Year of The Smoothbore

[Phillip McDonald]

I just got my first smoothbore earlier this year. I've always wanted one and finally took the plunge. I hunt as much as I can but with four kids it's kinda hit or miss sometimes. I told myself when I got a smoothie I'd hunt that whole first year with it, all species I have in Mississippi that I normally hunt. So since our great staff here has made it where a even a complete technically unadvanced guy like me can post pics off my phone I'm gonna post up some pics as the season goes. Thank you folks for your knowledge and help. I'm steadily learning here.

 

[Phillip McDonald]

 

[Phillip McDonald]

September Doves

 

[Phillip McDonald]

 

[Phillip McDonald]

First smoothie squirrel

 

[Kansas Jake]

Great going and great concept.

 

[hanshi]

You have a beautiful gun, Phillip. I have gotten to like my smoothbore so much I normally hunt with it rather than the rifle.

 

[Renegade Dan]

Way to go Phillip! Nice looking Smoothbore too.
Might as well put all your other guns away, it looks like you won't be needing them.

 

[No Deer]

Good doins Phillip. You will enjoy that smoothie tremendously. I used my 20 ga. trade gun exclusively for many years. I have taken a bear, many deer, many turkeys, rabbit, squirrels, quail, chukar, and have even gone trap shooting with it. It is my go to gun for sure, and will probably become yours as well.

 

[DJH]

Nice going. I want to do the same thing. While I enjoy hunting with my percussion doubles, I really want a 20 gauge flintlock fowler.

Jeff H

 

[Rat]

I'm not seeing what caliber you long-gun is. I've hunted quite a bit with a Brown Bess Carbine (also decorated with tacks), but now my Jeager is my go-to gun for four legged game. Bessie handles the turkeys, grouse, and wabbits. !!

 

[Juice Jaws]

Great idea and good luck bagging all your game. Keep us posted.

 

[The Baron]

There's nothing more versatile than a smoothie!

 

[Roughneck]

Phillip, that's a great looking smooth bore. I am dying to get a nice smoothie!!

 

[Skychief]

Good luck Phillip!!! Grand endeavor.

 

[hinamanra]

I just got my first smoothbore earlier this year. I've always wanted one and finally took the plunge. I hunt as much as I can but with four kids it's kinda hit or miss sometimes. I told myself when I got a smoothie I'd hunt that whole first year with it, all species I have in Mississippi that I normally hunt. So since our great staff here has made it where a even a complete technically unadvanced guy like me can post pics off my phone I'm gonna post up some pics as the season goes. Thank you folks for your knowledge and help. I'm steadily learning here.

Me too, now you couldn't pry my Fusil de chasse from my hands, unless maybe it was to put a bow in them. It turned all my rifles and shotguns into wall hangers. my first year started off with a gobbler in the spring, a 200 lbs black bear and a nice 8 point buck and I didn't even get to hunt our flintlock season that year. I'll never go back to modern weapons, or would that be forward.

 

[8 BORE]

Smoothbores are the best

 

[Phillip McDonald]

 

[Phillip McDonald]

Add a woodcock to the list. Took me an hour to find him after the shot. They sure got some good natural camouflage

 

[Phillip McDonald]

And yep I know it’s been a long time Been kinda busy past couple years.