Does anyone else here do any deer hunting with a flintlock or cap and ball muzzleloader? We have a season here in PA exclusively for flintlock deer, unfornutately it is during one of  the coldest times of the year(late December-early January). Does any other state have anything like this, and if you do is it earlier/later in the year? I also have a small 32 cal cap and ball I will break out occasionally for squirrels. For me, hunting with these old time weapons makes it more interesting and fun.

Hello,

 

Yes, I use my caplock T/C New Englander.

 

I'd prefer a flinter but am a lefty and lefty flinters are harder to come by and more expensive.

 

Would love a .32 caliber for small game.  Those are rare around here, too.

 

Most muzzleloader hunters in Indiana use those modern inline deals.  I don't see the point. 

 

Stalking deer is easy, to the point that I've passed shots up as "unfair" to the deer.  Sit against a tree on a deer trail and you'll find one to shoot.  Never saw a real need for a repeater.

 

I consider my repeaters, for the most part, as defensive weapons or vermin control firearms.  The exception to this is a heavy-barrel .22 I have that I use for longer-range squirrel (out to about 100 yards.)

 

In my opinion, hunters should be started out with single-shots and/or muzzleloaders (though it shouldn't be a law to do this!)  Learning the value of a round of ammunition or of powder and ball is essential, I think.

 

Regards,

 

Josh

Allright, I'm not the only one doing this.

 

Luckily, I'm right handed, so I have never had to look for left handed guns.

 

Yeah, a lot of people around here use those inlines for early muzzleloader, but fortunately they have kept the late season flintlock only. If I want the experience of an inline, I will go out with one shell with my 30-06. It is the same thing just about.

 

I looked quite a while for that 32 calibur, found it a few years ago. It is a great time hunting squirrel with it, good luck finding one, especially as a left hander.

I only use inline all season since we're not allow rifles where I hunt at.

My father in law have cap and ball rifle and revolvers. He make his own lead bullets from the lead in in car batteries and where ever else he can get lead from. Sadly he doesn't hunt though.

I'm old school too. I killed four with the old round ball last year, all up close and personal. Now, I picked up my regular rifle later, but I enjoy the nostalgia of the old guns. Mine is a TC Hawkins passed on to me by my dad. He gets a big kick (and a few backstraps) out of me using it.

My uncle makes his own and hunts with them...

I love the PA flintlock season...lots of fun!