out accurate charges.
If your gonna hang that fine lookin weapon on the wall you will definitely need a powder horn to hang with it and probably a coon skin hat.
Double set triggers that are set for target shootin aren't as practical when hunting.
Possible bags are mainly for toilet paper. You can carry what you want in yours though. Aint no good substitute in the woods for Charmin.
One of the experts may tell you different as I may be mistaken on all this.
You will need: #11 caps 3F black powder .395 round balls or conicals, depending upon the twist rate of the barrel some cotton patching---I would start with .010 thickness, and if accuracy isn't there, use two of them to get .020 powder charge is something you'll need to experiment with, but I wouldn't exceed 75grains---35 to 50 would be plenty You can use an empty 45acp case for a powder measure.
run a clean DRY patch down it to get any oil out. shoot two or three caps to clear the nipple, then pour the BP down the barrel then lay a lubed patch (spit, cooking oil, non petroleum) over the muzzle and start a ball (you can buy/make a ball starter) then use the ramrod to seat the ball against the powder VERY IMPORTANT TO SEAT IT COMPLETELY down tight against the powder pull the hammer to first click, and seat a cap firmly down on the nipple. Pull the hammer all the way back pull the rear trigger to "set" the front one, and she should then go off with a very light pull on the front blade NOTE some triggers will fire without being set--they just pull a little harder, so check yours ---unloaded, of course.
Was this what you needed?
-- Edited by john nail on Friday 11th of July 2014 08:47:02 PM
-- Edited by john nail on Friday 11th of July 2014 08:48:26 PM
-- Edited by john nail on Friday 11th of July 2014 09:00:54 PM
You can buy powder horns, but if you want to just hunt, a flask with the proper size measuring spout (bought separately) would work fine.
possibles is caps, ball, patches ,screwdrivers, starters, patch knife, flask, sammich and so on. whatever you want in the bag--if you use Dennis' Charmin, I'd go with unscented!
I can't see it up close, but the hole in the stock was probably for tallow to lube your patches
-- Edited by john nail on Friday 11th of July 2014 08:56:00 PM
-- Edited by john nail on Friday 11th of July 2014 08:58:05 PM
.40 is legal in the Commonwealth. Little light for my comfort range but I'm sure many .40s have harvested deer there. A well placed shot will trump a bad placed one with a bigger gun.
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.40 is legal in the Commonwealth. Little light for my comfort range but I'm sure many .40s have harvested deer there. A well placed shot will trump a bad placed one with a bigger gun.
Agreed. Hit one with the .54 and he doesn't run off
Got to Scrougeing aroun found a horn and Flask ( from movie crap )to hang wth rifle !! Ya the modern clear flask and measure will be better for hunting Probley !!!
If you don't come up with one before then, I'll bring you one next shoot.
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JR how close are you to this place ? www.kygunco.com
They sell BP
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I work with a fellow that built a 28cal flintlock. I told him it would be good for squirrels and he said he was gonna hunt deer with it. He said in KY there aint no size restrictions.
