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Have you looked at the Henry rifles in 45-70? I'm starting to want a Golden Boy in .44 Magnum. If I get one I'll put a peep sight on the back. I think the one made for it is made by Skinner. I've never shot a Henry so I don't really know anything about them except they look good.

Cloverleaf, I forgot to put the hat on. Sorry. I've got another buck tag. In Georgia we get 2 buck tags and about 10 doe tags. But I'll be hunting for the big boys now that I've made some meat. Mostly I'll be hunting with the flintlock as I have for the last several years, but depending on the...

Got this buck yesterday morning 11/24/2017 with my .54 flintlock (my build) shooting a .530 roundball, 75 grains 3fg, and .015 patch. Excuse the mean look but I was looking right into the sun, I'm not normally that gruff.

I had a 336 in .35 Remington years ago myself. I loaded Speer 180 grain flat points. I killed a lot of deer with that old rifle and never recovered a bullet. That's plenty of power for short range woods work. Low recoil also. Just a good short range package. If it was me I'd be looking for a BLR...

I have old manuals from Sierra, Speer, Hornady and Nosler but I don't use them anymore except for reference. A few years ago I loaded some .44 magnum's for my Ruger Carbine using data for 2400 from a Hornady manual. In my notes the max. load with 240 grain bullets was 23. grains of 2400, this...

I'm glad I could help salmonchaser, sounds like you got it going you way. Rereading my post it reads like I 'm saying you must seat deeper to get on a good node. I didn't mean that at all, what I meant was, since 3deers was already seating deeper my advice was to continue seating deeper until...

I've been hunting with muzzleloader's since 1976 nothing but black powder and patched round balls. For the past 30 years or so I've hunted only with flintlocks. I've taken a lot of deer in that time, usually at least one a year. A lot of hogs also, 2 boars approaching the 400 pound mark. That's...

Yes. And they appear regulary. That is why if you continue to seat deeper you will find another node that will give good accuracy. There will be several that might give acceptable accuracy but maybe only one that will give you that one hole group. I have a Browning .300 Win. Mag. equipped with...

Changing your seating depth moves you toward or away from the peak of a node. Seat deeper in .010 increments. If you are approaching the peak your groups will shrink, if they open up you have passed the peak so seat a few closer to the lands by .010 increments and your groups should begin to...

I've gone to the 4 die deluxe from Lee for all my pistols. In revolver calibers they use a roll crimp, in automatic pistol cartridges they use the taper crimp. I use the Lee classic turret press now for my pistol loading. I've been very happy with this combo for many years now. Hornady at one...

Congratulations on your first elk Tom. As you found out Elk hunting can be a killer on a flatland hunter but I used to really enjoy it. I've passed the torch, it's a younger mans game now. You don't need a hosting site to post photos. You can post them from your computer. Just go to Full Editor...

Shadetree, You can check out some of my targets I have posted in the Muzzleloading section to see just how accurate these rifles can be. Europe, Thanks for making me your new favorite member. I remember when there were no synthetic stocks, just wood. And I'm old enough to have had a few. The bad...

I love a fine handmade rifle. I built these two some years ago, one is a .40 cal., the other is a .54. I actually deer hunt more with the .54 nowadays than with any of my centerfires. I am also fond of my old M700 BDL as it was my first LH bolt gun and it is my last wooden stocked centerfire...

I consider seating depth to be very important in rifles where the bullet can touch the lands, allowing seating depths from touching the lands out as far as practical. Attached are 2 targets shot while testing loads observe how the center of the group shifts with .010 seating depth changes, and...

I mostly shoot targets I either altered or created using power point, then printed out on heavy paper. When I get home I scan the target into my computer then transfer to a folder. I can also open a text block to add any information I feel is needed. Then I punch 3 holes in the original and add...

I see you were with the Marksmanship unit at Fort Benning. Were you around there in the mid 70's to 80's time frame? If so, do you remember traveling to Macon County Gun Club for some rifle matches? I remember several matches where a group from the Marksmanship Unit attended. We had some good...

With really good, concentric handloads that rifle should be able to print groups from, say, .600 down to .250 or so. Of course it won't shoot all bullets and loads with this level of accuracy, it takes some work to get it dialed in. If it doesn't shoot in the 1.0" range or it suddenly starts...

Gerry, the way I cook them is pretty simple. It's the same way my mother cooked them, except now I use one of those new, square copper frying pans you see advertised on TV. The one I use has deep sides and cleans up with a good wipe. I keep my bass on an old fashioned stringer in the water. I...

I bought a box of .300 WM Superformance with the 165 Interbond. My .300 is a Browning Stainless Stalker W/BOSS and this rifle had been tuned to shoot my handloads with the Hornady 165 gr. Interlocks consistently under 1/2", so I expected similar results as the bullet weight was the same. Not so...

My .308, is my under 100 yards main deer rifle and for several years all I've shot has been Superformance 150 grain Interbonds. Most shots are under 50 yards. The interbond is just a real killer. Puts hogs and deer down fast and I've never recovered a bullet. Luckily I bought several boxes when...