Vintage Hunting and the 1876

dusty texian · May 28, 2015, 04:55:42 PM

Quote from: Rowdy Fulcher on May 27, 2015, 10:16:19 PM
Howdy
Has anyone been shooting there 76 lately . Now is a good time to get your rifle ready for season .

Hey Rowdy , I have not shot much as of late , ready to get some practice in ASAP. How about you ,have you been shooting any?,,,,,DT

Rowdy Fulcher · May 29, 2015, 04:45:09 PM

Dusty
I have been working with a pietta pistol in 44wcf . Plan on getting my 76 out and shooting . I really like the 45-60 it's a sweet shooter . I have seen on TV that Texas is getting LOTS of rain . What about your part of the state ?

dusty texian · May 29, 2015, 05:41:33 PM

Your right Rowdy the 45/60 wcf is a sweet shooter .Born -n- raised here in Tejas and never have I seen this much rain . All three ranchs have had a yrs . ammount of rain in just a few wks. Lucky headquarters are high and dry on all three. The canyons and draws have been blasted , roads washed out , and low water crossings just busted wide open. There are exotic animals scattered all over from this mess. The Good Lord and Mother nature will take care of us in the end. We are doing fine , Please say a Prayer for our Neighbors they sure need it.,,,,,,DT

Rowdy Fulcher · May 30, 2015, 01:31:26 PM

Dusty
will pray for the good people of Texas , have family in Houston . God Bless Texas .

hammer1 · June 28, 2015, 02:02:34 PM

Does anyone on hunt completely with the vintage type firearms? Been running it around in my brain for a bit now. Thanks for the replies

Jubal Wilson · July 07, 2015, 02:39:02 PM

I hunted with vintage arms for about 50 years. Mostly with Winchester and Sharps rifles designed before 1900. I tried them newfangled modern scoped rifles but soon returned to my vintage rifles. About half the time these were loaded with Black Powder the real gun powder. I am 72 now and can't walk much so I stopped hunting several years ago. I don't do blinds or tree stands, I have always still hunted.
Jubal

Rowdy Fulcher · July 07, 2015, 03:02:27 PM

Hammer
The Vintage Hunter Loves the old weapons . It's a chance to relive an adventure from a Century past . So start planning your adventure now . I love lever action rifles and single action handguns . What do you like

Jake C · July 07, 2015, 03:12:55 PM

I'm almost done paying off a 1873 Trapdoor Rifle in .45-70. Gonna have to take that and my .45 1875 Remington clone on a hunting trip, I think, if only once.

larryo_1 · July 07, 2015, 08:42:09 PM

Rowdy--since I am getting on in years (77+) I let my sister's likd do the hunting in our pasture. I have sort of given up in using the '76 but hope that my boy (45) will grab it and use it. He is a very good shot with that rifle whether with BP or smokeless.

hammer1 · July 14, 2015, 02:00:00 PM

Rowdy, ive used a flintlock rifle, built from a kit, from track of the wolf, for more than a few years. But its just been for black powder season. I have a 76, a 73 sporting, 45 colt, and the "boss" has a special sporting in 357

Rowdy Fulcher · July 14, 2015, 04:57:36 PM

Howdy
It's all about having FUN and being safe . I started this journey back in 1987 , I was stationed at Ft. Campbell and purchased a Winchester 30 -30 . Started using lever guns and let my Remington 700 just sit in the closet . Then I started cowboy shooting and was always shooting a lever gun almost every Saturday . So then I came up with the idea if I shoot this Rifle all the time why not stiffen up the loads and try it hunting . I had a 1866 carbine in 45 colt and killed a nice doe with it , then I started using 76's and 73's and working with Black powder and black powder subs . I am already planning my Deer season and have my vacation for opening week . That will be my chance to relive 1879 .

hhughh · July 17, 2015, 03:42:40 AM

Been meaning to post this fur a while now. Killed this hog in my hunting lease just after daylight in mid-March. 45-75, bp, bullets from baco, loaded with an 1882 loading tool.

King Medallion · July 17, 2015, 07:30:19 AM

That right there, folks, is how it's done! Very nice!

Rowdy Fulcher · July 18, 2015, 01:43:34 PM

Hhughh
Congrats on your Hog . Thanks for posting the picture . How was the bacon . I assume excellent ?

hhughh · July 18, 2015, 05:13:40 PM

Rowdy,
The pork was excellent. Through some trick of fate, he was a boar, but his ..... Did not develop. He was the fattest woods hog hunters in their eighties here had ever seen. He had almost an inch of fat over his entire carcass. Still frying breakfast pork about once a week. Lol

Rowdy Fulcher · July 19, 2015, 04:36:10 PM

Hhughh
Are you planning on a Deer hunt this fall . The 76 is a good choice to use on Deer .

hhughh · July 19, 2015, 05:23:15 PM

Yeah. Deer hunt every year, just haven't taken one with it yet. Will get started here about mid-November.

dusty texian · July 22, 2015, 06:44:05 PM

Cant get any better than that!!!!!!! 45/75 Big Medicine on hog,,,,,,,DT

Rowdy Fulcher · September 14, 2015, 05:55:30 PM

Howdy
Fall is in the air and Deer season is around the corner . Planning on a Vintage Hunting week in November . I will be on vacation the first week of Deer season . Hope to get ole Swamp Buck , the brother to the 10 pointer I killed last year . Who's ready .

Rowdy Fulcher · November 10, 2015, 04:46:41 PM

Howdy
Deer season is just days away . Hope everyone a safe and productive season . Hope everyone takes enough meat to get through the year . Good luck , be safe , take lots of pictures and have FUN . Life is short make the most of it .