Hello All,
I recently discovered this forum and have been amazed by the wealth of knowledge here.
I've been into Black Powder off and on since the late 70s, when I bought a CVA mountain rifle and a Navy Arms cap and ball revolver as a teenager in Virginia. Both were great shooters, and I regret now that sold them in the 80s when I got distracted with school and work. I've been a fur trade and Civil War buff my whole life and experimented (unsuccessfully) with a Mississippi Rifle in the 90s, then bought a nice flintlock, a 54 PRB shooter with a Getz barrel, made by Warren Fitzgerald of Covington VA, not deceased. Unfortunately life then got complicated again, though I did kill several whitetails with that gun, but I really haven't shot it enough to come up with a real tack driving recipe. I lived in Utah for a few years in the mid 80s, and always loved the west, so I moved back here in 2004 and now live in eastern Idaho. I love to hunt and wander in the mountains of both ID and WY. I'm now in the process of trying to get a 50 cal Lyman Great Plains Hunter to shoot good so I can use it with a big conical on elk. The gun has been frustrating so far, but I'm getting some help from the guys on the percussion forum. I then want go back to my flinter and get it dialed in.
It's nice to be back into BP again, and I want to stay involved with it this time. Life seems to be going by quickly and I can't believe I'm 53. I made a bunch of braintan back in the 90s and made a shirt and some mocs, and I need to pull it out and make some more things. I look forward to learning from all you like minded folks on this forum. John
I recently discovered this forum and have been amazed by the wealth of knowledge here.
I've been into Black Powder off and on since the late 70s, when I bought a CVA mountain rifle and a Navy Arms cap and ball revolver as a teenager in Virginia. Both were great shooters, and I regret now that sold them in the 80s when I got distracted with school and work. I've been a fur trade and Civil War buff my whole life and experimented (unsuccessfully) with a Mississippi Rifle in the 90s, then bought a nice flintlock, a 54 PRB shooter with a Getz barrel, made by Warren Fitzgerald of Covington VA, not deceased. Unfortunately life then got complicated again, though I did kill several whitetails with that gun, but I really haven't shot it enough to come up with a real tack driving recipe. I lived in Utah for a few years in the mid 80s, and always loved the west, so I moved back here in 2004 and now live in eastern Idaho. I love to hunt and wander in the mountains of both ID and WY. I'm now in the process of trying to get a 50 cal Lyman Great Plains Hunter to shoot good so I can use it with a big conical on elk. The gun has been frustrating so far, but I'm getting some help from the guys on the percussion forum. I then want go back to my flinter and get it dialed in.
It's nice to be back into BP again, and I want to stay involved with it this time. Life seems to be going by quickly and I can't believe I'm 53. I made a bunch of braintan back in the 90s and made a shirt and some mocs, and I need to pull it out and make some more things. I look forward to learning from all you like minded folks on this forum. John
