Duane
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Lethbridge Alberta
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Post by Duane on Apr 20, 2016 18:25:02 GMT -7
Ok here goes,if we could go back in time to the 1820-30's
and knowing what you know now would you use a rifle or a smooth bore and what would it be actually also what changes would you make to your gear in general.Hope this gets the palaver going...D
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Post by TurkeyCreek on Apr 21, 2016 9:12:54 GMT -7
Good question Duane! I understand the versatility of the smoothbore and I just finished building a NWTG a few months ago which I plan on taking turkey hunting this coming Saturday. Having said that, I've always been a rifleman and I'm quite sure if limited to one gun it would be my rifle. Also, I would be quite happy carrying the rifle I built in '84 and still carry and hunt with to this day even though I have a owned and built others. It is a fullstock, flint, .54 caliber rifle with a 36" barrel. I have total confidence in that gun. It's tough and packs a good wallop necessary for all the game, etc we would find in the Rocky Mountain West!
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dgras
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Post by dgras on Apr 21, 2016 12:52:15 GMT -7
Ok here goes,if we could go back in time to the 1820-30's and knowing what you know now would you use a rifle or a smooth bore and what would it be actually also what changes would you make to your gear in general.Hope this gets the palaver going...D |
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Post by TurkeyCreek on Apr 22, 2016 7:57:40 GMT -7
That was my response to the premise set forth in Duane's question. I guess I should have prefaced my answer with "If I were going back to the 1820's and 30's..." LOL.
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Post by TurkeyCreek on Apr 26, 2016 11:42:30 GMT -7
Well Duane, I reckon me and you are the only ones trappin' this stream!
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Duane
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Lethbridge Alberta
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Post by Duane on Apr 26, 2016 21:55:53 GMT -7
Yup but I'll not pull my stakes for awhile yet,seems that all the streams are the same...
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Post by gregorio on Apr 29, 2016 6:42:02 GMT -7
I think I would be fine with a smootie, even a NW trade gun , I have seen good range and accuracy out of them. .62 cal. lets you get anything down the bore. They will handle most any flint .And they are as simple as a gun gets. I don't think a smooth bore has quite the knock down that a rifle has, but a good hit is still a good hit. I have a trade gun that I cut down to around 20 inch barrel and for me I set my target on the top center of the barrel and it's in there. I hunt now with a Wayne Estes smooth rifle, it is a cadilac of smooth bores, set trigger and all. But all said and done if I had to grab one and run probably the NW gun.
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Duane
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Lethbridge Alberta
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Post by Duane on Apr 29, 2016 14:28:34 GMT -7
I think that I would go for a smooth rifle in a Late Lancaster stock,NW trade guns do not fit me well the comb is just too high so a smooth rifle in a Late Lancaster stock would do just fine about .62 cal I would think.
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Post by leatherstocking on Apr 30, 2016 10:28:24 GMT -7
Sorry guys for not participating.......been managing another board. lastoftheplainsmen.freeforums.org/index.phpIf you're not already a member come on over and join us. Now to the question. Interestingly enough I had Lloyd Moler build me a smooth rifle, because I wanted something I could virtually take any game animal in north America............ small, large or winged. And I love it! However if survival was the real issue I still think I would prefer my Leman Indian rifle. Smooth Rifle:   Leman:  Leman is shorter with a much longer effective range........easier to transport on horseback. I've taken bear and elk with it....the smooth rifle has yet to make meat. However this is all based on experience and ask that question again in a year or two and I might have a different opinion.  |
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Post by leatherstocking on Apr 30, 2016 10:49:59 GMT -7
Sorry....for not participating. Been busy managing another board.....which if you're not already a member....please consider joining. Home of the Plainsman 1830-1885....... Chuck is also a member! lastoftheplainsmen.freeforums.org/index.phpAs to the question, I actually had Lloyd Moler build me a smooth rifle so I could hunt virtually anything in north America.....big game, small game and winged fowl. However in a survival setting I think I would have to choose my Leman Indian Rifle. Shorter barrel for easy mounted carry and longer effective shooting range. Smooth Rifle: Leman: I've taken bear and elk with the Leman...and have yet to make meat with my smooth rifle........so ask me the same question again in a year or two! |
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