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Spent some time chasing big bucks with a muzzleloader, no luck on the big boys but I did manage this little guy with my William Moore 2 groove rifle. The afternoon was short, Tucker cut himself pretty good not 200 yards from the truck, we made a short loop anyway and were rewarded with two roosters for not giving up. I missed a third bird with Lucy. Now waiting for the Vet to stitch him up. Looks like my season is over a bit earlier than I had hoped but I sure did have fun this year.
Last edited by SKB; 12/30/20 06:07 PM.
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Nice. I feel like my season is just (re)starting. Out tomorrow for birds. Should be after deer now.
That's a really nice sporting rifle. What is the caliber/bore? I had a Bland belted ball rifle for a while. About .58 caliber as I recall.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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The Moore is a 14 bore or .69 caliber belted ball rifle.
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I figured it would be a large caliber. How much powder? The Bland was so light that I was always worried about too much powder, but the large butt made recoil no problem. Not sure it was good for the stock though. Nice rifle.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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I shoot 90 grains of 2f Swiss in it.
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Last weekend I was walking on frozen mud and thin ice sheets. Today the temperature was in the mid-seventies. The warm days are tougher on me but I'm sure they make it easier for the birds to find food.
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Nothing like hunting with a double rifle...
Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is, listening to Texans..John Steinbeck
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skb, your original william moore made rifle, shooting a .69 baker belted round ball, looks remarkably like one i sent west a few years ago...idie ho as i recall...
if yours is not the same rifle, then there are two of erm out your way?
would love to see ah pitcher uv the cap hole cover...should be interestingly engraved...
Happy New Year to awl...
Last edited by ed good; 12/31/20 01:19 PM.
keep it simple and keep it safe...
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and it looks to be lovely double rifle too. What is the caliber and who is the maker?
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My old gal and I managed one bird that was very hard earned today. We saw lots of roosters, mostly out of range. I shot at two and managed to anchor this one well while cleanly missing the other. Perfect retrieve for Lucy on what might be her last bird. She is really showing her age, she will be 12 next year and has been both a great birddog and companion. Shooting my Holland which I dearly love and B&P high Pheasant shells. Quite happy with the B&P cartridges.
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