troy fairweather
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What do you think is better, I used a 32 when I was a kid and loved that for hunting and shooting. I remember pulling down buck shot for balls.
.315 buckshot 12th patch good out to 100 yds for small game i shoot rabbits in new zealandWhat do you think is better, I used a 32 when I was a kid and loved that for hunting and shooting. I remember pulling down buck shot for balls.
Ya some nice kits out there. I think I've decided on a 36 as well. So hard to pick witch one tho. I have to save up for a kit so have time to look. I wish we could shoot Turkey with a round ball but can't used a rifle or any shot bigger then #2. I see all the turkey when deer hunting and vice versa lol.well troy back in the year I built a david pedersoli 36c flintlock this kit right here, https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index...t_name/FK3355+Dixie+Deluxe+Cub+.36+Flint+Kits excellent rifle and very accurate! fixing to try this one out on squirrels p.s. the reason I went with the 36c is here in Oklahoma the fall turkey hunt to use a B/P rifle it must be at lest a 36c or larger so that's the reason I went with this caliber slighty bigger than the 32 but at lest I can hunt turkey and squirrel with this rifle!
I made it look a bit aged and the ball size is .350 I even cast my own roundballs using a lee mouldYa some nice kits out there. I think I've decided on a 36 as well. So hard to pick witch one tho. I have to save up for a kit so have time to look. I wish we could shoot Turkey with a round ball but can't used a rifle or any shot bigger then #2. I see all the turkey when deer hunting and vice versa lol.
Did you make it look new or like it's aged. And what ball are you using, thanks again.
Ok I see guys use buck shot too. Lee makes a good mould for the money.I made it look a bit aged and the ball size is .350 I even cast my own roundballs using a lee mould
We have a yot shoot every February they get a few over 50 and seen some in the 60s. About 3 years ago one that was 105 pounds they were going to do dna on it but I never found out, I was it it looked like one to me we have had some of the coyote/ wolf mix breads before.The .36 is my goto BP rifle for called in coyotes here in CT. We can't use rifles larger than .22rimfire on state land, and the largest muzzle loading rifle that can be used is the .36 with patched round ball for small game and varmints. I have taken quite a few coyotes with the .36. It puts them down pretty well with proper shot placement out to 50 yards or so. Our coyotes are pretty big. My average wt. of a coyote runs around 37#, but I have taken quite a few over 45#, and one at 53#.
The .36 is my goto BP rifle for called in coyotes here in CT. We can't use rifles larger than .22rimfire on state land, and the largest muzzle loading rifle that can be used is the .36 with patched round ball for small game and varmints. I have taken quite a few coyotes with the .36. It puts them down pretty well with proper shot placement out to 50 yards or so. Our coyotes are pretty big. My average wt. of a coyote runs around 37#, but I have taken quite a few over 45#, and one at 53#.
I don't mind good talk lol. The coyote the last 10 or 15 years are getting bad. The county above me has almost no deer and there's not many houses. I have seen 15 or 20 in groups at night. Ana d even seen them rip a steel door of a chicken coop. There big around here in New york.The yotes here in the northeast are a lot bigger than their southern and western cousins. I believe they do have some wolf genes, especially the one that came down from Canada. Could also be their diet. In the deer season, just about every deer I see is being dogged by a coyote. I shoot them on sight. They have ruined quite a few deer opportunites for me over the years. Sorry OP for going on a tangent. The .36 is a great caliber overall. Cheap to shoot, light to carry and usually very accurate.
I see them in the day a few times a month here. I hit one with my truck one day about 5pm it was in Connecticut to . I was coming back from a fishing trip in Groton. I hit it just before getting on I84 think the road is 43 I forget.I'm also in central Connecticut and saw a coyote during broad daylight just the other day.
It was walking up a long driveway located on a hillside in the outskirts of an urban city.
This coyote looked a lot like a skinny German Shepherd but with the distinctive coyote shaped head.
It's not the 1st one that I've seen in this city, and I think that it may have been looking for pets to eat.
I was just slowly driving by, saw it and then stopped to get a better look.
One time I followed one at night trotting down a city street in front of my car, located between a cemetery and a large forested park.
They live in the cities among us.
Try that with a muzzle loaderI don't mind good talk lol. The coyote the last 10 or 15 years are getting bad. The county above me has almost no deer and there's not many houses. I have seen 15 or 20 in groups at night. Ana d even seen them rip a steel door of a chicken coop. There big around here in New york.
5 years ago I shot a doe about a hour before last light, waited for more deer and shot a 6 point before sunset. After hitting the buck I went to do the doe and there were 4 coyote on it. I killed 3.
Small game animals are about wiped out when they come through. Plus all the pets that get eaten.
If you interested in my 410 mz let me know.Try that with a muzzle loader
I too am thinking about a small caliber, but am kicking around a small caliber smooth bore.
I would be, but I just spent my gun budget on tires for my dually.If you interested in my 410 mz let me know.