Wish me luck!
Hope you did have luck, with a presumed Spencer hunt.
Yes, with the Spencer. The deer had other places to be apparently.......
Patience is a virtue. ;)
Very nice. Thanks for an 'image' of your view.
Quote from: Black River Smith on December 07, 2024, 03:25:36 PMVery nice. Thanks for an 'image' of your view.
I could not for the life of me figure out how to attach the picture via phone in the stand.
How much damage does a Spencer round do on the deer . . . must be substantial. ::) Two Flints
Quote from: Two Flints on December 07, 2024, 07:47:43 PMHow much damage does a Spencer round do on the deer . . . must be substantial. ::) Two Flints
Less than my .577 P58 Enfield. I basically keep in bow hunting range. I still have the hat you sent me for my first deer a while ago.
Very cool Ibgreen,
did you see any deer yet. I think the Spencer is very big medicine for deer hunting( at least within 100 yards)
I carried one of Spencers quite a bit this past rifle deer season, didn't see a legal buck whilst I was carrying it, but did get lucky with the 1866 Winchester. In the words of Buffalo Bill Cody-- thats a pop gun compared to the Spencer...
Good luck!
Big Goose
I have an engraved spencer as well. The top scroll on the M1860 rifle says: Capt. Joseph Blackburn. Bottom says 5th Tenn. Cav.
That is awesome.. engraved with the name and unit, that is special... this one of mine is a 1865 Burnside, it is very much like the engraved Burnside Spencers detailed in Marcot's book. But no provenance, just very pretty, with a near perfect bore. ...
I've gotten a number of deer with my Spencers, but have yet to recover a bullet. On one buck it went in his left shoulder and exited the right hip. Though none have been further than 80 yards...