Johnny Dollar Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I just got a new (to me) muzzleloader that I'm really stoked about. Made by Matt Avance @ Tennessee Valley Muzzleloading. One of his Southern Rifles, .36 caliber, 42" barrel and fancy maple stock flintlock.. I know it has a siler lock, but I'm not sure what make the barrel is or the triggers. No matter.... its a keeper for sure. That thing is very accurate! Sorry for the off topic! I've got several photos attached as I know a thread about a gun isn't worth doodely without them. .. And a short video of me shooting it...... http://youtu.be/85zq-gUVN8M -JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge'm All Duncan, SASS#67320 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Nice looking little squirrel gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hi Johnny, We have a Plainsman category at The Outlaws monthly matches. The folks with single shot rifles shoot one half of the number of rifle targets. One fellow shoots a muzzleloader. Regards, Allie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dollar Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hi Johnny, We have a Plainsman category at The Outlaws monthly matches. The folks with single shot rifles shoot one half of the number of rifle targets. One fellow shoots a muzzleloader. Regards, Allie Now that would be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Yes, I love muzzle loaders: Beautiful rifle you have there. I have a few..... Browning Mountain Rifle Northstar West Trade gun -- flinter Lyman Great plains -- flinter T/C Hawken in .50, Cherokee in .32, and 4 Senecas in .36 and .45 2 .45 Underhammer 20 gauge Double Shotgun A bunch of T/C Patriot, Lyman Plains, Underhammer, and Ethan Allen pistols Philadelphia Derringer Yes, it's an illness and I've got it full-bore! --SmokeDawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waimea Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I shoot a .50 cal Hawken at our local club's Black Powder Muzzle Loader Match. They sure are fun to shoot. That's a mighty fine looking Rifle you have there. Waimea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dollar Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Nice guns you guys have! I should have said this isn't my first one.... I have three CVA muzzleloaders I put together as kits back in the early 80's. .32 squirrel rifle, .45 Kentucky flintlock and a .58 hawken type.... the one I just got is by far the prettiest gun I own.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackey Cole Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I have a 50 cal hawken by T/C. I've not shot it in a few years as the group of us how did shoot them has dispersed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Henry Quick Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 TVM makes nice rifles - I used to have a .50 cal Virginia Rifle his dad made, but I traded it for a doglock musket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Howdy: I am also addicted to Muzzle loaders. I have: T/C Scout - 50 and 54 barrels T/C Big Bore .58 Cal Investarms Flintlock Hawken .58 Cal Investarms Percussion .58 Cal Pedersoli .flintlock Frontier Standard .36 Cal Pedersoli Percussion SxS 12 ga CVA Missouri Ranger Percussion .50 Cal Self Made Underhammer 12 ga. Not counting multitude of BP revolvers here and there, The ones listed are my hunting guns. And they work quite well on deer and pheasants and squirrels. STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitterroot Jake, SASS #9532 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Count the lands and grooves in the barrel. If there are 8 then its Green Mountain. Can't remenber the other right off, I believe the Long Hammock has 5, Rice and Colrain have 6. Very nice rifle, have one very similar only in .50 cal. Matt does great work, I have 5 of his gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I have a .58 caliber Remington Zouave (repro) I've never shot it! I've got to get it out and shoot it this year! Beautiful gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dollar Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Count the lands and grooves in the barrel. If there are 8 then its Green Mountain. Can't remenber the other right off, I believe the Long Hammock has 5, Rice and Colrain have 6. Very nice rifle, have one very similar only in .50 cal. Matt does great work, I have 5 of his gun. Thanks for the info Bitterroot! I just counted it and there are 6. Yes that man can build a nice rifle. Rye, you need to shoot that thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I've been shooting a .54 (actually a .53) Sante Fe Hawken for over 30 years. The week after WR is the NMRA Western National at Ben Avery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Man Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I have a 50 TC Hawken. I get it out about once a year. Fun to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Dick, SASS #12880 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 One local club, Greene County Fish and Game, has a weekly "winter league" muzzleloader match at 10:00 am every Sunday. We shoot fifteen rounds at 25 yards and five rounds at 50 yards, all offhand, patched round ball only. It's cold but the firing line is covered. This coming Sunday is an egg shoot. My rifles: Dixie Tennessee Mountain Rifle .50cal flint Dixie Tennessee Squirrel Rifle .32cal percussion T/C Hawken .50cal percussion bought new in the '70's-also have a 32" Green Mountain .40 cal round ball barrel for this one Pedersoli .45cal Tryon built in the early 80's imported by Richland Arms T/C .50cal Grey Hawk Custom built Hawken built by SR Blackstone-exhibition grade quarter-sawn curly sugar maple stock, rust browned barrel, lock and furniture. The