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Offline KING

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« on: December 20, 2003, 05:12:50 PM »
:D   O.K.    Now,I figured I would give you guys/gals something to laugh at instead of all this high ended arguing that has been going on as of late.  Theother night(last Friday) I was out with my GPR flinter and I had put new peep sights on it.(I know....im pushing it a little but I can see better with em)  At any rate,out mzl season is from the 12-21 of Dec.  I was out onna farm,and had a nice doe walk out at just about 75 yards.  Clean miss,onna count she stood there looking at me,and then went to eating.  I kind of figure that I would let her go and not add any more insult to injury on that one.  About an hour later I had a nice buck walk out about 40 yards out,broadside to me.( My nephew was with me at the time).  To make a long story short............at pulling the trigger,all I got was a.......................Oh well,I thought it was funny,so did my nephew.  I do love this flinter though,it was my own fault,not the firearms...I forgot to put my feather in the vent when loading it.      stay safe................King.............................now my nephew wants one of these flinters.........wants to be like Crockett and Boone he says...........I think this will happen................. 8)
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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2003, 06:37:59 PM »
:) King, I guess thats what makes it fun! Killing ain't the only reason we hunt is it? Heck, I had the same thing happen to me a some years back with a caplock, on a nice buck. Click, Pop, no bang! He jumped, ran a few yards, and looked the other way while I put a new cap on and re-seated the charge. Then I leveled on him and Click, BOOM, Clean miss, amazing what a little adrenelin can do to your shooting. I 've done worse with my shotgun, so I called it a good day.
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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2003, 04:33:52 PM »
Happened to me once with my T/C Hawken .54 with a patched ball. A doe crosside at 30 yards. I've take aim and decided to go for a neck shot and missed... I don't remember when I've missed a large game animal before but this time my ego was struck. Makes me sick just thinking about it.
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Offline WD45

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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2003, 01:23:28 AM »
A little while after walking through some brush I had a nice doe walk about 25 yards from me. I eased up the rifle and thumbed the hammer back. pulled the trigger and ..... click... Doe looked right at me and didnt move so I tried again and .... click...... Doe took off and on further inspection it was noted that a caplock will NOT fire with out the CAP :lol:

then comes the paranoid feeling that I have to check to make sure the cap is still there every 10 seconds :-D
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Offline Black Jaque Janaviac

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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2003, 06:11:53 AM »
I've had a couple misfires with caplocks while pointed at deer.

The first shot I ever had was a misfire.  I was using Pyrodex at the time, 'nough said.

The next time was the day after I spent an entire day in drizzly mist.  I hung a leather capper around my neck at the time.  Well the next day, I capped with a cap that was in that leather capper and I think the caps just got weakened from the dampness the day before.

Now I use a flintlock.  It's gone off every time when pointed at deer, although I haven't hunted with it as long as I have with caplocks.  I have had problems with it in all-day rain.  Pan charge gets wet.  I might have to break down and get a calf's knee.   :cry:
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Offline HWooldridge

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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2003, 06:08:38 PM »
It's nice to see honest men posting their experiences...:)

I did it with a caplock.  Pop and no boom.  The doe stood there long enough for me to recap and "pop" again.  This time she left and I went home with a plugged drum bolster.
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Offline pa ridge-runner

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« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2003, 04:44:34 AM »
:D I have a cap lock I use for our first muzzy season.I have noticed that oil will sometimes get on the nipple.If oil is on the nipple it wont fire.Best bet is to shoot a cap before loading(or dont get oil on it)to burn off the oil.Also when I am hunting with my cap lock I keep the hammer down on the cap so it doesn't fall off,when I'm ready to shoot I just pull the hammer back. :-D
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