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Pros and Cons of Carrying a Flat Powder Horn
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now they are a passel of day horns, just gorgeous!!
it looks like the guy on the left brought a knife to a gun fight??
That’s not a horn, although flat horns were in use then. That’s a priming flask- wood covered with leather or cloth. A lot of flat horns coming out of Nuremberg ca. 1600.
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I see this is an old thread - but there’s a lot of good information within. I’m funny - I have beautiful carved horns made by @PathfinderNC that I love. I wear them to show off around my non-ml friends.
When I hunt I love small horns. I have a little banjo horn that lives in the bag for my .40 and a nice flat horn that lives in the bag with my .62 jaeger.
When I hunt I love small horns. I have a little banjo horn that lives in the bag for my .40 and a nice flat horn that lives in the bag with my .62 jaeger.
Just read a description , and drawings of some old original Ky. /W.Va. shot pouches . Most had some of the contents , which showed a preference for flat horns to carry powder either tied under the bag flap , or stored inside the pouch totally out of the weather. It was thought these flat horns were for smaller cal. guns , under .40 , due to the other accoutrements . My choice is flat horns to use these days , cause they are out of my way , and can be used for priming horns , and larger for charge powder.
ADK Bigfoot
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Don't overlook Scandinavia. Sweden produced some nice flat horns, as did some of the Slavic countries.
I carry a small flat priming horn (fits nicely in my outer pocket of my bag) and a medium flat horn either in my waistcoat pocket or under my bag flap. Even on a grouse hunt, I don't expect to shoot more than three or four times in a day. Plenty of powder. I also have a flat horn which holds shot.
ADK Bigfoot
I carry a small flat priming horn (fits nicely in my outer pocket of my bag) and a medium flat horn either in my waistcoat pocket or under my bag flap. Even on a grouse hunt, I don't expect to shoot more than three or four times in a day. Plenty of powder. I also have a flat horn which holds shot.
ADK Bigfoot
Looking back over decades of hunts I realize the only times I might want to carry a large horn would be on an all day dove shoot. Even if you are calling in rafts of waterfowl you are only getting two shots at a time with your muzzleloader.
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