barrel is a 32" 50 cal 1in 66" twist by Ed Rayl, full octagon 1" across the flats, lock and set triggers by L&R. This rifle was built in '97 on special order and I picked it up at a local shop about eight years a go in like new condition for about a fourth of what it would cost to have built today. I only managed to find the builder about two weeks ago and that's how I learned the details. He was surprised the original owner let it go. He remembered the wood and said it was the nicest piece of wood he had ever had to build a rifle with and he is currently building his 79th rifle. This is the most "not-for-sale" rifle I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hi Johnny, We have a Plainsman category at The Outlaws monthly matches. The folks with single shot rifles shoot one half of the number of rifle targets. One fellow shoots a muzzleloader. Regards, Allie He shoots *A* muzzleloader? So he reloads on the clock? What's a typical time for him to shoot those 5 rounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel City Dude Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I can load and accurately fire 5 shots with my Civil War musket in probably less than 3 minutes. Less if I can start with the first shot already loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Have a 58cal made in Italy my dad got back in the late 1950's. If I get the ichen, just go out back and fire away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 My son shot his first deer with my TC Renegade. I gave him the option of keeping that rifle or me buying him a new one. He just hugged it close. I went to buy me a new Renegade and found out there aint no such critter. Had to get a Lyman Great Plains. It's OK but it's not the Renegade. Shot my biggest buck ever with it though. Now to find a nice one for my little girl. She has deer fever real bad. Her 2014 buck is at the taxidermist now. Hope a boy don't come along and ruin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 He shoots *A* muzzleloader? So he reloads on the clock? What's a typical time for him to shoot those 5 rounds? I do not recall and haven't seen him at a match lately. To figure it out, I would have to go through a multitude of scores then try to determine his time. I'm sorry that I am not willing to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I've been shooting a .54 (actually a .53) Sante Fe Hawken for over 30 years. The week after WR is the NMRA Western National at Ben Avery. I have one of the "Santa Fe Hawkens" . Are you going to WR? kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashknife Cowboy Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I built from a kit a .54 cal Hawken and antiqued it up! I've shot 2 cow elk with it and just absolutely love it. Between that and my Sharps do you need anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Creek LeMieux Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hawken percussion .50 Pendersoli flint .50 Unknown maker flint .62 smoothbore "carbine." Unknown maker flint .50 rifle. It's a whole other bag of fun. My boy wants in on it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dollar Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Farmer Tom.... that is absolutely awesome! And your son too! That's great! My son turns 21 in April and is away at school so he does less and less with me in that respect. I miss it..... I'm really feeling it right now as he is leaving for four months in China on Monday (2/2) Thanks for posting the photos! -JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Johnny, great lookin' rifle! I've been shooting a .54 (actually a .53) Sante Fe Hawken for over 30 years. The week after WR is the NMRA Western National at Ben Avery. Same one I have, hunting, target shooting and just all-around plinkin', fun rifle. Got mine thru the "Log Cabin Shop" back in the early '80s. Even shot at EOT for the Long range side match! (1986 IIRC)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Creek LeMieux Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Farmer Tom.... that is absolutely awesome! And your son too! That's great! My son turns 21 in April and is away at school so he does less and less with me in that respect. I miss it..... I'm really feeling it right now as he is leaving for four months in China on Monday (2/2) Thanks for posting the photos! -JD Yeah, he likes "goin campin!" I'm hoping that lasts a while! I can't get my wife to a CAS match, but she was going to rendezvous with her Dad before I met her. So it's a family event for us. Your boy doing an exchange program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dollar Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Yeah, he likes "goin campin!" I'm hoping that lasts a while! I can't get my wife to a CAS match, but she was going to rendezvous with her Dad before I met her. So it's a family event for us. Your boy doing an exchange program? HA! I cant get my wife to a CAS match either... but she wouldn't go to a rendezvous either. I'd like to do that.... never been to one. Yes, it is an exchange program of sorts. Its part of the program he is in. He went for five weeks last summer (got food poisoning.. ) He is majoring in Mandarin Chinese, foreign business and economics. No idea where he got that from! He is heading to Harbin, China.... which is in north China. Gets pretty cold there, of course anything is cold when you come from South Louisiana! As I write this, its 0 in Harbin (has gone down to -20) and a very sunny 78 here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Creek LeMieux Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 You've got me looking at flintlocks again... Gonna be a hard sell to the boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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