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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: JEH on April 19, 2025, 06:49:55 PM

Title: First morning in Illinois
Post by: JEH on April 19, 2025, 06:49:55 PM

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C.Edwards sweet 16. Back side of the farm in west central Illinois
70 gr 2F, 2 overshot cards,1/4 fiber with bear oil, 90gr volume #6 and another overshot card

Title: Re: First morning in Illinois
Post by: smylee grouch on April 19, 2025, 06:59:43 PM

Congrats ! 👌👍 Its great to see another great bird with another great flint lock .

Title: Re: First morning in Illinois
Post by: Austin on April 19, 2025, 08:33:15 PM

Great job!

Title: Re: First morning in Illinois
Post by: Keith Zimmerman on April 19, 2025, 11:14:17 PM

Congrats!

Title: Re: First morning in Illinois
Post by: okawbow on April 19, 2025, 11:24:59 PM

Congratulations! Love hunting gobblers with flintlocks.

Title: Re: First morning in Illinois
Post by: old george on April 20, 2025, 02:47:27 AM

Nice looking bird, congrats.

george

Title: Re: First morning in Illinois
Post by: Curt Lyles on April 20, 2025, 04:15:39 AM

JEH  Nice bird and a nice smoothbore ,something looks familiar.  Curt

Title: Re: First morning in Illinois
Post by: JEH on April 20, 2025, 05:15:53 AM

Hey Curt! Something should be familiar. That fine Fowler came from you. One of my favorite pieces. If the birds commit it never fails!