Field report .58 cal soft lead round ball...

Swampy, Swampy Swampy.... :bow: :bow: :bow:

Awesome buck!!! :thumbsup:

You are in our thoughts and prayers!! Good Luck!!

Outstanding ! really nice! :hatsoff:

CHEERS!

Fantastic Swampy! Dandy buck taken with an incredible rifle. Good times indeed. I'm still trying to bloody my Stroh .58. Maybe next week...

Swampy,

That is a beautiful buck you shot!! I have one on the wall that looks to have some of the same DNA.

I will hold you up in prayer conerning your health and possible operation my friend.

Laus Deo

TinStar
Soli Deo Gloria!

Nice buck !!

Congrats Swampy! You are a real inspiration and a fine deer hunter to boot! I feel every animal I harvest could be my last and I thank the Lord for every one he gives me. Good luck with whatever decision you make and you already know that we are here for ya! :thumbsup:

That sure is a dandy buck and I'm praying it's not your last one, congratulations on a fine animal.

Way to go Swamp' !!!

Not sure which is "handsomer", tjhe buck or the gun, but, it sure aint the feller in between 'em! :rotf:

That's one fine buck friend. I hope the first of many more. :thumbsup:

Skychief.

I like to simmer mine most of the day and keep scraping on them. Then a quick trip to the car wash using the pressure wand with soap then rinse, dry them for a week and you can bleach them if you want or do what I do just put some clear sealer on em.

Congrats on a fine buck Swampy!

Wess

It is pics such as this that make me wanna try hard next year.

Greg

Really nice buck Swampy, and I hope you have many good seasons left. I'm also a Roy stroh fan myself. I don't live very far from him, and he has done some gun work for me. He's a heck of a nice guy and I know he thinks highly of you. Hang in there buddy, we'll be praying for you.

Very nice buck!

Theres been a lot of well wishes and concern with this thread I should address. I'm not good at that but I appreciate everyone's concern. I really do.

When I took charge of this rifle, I told Roy I probably had 5 good years, maybe 10 but I seriously doubted that...to enjoy using and hunting with it. That was in 2008 when it built. I don't know what I'm going to face this coming year, some life changing decisions I have to make. But this thread wasn't supposed to be about that.

It was supposed to be about taking a nice buck with a beautiful hand crafted rifle that took me about a year to research and decide exactly how I wanted it built. Roy did a wonderful job for me and in a way I think sitting on stand with it across my lap has actually added time I didn't have. So it's ok, I'm hoping to try to get one more with a smoothbore during our shotgun season and if they are the last, thats fine, I'm happy. It's been a fun ride since 2004 for sure hunting with flintlocks. :hatsoff:

sitten out in the the woods with a traditional muzzleloader in hand sure is a peacefull feeling. im pretty sure my last hunt at Cynthias place added a year or two to my life spa. just as your time in the woods will do the same for you. remember the longer you live the more chances you will have to enjoy hunting with that fine rifle!

-Matt

Swampy: Congrats on a nice buck and hope there's many more in the years ahead.

Snowdragon: I've boiled/simmered heads just enough to be able to clean them and not had them fall apart. I've also just gotten everything I could off the head and then hung them in a tree over winter and left the Chickadees and other birds to help me out. Another method is beetles. I've seen guys who do that and have the beetles advertise their services.