Any flintlock hunters around here?

[HighUintas]

It seems most of the ML threads are about the BS inline stuff.

Are there any flinter hunters here that are successful?

I took mine out last year for the first time on a cow hunt.... That tag was BS last year. Every year I've hunted that unit with a bow in the same time period, I've been within 100yd of cows. Last year when I finally had a rifle tag, I saw 45ish bulls and zero cows. Wtf.

After I get my freezer well stocked, I'll likely take it out for the general bull season.

Anyway, I'm heading back to the family farm in Illinois next week to partake in the whitetail firearm season and planning on christening my flintlock with a couple of does.

58 cal


100yd

 

[jrbarnes9972]

My first flintlock kill from last year!

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[ResearchinStuff]

I've killed 20+ deer with a flintlock. Regs and weather have changed, now I can use an inline and it's typically damp/ rainy, so it's been a few years since I killed with it. They're great fun when they work.

 

[EdP]

Yup, been doing it for 20+ years and have killed plenty of whitetail with them and have never had a problem with a shot going off while hunting. It does happen though so you have to pay attention to details. The biggest downside to me is that I can't see the sights in the first and last 15 minutes of legal shooting light when you are most likely to have deer moving. Although I have taken deer out to 105 yds with my .50 cal, I prefer to stay under 70. Hunting with a flintlock is just plain fun.

 

[Wrench]

I'm actively searching for a roklock myself. I typically hunt with trad archery gear....but I took a dive into muzzleloaders and started with inlines and moved to percussion sidelocks....I have figured out the sidelock to an unfair advantage, so the rocks are my next play.

I wish they were not so dang expensive. I love the idea of always being able to shoot because there's no rock shortage in near sight.

 

[ElDiablito]

It seems most of the ML threads are about the BS inline stuff.

It doesn’t just seem that way - 99.? % of muzzy hunters use an inline.

Been wanting a flinter for years myself.

 

[SchwarzStock]

Here's mine, 54 caliber. Can you see the repaired defect in the butt?

 

[Ditt44]

If you are wanting to get into flintlocks and don't need the latest and greatest and most fancy, a good condition Thompson Center Renegade or Hawken will be more than adequate. They are readily available online at gun broker and you'll be in the $450 to $600 range on most flintlocks. Search the local gun shops and pawn shops as well and if you do, take a bore light!

I have several TCs and they're all great shooters. I think it is the most satisfying way to hunt and more so if you actually can tag a deer! My current favorite is a PA Hunter carbine I found last spring for a great price. Stupid accurate, easy to point, light and again, stupid accurate. Hope to take a deer or two with that this year.