greaemonkey001
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Hello all! I an new to the forum and to muzzle loaders and am looking for some advice.
Some years ago I was given a smooth bore flintlock pistol, which has up until late been residing on my mantle.
Recently I began doing some research on the pistol, with the intention of learning how to make it go bang, so that it might accompany me on some of my forays into the woods here in the Pacific Northwest.
It is a Japanese made Tower pistol, I believe that it is .67 caliber. I have read through the threads on these guns on this forum and others, and it seems that the general consensus is that they are useable....but may require some effort to make them work safely and reliably.
My hope is that I can load it with shot, and use it on the local grouse that I sometimes encounter when out in the woods. My question to you.....is this realistic. And if so do you have any insight into proper charge, shot size, effective range, or any other useful tidbits.
Keep in mind that when I carry this, it will be when my primary purpose for being in the woods is not hunting.....so I don't require perfection as far as reliability goes.....but it must be able to humanely kill a grouse at 15 yards or so when and if it does go bang.
So what do you think? I it worth buying some supplies and experimenting.....or should I put it back on the mantle and find another project....
Thanks!!
Some years ago I was given a smooth bore flintlock pistol, which has up until late been residing on my mantle.
Recently I began doing some research on the pistol, with the intention of learning how to make it go bang, so that it might accompany me on some of my forays into the woods here in the Pacific Northwest.
It is a Japanese made Tower pistol, I believe that it is .67 caliber. I have read through the threads on these guns on this forum and others, and it seems that the general consensus is that they are useable....but may require some effort to make them work safely and reliably.
My hope is that I can load it with shot, and use it on the local grouse that I sometimes encounter when out in the woods. My question to you.....is this realistic. And if so do you have any insight into proper charge, shot size, effective range, or any other useful tidbits.
Keep in mind that when I carry this, it will be when my primary purpose for being in the woods is not hunting.....so I don't require perfection as far as reliability goes.....but it must be able to humanely kill a grouse at 15 yards or so when and if it does go bang.
So what do you think? I it worth buying some supplies and experimenting.....or should I put it back on the mantle and find another project....
Thanks!!