Black Powder

[Flench]

I know we have some gun nut's in here so maybe one of you can tell me .
Is their anyone that make's a small caliber black powder rifle that I could use to squirrel hunt with ?
Ammo is getting so hard to come by I like to have something smaller than my 54 caliber that I deer hunt with . I like to have the same gun but like in a 22 caliber .
Anyone ?

[Rich46yo]

I know we have some gun nut's in here so maybe one of you can tell me .
Is their anyone that make's a small caliber black powder rifle that I could use to squirrel hunt with ?
Ammo is getting so hard to come by I like to have something smaller than my 54 caliber that I deer hunt with . I like to have the same gun but like in a 22 caliber .
Anyone ?

Smallest Ive ever seen is a .32 caliber. I think to use a smaller ball would be very hard.

This one here looks like a sweetie http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shooting/Black-Powder/Traditional-Rifles-Shotguns|/pc/104792580/c/104701680/sc/104641380/Traditions-Crockett-32-Caliber-Percussion-Rifle/740702.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Ftraditional-rifles-shotguns%2F_%2FN-1100202%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104641380%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat104792580%253Bcat104701680&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat104792580%3Bcat104701680%3Bcat104641380

[Flench]

Link not working Rich .

[TheBug]

Try this one Flench..


Rich's Link

 

[Flench]

Thanks . I have never seen a .32 caliber before . I wonder how small of lead you can get for it ? See what I can find . Thanks again for the link .
Let me add . Thats the same gun I got now but in a .54 cal .

[mtnman]

Yup, traditionally BP rifles in .32 through .36 are considered squirrel rifles, and are sniper-accurate with light loads.

Personally, if you're going to buy a BP firearm, I can't hardy see going with one of those new-fangled percussion jobs.  I'd step right up to a decent flinter!

Either way, Track has some nice finished guns as well as a variety of kit-type guns.

http://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Category.aspx/485

Sitting Fox has some fantastic options too.

http://www.sittingfoxmuzzleloaders.com/intro.html

There's a world of difference in the reliability and accuracy of Track or Sitting Fox vs. the Cabela's options.  Been there, done that...

[Flench]

Thanks mtnman . I have not been able to find anything . Thanks for the links . Now to figure out what I'm going to do or go with but it's what I want to get into .

[uptown]

Dixie Gunworks has a sweet little .32 cal I use to hunt small game. I use 30 grains of FFF and she shoots dead on at 50 yards.
https://www.dixiegunworks.com/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=c5d1omag4iuf4nquvbghes5uo5&keywords=crockett+rifle&x=-549&y=-371

[Buzzard7]

Thompson Center Arms had a .32 called the Seneca. Very nice shooter once the barrel was seasoned.
Those might be found used now.

I don't have the patience for flint. Way to long between trigger and boom.

[Flench]

Cool uptown .
I don't know if I have the patience for a flint as well . I do a lot of missing that be for sure .

[uptown]

I'm glad to see someone else out there likes to hunt the old way. My buddies around here think I'm nuts, but man I have a blast with the black powder cap guns.

[Buzzard7]

We get to hunt right after the archery guys. Animals are not spooked yet.

[Flench]

I'm glad to see someone else out there likes to hunt the old way. My buddies around here think I'm nuts, but man I have a blast with the black power cap guns.

I love to deer hunt with mine . What made me think about squirrel hunting with one . Usually don't take but one shot anyway and it just be all around good fun .

[Triton28]

Sweet!   

I would just like to add that inline muzzleloaders are for women and sissies.   

[mtnman]

I don't have the patience for flint. Way to long between trigger and boom.

Not with a decent, well-tuned flintlock.

http://s107.photobucket.com/user/Mtnman_03/media/Flintlockrealtime.mp4.html

Even at 25% speed it isn't too bad!

http://s107.photobucket.com/user/Mtnman_03/media/Flinlock25.mp4.html

This is a .54 that I built for deer hunting, to match my .54 early Hawken's.  With the charge I use for deer(off a sandbag) it will place three shots touching each other at 50 yards.  50 yards, not feet.