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  1. okawbow

    West Tennessee buck

    Didn’t expect this one! Hunting my 12 acre place in North west Tennessee. He was following a doe down the hill this evening and stopped about 75 yards away. Shot him with my self made Bedford County halfstock. .45 caliber round ball. 60 grains 2f. Dropped him in his tracks. Haven’t seen many...
  2. okawbow

    WANTED Need a 5” or longer piece of antique rifle barrel.

    Need a 5” or longer piece of antique octagonal rifle barrel, .975” or slightly larger, up to about 1 1/16” across the flats. .38 caliber or smaller, but will consider a .40 caliber. Rifling does not have to be good or even present. $20.00 more or less? Plus I pay shipping.
  3. okawbow

    #10 caps in stock at Midway USA

    Probably go fast.
  4. okawbow

    First day turkey with a flintlock

    The last few fall turkey hunts for me have gone to the last day before I got a turkey. This year, I resolved to sit still in a spot that I knew would eventually get me a chance at a gobbler. About 10:00 this morning, the first day of fall turkey season in Illinois, three nice gobblers decided to...
  5. okawbow

    Great Great Grandads rifle makes meat.

    Well, a copy of his rifle... A couple years ago, I made as close a copy of GGGrandads rifle I could using pictures. I believe his rifle was made in Illinois about 1850. There was no name on it except Leman on the lock plate. I used an original Leman percussion lock and original Leman butt plate...
  6. okawbow

    SOLD 54 caliber flintlock table rifle $1500

    For sale is my 54 table rifle I made 2 years ago. Barrel is a Rice Match quality, 1 1/8” straight, 36” long. Perfect bore, square groove rifling, less than 100 shots. There is a Chambers White Lightning liner installed. Hasn’t been drilled larger. Goes off great. The lock is a “Dale Johnson”...
  7. okawbow

    Old Longrifle finally gets a deer

    I built a 45 cal. Longrifle 45 years ago. I only hunted once with it in all that time and never killed a deer with it. I built a nice .54 flintlock soon after this rifle, and have used it for most of 44 years. I got the old rifle out a few weeks ago and worked out a load of 70 grains Old...
  8. okawbow

    Left handed turkey

    Saturday was the next to last day of the fall shotgun turkey season. I had hunted for 4 days without seeing much and wasn’t too sure I would get a chance this year. I sat with my back against a big log all afternoon, until about 5pm and heard a putt! Behind me. I slowly turned and saw about 30...
  9. okawbow

    SOLD Double barrel Rifle .45 cal. SxS

    This is a .45 cal. Rifle I made over 30 years ago. 28” barrels, 13/16” octagon, from Numrich arms co. Bores are bright. Twist is 1 in 48”. Shoots maxi balls best, but patched roundballs work well. Right barrel is on at 50 yards, left barrel at 100 yards. 13” length of pull. Weight is 11#. Hooked...
  10. okawbow

    Last day turkey-again

    Seems like I always go to the last day of the season before I shoot a turkey. It’s happened on the last 3 fall turkeys and the last 2 spring birds. In Illinois, we have 5 short seasons, one after the other, in order for everyone to get a chance at the turkeys with fewer hunters in the woods...
  11. okawbow

    Deer Stalking in Southern Illinois

    Today was the last day of the Illinois muzzleloading season. The sun finally came out this morning, so I decided to sit against a tree on a ridge, where I could look down a small valley and see a grass field about 100 yards away. The temperature was 20 degrees, but fairly comfortable in the...
  12. okawbow

    Illinois fall turkey

    Took a while to get back on. My Illinois fall turkey season came down to the last hour for the third year in a row. I didn’t see or hear a turkey in 5 long days of hunting this year. Finally, the next to last evening, I hear turkeys fly up to roost. The next day, I hunted a different area...
  13. okawbow

    Finished matchlock pictures

    Got the hand rubbed oil/varnish finish completed after 10 applications and 20 days. I hope to get to the range this week to see how the gun shoots. I still need to file down the sights to get it on target. Untitled by okawbow, on Flickr Untitled by okawbow, on Flickr Untitled by okawbow, on...
  14. okawbow

    Wheel lock syndrome

    Well, I'm finishing up my matchlock and looking for another challenge. I have a good piece of walnut and 5' of 1 1/4" diameter seamless steel stock with a .50 hole. Also have enough scrap metal around for the rest of the parts. Like the looks of the Italian carbine attributed to John Alden. I...
  15. okawbow

    Last day deer

    Last day of the Illinois muzzle loader season. Decided to still hunt the 60 acre woods. wind was blowing enough to help a little. Went slow, 5 steps, then stand a few seconds. About the middle of the woods, I saw a tail flick. I waited a few minutes and he stepped into an opening in the...
  16. okawbow

    Building a matchlock.

    Decided against building a copy of the Newtowne gun. Will try one similar to this Dutch/German gun. https://flic.kr/p/224NRpa I started on the lock for the gun. https://flic.kr/p/22c5Hds https://flic.kr/p/CAcKEZ I've never seen a matchlock except in pictures. How does the thumbscrew work to...
  17. okawbow

    The Newtowne matchlock

    I'm getting the urge to make a matchlock. The Newtowne musket interests me. It was possibly one of the first guns made in the colonies. There are repro's for sale, and several pictures. Does anyone know the barrel diameter and general taper? I know the barrel is round and 47 1/2" long. It is...
  18. okawbow

    Fall turkey

    Illinois has a 9 day fall turkey season in some counties. I took my Grandson out last weekend, and he got a nice young turkey on the last evening. I let him shoot first, but wasn't able to get a shot at one of the flock with my flintlock. I was able to go the last 2 days of the season...
  19. okawbow

    Thoughts on traditional squirrel hunting

    My archery friends group had a squirrel hunt this weekend. It was warm, and I decided to take my .40 flintlock instead of my longbow. I walked to the woods and loaded my rifle. Having just read the John James Audubon description of squirrel hunting with Daniel Boone; I put a ball in the palm...
  20. okawbow

    Thunderstorm turkey

    1st season spring turkey in Southern Illinois. A big thunderstorm moved through just before dawn. I took a tarp with me and set up over a small mowed patch on my 12 acre property. A gobbler was sounding off in his tree about 200 yards away. After he flew down, between rain showers, I called...
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