Doe shot with my Pedersoli .50 flintlock

Doe shot with my pedersoli blue ridge flint lock .50 cal, 65 yards with round ball using 70 grains fff, complete pass thru. Leslie

 

I love muzzleloader hunting! Thanks for sharing! I didn't get one with the muzzleloader this year, but for next year.... I built a "canoe gun" out of a 1:48" twist cheap traditions muzzleloader. 16" barrel and the whole thing fits in a backpack. Cheap project for fun but it puts a 360 grain .50 minie into 3 inches at 50 yards with 70 grains FFG Goex! Congrats on the doe!

 

Very nice. Flintlock is a whole different art than percussion.

 

They don't call it a "Flinchlock" for nothing.

 

A friend and I took a pair of period flintlock fowlers (single barrel smoothbore) to the skeet range. Talk about give a whole new meaning to follow-through.

 

Flint lock?? That is old school for sure. Thanks for sharing.

 

Now we just need to start a wheel lock and matching hunters association!

 

the wheel locks were very good, just to hard to keep working. the wind up spring when working propery, I think was as good as any flint lock. I have watched one work and it sure put a large shower of sparks to the powder, tho they were fragil for long time field use. leslie.