Who Shoots a Traditional Muzzleloader

[Blkpowder Hunter]

I was wondering who shoots/hunts with a traditional rile rather than an inline? I shoot with a more traditional .50 Hawken PRB.

 

[Merle]

all I use have flint lock and percussion

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

Great do you hunt the Sierra? It looks like traditional BP is a select group, LOL.

 

[dirtriddr]

I shoot a .50 cal Renegade

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

I shoot a .50 cal Renegade

Nice, do you hunt with it or shoot targets And/or

 

[dirtriddr]

Nice, do you hunt with it or shoot targets And/or

Years ago I took it with me when a friend was trying to show how to Elk Hunt in Washington with no success. I have target shot with it for almost 40 years now. It still shoots straight after all this time.

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

Sorry it took me so long to reply. These rifles don’t have an expiration date on them, they’ve been shooting for about 200 yrs.

 

[White Smoke]

.45 Hawken (but I do have a 50 in-line as well and used to have a .54 percussion, but sold that to my brother).

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

Have you ever been to the monthly shoot at Escondido Fish & Game?

 

[stikbrandon]

Have you ever been to the monthly shoot at Escondido Fish & Game?

When I get my loader I’ll go to it for sure

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

When I get my loader I’ll go to it for sure

Last months shoot was great, Jerry took a 4th on the silhouettes first time out! See you there.

 

[TRICER]

Can you shoot inline muzzleloaders at this shoot? Is there different classes?

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

Can you shoot inline muzzleloaders at this shoot? Is there different classes?

There are different classes but they are all black powder and no inlines, sorry. The classes are pistol, open class (Flintlock or percussion), master class (flintlock or percussion) and cartridge (Think Sharps 45/70). Currently open to members and guests only. However, as soon as Covid restrictions are lifted it will be open to the public again. So open up your gun safe and pull out that dusty old black powder rifle.

 

[Nuevo]

What would be considered an inline?

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

This is a great example of an in line muzzleloader. They are not used at this particular shoot. https://www.hunter-ed.com/muzzleloader/studyGuide/In-Line-Muzzleloader/222099_88844/

 

[Nuevo]

This is a great example of an in line muzzleloader. They are not used at this particular shoot. https://www.hunter-ed.com/muzzleloader/studyGuide/In-Line-Muzzleloader/222099_88844/

Thank you. What I have is an in line.

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

Thank you. What I have is an in line.

You can never have too many MZ. I saw a Thompson Hawken .54 for sale last weekend for $300.

 

[Nuevo]

I need to get proficient with what I have first before investing in new ones, but I tend to agree. One could never have enough

 

[Zak]

You can never have too many MZ. I saw a Thompson Hawken .54 for sale last weekend for $300.

So that's what it costs to get into MZ? I need to stop looking at $1K+ bow setups and look into this instead

 

[Blkpowder Hunter]

So that's what it costs to get into MZ? I need to stop looking at $1K+ bow setups and look into this instead