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Author Topic: Flintlocks, if you could only own one?  (Read 16128 times)

Offline Quartermaster James

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« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2009, 06:47:50 PM »
One gun here too!

Well, long gun at least. Got two pistols. They're both flintlock smoothies too!

Maybe someday I'll get one of them twisties, but there are a couple more smoothies out there with my name on them first!
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Offline Lastmohecken

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« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2009, 07:30:35 PM »
Wow! It looks like the smoothies are way out in front, and not with good reason, I guess. I have always owned mostly rifled guns, except for my 10ga side by side shotgun, but I should be receiving my Jackie Brown 62 cal Fowler, very soon.

I don't have a rear sight on it. It looks like many of you metioned a smooth rifle, so I recond most opt for a rear sight.  I wonder how many yards one is giving up, if any, by not having a rear sight? Comments?
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Offline hawkeye

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« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2009, 08:25:00 PM »
A rear sight on a smoothbore disqualifies it for most smoothbore matches. There fine if is just for personal use. I put one on my canoe gun as I never use it for the ML gun club woodswalks.
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Offline butterchurn

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« Reply #18 on: October 05, 2009, 11:21:10 PM »
I'd vote for the flint smoothie
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Offline Gambia

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« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2009, 01:54:13 AM »
Traditional for me an original flintlock sxs or s/b sporting shotgun.
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« Reply #20 on: October 06, 2009, 05:21:39 AM »
I am a rifle man but if just one gun I would go with my Bobby Christian 20 gage fowler. It's good for all I would need to do.
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Offline Morgan

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« Reply #21 on: October 06, 2009, 08:09:14 AM »
I vote for the flint smoothie.  My Tulle, made for me by Matt Avance, will handle anything I need it to do....as long as the man behind the gun does his part.

Morgan
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Offline AxelP

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« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2009, 09:20:15 AM »
My smoothie is good for a max of 80 yards with a roundball--my preference is more like 60 yrds...  I have killed pheasant as well as broken clays with it out to 35-40 yards--preference is 25-30.

My eyes are not good enuff to go much past that with my rifle gun. Honestly, if I had both my smoothie and my rifle loaded in front of me, Id be more likely to grab the smoothie than the rifle as I have confidence in my ability to shoot it straight. I have less confidence in my ability to shoot my rifle straight for some reason...  My smoothie does not have a rear sight---but the tangscrew head works as such so.....

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« Reply #23 on: October 06, 2009, 11:57:24 AM »
It would be interesting to find out how many of us who are saying "smoothie" are of an age where a rear sight is almost useless. Anyone care to 'fess up?

I'll start. I'm 64 and my rifles of late have the rear sight forward of the ramrod entry--and they are still pertty blurry. And tang screw? Can't even BEGIN to see that!
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Offline mario

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« Reply #24 on: October 06, 2009, 12:41:11 PM »
A Type G trade gun (like the one Mike Brooks is currently building me...)

Fits North and South, F&I and RevWar, hunting or fighting.


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Offline Morgan

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« Reply #25 on: October 06, 2009, 12:58:07 PM »
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It would be interesting to find out how many of us who are saying "smoothie" are of an age where a rear sight is almost useless. Anyone care to 'fess up?

I'm 49 and got to admit in the last couple of years I "feel" the sight picture more than I "see" it now.  So a rear sight for me is almost more of an ornament than a tool.  But that is not the real issue with a smooth bore for me,  it's the versatility of the gun.

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Offline Quartermaster James

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« Reply #26 on: October 06, 2009, 01:47:02 PM »
Quote from: "Kermit"
It would be interesting to find out how many of us who are saying "smoothie" are of an age where a rear sight is almost useless. Anyone care to 'fess up?

I'm 48 and just starting shooting; still working on figuring out what a "sight picture" is!

I have been wondering whether the glasses or the contacts work best for getting the target and the front bead in focus at the same time. Am nearsighted.
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Offline the Black Spot

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« Reply #27 on: October 06, 2009, 02:18:18 PM »
well, if i was getting one for here and now. it would be a .40 cal with 42 inch barrel, southern style. since i live in arkansas i can use it for deer and small game.

if i could have a choice it would be a .54 cal 42 inch barrel southern style.
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« Reply #28 on: October 06, 2009, 02:30:31 PM »
Quote from: "Kermit"
It would be interesting to find out how many of us who are saying "smoothie" are of an age where a rear sight is almost useless. Anyone care to 'fess up?

I'll start. I'm 64 and my rifles of late have the rear sight forward of the ramrod entry--and they are still pertty blurry. And tang screw? Can't even BEGIN to see that!


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Offline mike

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« Reply #29 on: October 06, 2009, 03:02:32 PM »
I only have one, an old CVA mountain rifle.  
I'm 55 and no matter how I look through my glasses the rear sight is just a brown blur in my line of sight.
Shot a 62 cal. trade gun this weekend.  I like not having that brown blur in my way.
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