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I'm looking for help guys I have no muzzleloader experience.
I plan to buy a flintlock rifle to extend my deer season in Pennsylvania.There are two black powder seasons in PA and one is limited to flintlock so my plan is to purchase a flintlock to use in both seasons.
Untill I read the post on recoil and found the muzzleloader hide webb site(which is closed to new subscribers)I had planned to buy a T/C Firestorm in stainless and shoot a lead bullet over blackpowder. The T/C has a 1 in45 twist and my research has turned up that 1 in 32 is best for bullets while 1 in 66 is best for ball and 1 in 45 is a compromise between both.
I'm going to be hunting in the mountains and woods of PA and would never take a shot at over 100yrds even with my marlin .444.I built the marlin to knock deer down flat so don't need to do much tracking and I would like a similar flintlock loading.I'm a good shot and won't pull the trigger if not sure of a clean kill.
Simple is better for me since I'm only looking to extend deer season , not start a new blackpowder hobby or shoot bullseye.
Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated.
Jeff
I plan to buy a flintlock rifle to extend my deer season in Pennsylvania.There are two black powder seasons in PA and one is limited to flintlock so my plan is to purchase a flintlock to use in both seasons.
Untill I read the post on recoil and found the muzzleloader hide webb site(which is closed to new subscribers)I had planned to buy a T/C Firestorm in stainless and shoot a lead bullet over blackpowder. The T/C has a 1 in45 twist and my research has turned up that 1 in 32 is best for bullets while 1 in 66 is best for ball and 1 in 45 is a compromise between both.
I'm going to be hunting in the mountains and woods of PA and would never take a shot at over 100yrds even with my marlin .444.I built the marlin to knock deer down flat so don't need to do much tracking and I would like a similar flintlock loading.I'm a good shot and won't pull the trigger if not sure of a clean kill.
Simple is better for me since I'm only looking to extend deer season , not start a new blackpowder hobby or shoot bullseye.
Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated.
Jeff