Flintlock Moose !

[roklok]

@roklok
I had the pleasure/ misfortune of firing a Hawken percussion cap 58 cal with a 600gn Minnie with the same charge.
I can say with great certainty with that curved steel but plate it sure got your attention when you touched old Betsy off.
Holy shit, lit me up like the 4th of July. I wasn't expecting that. I was told he was working up a hunting load for pigs. After seeing my reaction he backed it off to around 80 grains.
Bob

I can imagine that recoil would be quite severe. A .595 round ball weighs about 317 grains, just over half of that 600 grain bullet. This rifle also has a wide and flat buttplate, so it is not unpleasant to shoot with heavier loads.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I can imagine that recoil would be quite severe. A .595 round ball weighs about 317 grains, just over half of that 600 grain bullet. This rifle also has a wide and flat buttplate, so it is not unpleasant to shoot with heavier loads.

@roklok
That was some fine shooting with a round ball and a flint lock. We may have to change your handle to Dan"l Boone.
Enjoy eating that lovely meat you got.
Well done
Bob

 

[SCHUNTER73]

That is BADASS!!!

 

[C.W. Richter]

Moose tartare on the ball! Survival food.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Awesome hunt. Congrats on getting a nice bull.

I enjoy shooting and educating people about flintlocks. I was unsuccessful on hunting deer and bear with my 61.5 smoothbore trade gun and 50 cal Pennsylvania rifled gun. Was successful on squirrels and turkey with the trade gun using #5 shot over 70 grains of 3f Goex and successful on deer with my 50 cal Hawkens cap guns.

Keep your powder (pan, flint and frizzen) dry, your flint sharp and touch hole clear.

Happy Hunting

 

[flatwater bill]

@roklok ......Your handle says it all........ I have been shooting a .62 for the last 20 years, and can certainly see the power difference between it and my old 54. The mechanical fire starter is true wonder. 3F is the correct powder for the flint...despite what many armchair writers state. (Mountain men used the same horn for the pan and the charge) 'Grats on that cow............any animal taken with the flint is a trophy....FWB

 

[roklok]

@roklok ......Your handle says it all........ I have been shooting a .62 for the last 20 years, and can certainly see the power difference between it and my old 54. The mechanical fire starter is true wonder. 3F is the correct powder for the flint...despite what many armchair writers state. (Mountain men used the same horn for the pan and the charge) 'Grats on that cow............any animal taken with the flint is a trophy....FWB

Yes sir ! I got addicted to flintlocks as a teenager hunting in Pennsylvania's flintlock only deer season after Christmas. Have been shooting them for well over 30 years now. I use a .54 longrifle I built for deer hunting and the .54 works great for that, but this .60 definitely has more umphh for bear and moose. I only shoot roundballs in my flinters though, I would not hesitate to use a heavy .54 conical on bigger game.