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Offline tddeangelo

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New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« on: December 29, 2020, 06:27:23 AM »
I almost bought this fowler at Dixon's fair a couple of years back. The person who did buy it let me know when it came up for sale and I jumped on it.

It shoots round balls pretty well, and tonight it drilled a big ol' round ball into this nice doe at about 50 yards.

Now to get a turkey with it this spring...



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Offline rich pierce

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2020, 06:29:20 AM »
Nice shooting. It’s sure nice when a gun you like does the job like that.
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Offline Daniel Coats

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2020, 06:55:16 AM »
Very nice and respectful photo as well. Congratulations!
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Offline wattlebuster

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2020, 01:16:05 PM »
I like it. Good eats there
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Offline alacran

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2020, 02:21:56 PM »
Congratulations. nice photo.
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Offline old george

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2020, 04:08:24 PM »
Like the others, nice shooting and a respectful picture. That will be some nice eating for sure.

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Offline Brokennock

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2020, 07:15:23 PM »
Good for you. Congratulations.
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Offline Bob McBride

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2020, 10:03:00 PM »
Great job. Great pic.
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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2020, 02:41:54 AM »
Congratulations on a nice doe.  That's a very nice looking gun, too.
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Offline Daryl

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2020, 02:42:18 AM »
Good job, tddeangelo.
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Offline tddeangelo

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2020, 06:30:10 AM »
Thanks, all.

That is my first venture into a smoothbore, and I've been very pleased with it.

Now to get a turkey with it in the spring...
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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2020, 05:41:20 PM »
I like the picture a lot. Good shooting. I love it when a plan comes together.
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Offline Darkhorse

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2021, 12:51:18 PM »
You did pretty well for a first time fowler deer hunter. Congratulations. But I think I'll stick with my rifles.
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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2021, 04:27:09 PM »
Nice work !
Great to see a flint lock harvest.
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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2021, 03:18:55 AM »
So...are you going to enter this month's smoothbore match ? 
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2021, 10:14:18 AM »
I love taking low angle photos.  Well done with the kill and picture.
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Offline WaterFowl

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2021, 03:14:12 PM »
Good shooting and good eats...great picture...Now go wack a big ol Tom!
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Offline Lucky R A

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2021, 03:25:59 PM »
         It was nice chatting about your kill and the gun you used.  When I first saw the photo, I told my wife that the gun looked familiar.   The gun was originally built for one of  (rdf) who post on this board.  He had a very nice Don Getz 16 ga. barrel.  The gun was built as a copy of an original Bucks Co. bloom fowler/musket.  The original was built with a steel ramrod.  The original Bloom gun also had carvings of the Indian princess /Liberty cap at the front of the lock panels much like the Antes swivel rifle.  It was a nice fowler and made with quality parts, i hope you have much success with it in the future.  It is always nice to follow your work and see it put to the use it was designed for.  Ron
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Offline Euan

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Re: New-to-me fowler scores a doe tonight
« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2021, 12:03:08 PM »
Well Done.
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