Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Muzzleloaders => Topic started by: osage outlaw on January 28, 2017, 11:22:56 pm
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Lets say a guy wanted to shoot a deer with a black powder pistol. Which gun would be a good choice? A flintlock would be cool but I don't know anything about them. If I were to buy a new black powder pistol would it be OK to post it in this section?
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I would say that a 50 or 54 caliber Lyman Great Plains pistol could handle the job. You'll need to be close though I'd think.
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Google hunting deer with a Lyman percussion pistol, lots of info, loading and velocity with different loads.
This pistol would be my choice as well, I am a .54 fan. Be sure to check your state's deer hunting regs, many states don't allow B/P pistols for deer hunting.
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I've got the .50 Traditions Kentucky pistol and it could definitely take a deer.
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Like Eric said, many states don't allow them for deer. If legal, I would not use anything less than a .44 Old Army (.457 RB, 456 RN) with a full load of 3f. And then a lot of practice- after which he might rethink the idea😀! .50, .54, .58 with a heavy load would do it, but might as well use a bow, it would be a very short range choice.
Hawkdancer
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Thanks for the info guys. Close shots shouldn't be a problem. I've killed 3 deer with a 44 magnum revolver. I just thought it would be an added challenge to do it with black powder. I'm trying to find out if its legal or not.
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I guess they are legal in my state but it has to have a 12" barrel.
Muzzleloading handguns are allowed. The muzzleloading handgun must be single shot, .50 caliber or larger, loaded with bullets at least .44 caliber and have a barrel at least 12 inches long, measured from the base of the breech plug excluding tangs and other projections to the end of the barrel, including the muzzle crown.
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The Lyman pistol has a 9 3/4" barrel, time to make one that meets the regs.
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My first kit, an old CVA 45, has a 12" barrel and believe it or not is a tack driver at 40 yards.
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I have a .50 cal Lyman's plains pistol. Ultra accurate and I would not hesitate to hunt deer with it.
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This post made me pull out that first kit pistol I did in the late 70's and sand it back to raw wood and redo the whole thing. This time around, I stained it with walnut hull stain after I sanded it back to bare wood,dipped it in nitric acid and then burnt it with the heat gun. Sanded it and heated, hand rubbed and burnished the finish in with a deer tallow, orange oil,wax finish.
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You can't make a post like that and not have pictures Eddie ::)
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I'll try tomorrow. I'm working 80+ hour weeks.
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I hear ya Eddie. I'm working 6 12 hour days in a row this week.
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I know that feeling. I have three blackpowder arms now and I'm going to re-sand, re-stain, clean, and re-brown (instead of blue) all of them now.
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Clint, Angie surprised me with a .54 cap lock Lyman kit for Christmas. I'll be working on that once I clear off some other projects.
They are fun.
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There are 12" barrel B/P pistols out there but not traditional ones.
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Couple years back. I was watching PBS Michigan outdoors.. There was this fella and he took a deer with a BP percussion pistol.. Only about 10 yards if I remember correctly.. Looked like a lot of fun.. To bad it's illegal in Canada
Thanks Leroy
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Leroy, I've taken several hogs with my pistols at close range and all have been a lot of fun.
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Here you go, Clint. Nothing fancy but I like the non-shiny finish better. Oh, yea, for grins I dropped the ramrod in and guess what? I still have a load in it.
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That looks exactly like what I had in mind. I just need a longer barrel to be legal. Thanks for posting the pictures.
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One thing that might work is getting a rice or coletrain barrel and a lock and just cutting down the barrel length and making your own stock. Prolly going to get pricey going that route though.
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I've taken this barrel off and dropped it in another CVA rifle stock. Looked kinda cool.
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Ha! Mullet I did the same thing when I had my hawken stock and kentucky pistol kit.
I thought about sawing down the stock to have a little hawken street sweeper but I never did it! :D