I found a good ambush spot today
09-10-2011, 06:18 PM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
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Striper, to answer your question about the fiber optic sights. When you get our age that red sight out in front appears to be a double image or at least distorted.
Dave those buffalo bullets should definately do a number even on those big WI whitetails. As far as shooting offhand, if you don't shoot a flinter regularly, it can be difficult. Its amazing how fast your body reacts between the flash in the pan and the charge going off. I was always taught, and by shooting instructors and competitive shooters, that you will never hold a rifle perfectly still. What you will do with practice is to have the rifle moving in circles. And the more you practice, the smaller these circles will become.
As for the optic sights Dave. Put a light coat of white out on the front sight. A thin coat takes the 'glare' off of it but still makes it plenty bright.
Dave those buffalo bullets should definately do a number even on those big WI whitetails. As far as shooting offhand, if you don't shoot a flinter regularly, it can be difficult. Its amazing how fast your body reacts between the flash in the pan and the charge going off. I was always taught, and by shooting instructors and competitive shooters, that you will never hold a rifle perfectly still. What you will do with practice is to have the rifle moving in circles. And the more you practice, the smaller these circles will become.
As for the optic sights Dave. Put a light coat of white out on the front sight. A thin coat takes the 'glare' off of it but still makes it plenty bright.
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09-10-2011, 06:37 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
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I also can not stand the fiber optic sights. Plastic Junk is what I call them. And they will break very easy. you will never see them on any rifle I use open sights on.
You should be able to change out sights on a TC pretty easily??
I might have a set ot TC sights. Cayugad if you want me to check and see I will look if you want them. Is the front sight on your rifle dovetailed or D&T'd?? Tom.
You should be able to change out sights on a TC pretty easily??
I might have a set ot TC sights. Cayugad if you want me to check and see I will look if you want them. Is the front sight on your rifle dovetailed or D&T'd?? Tom.
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09-10-2011, 06:57 PM
#13
Dominant Buck
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As strange as it sounds, I would rather have a primitive sight then fiber optics. The best sight for me I ever used was on a Remington Rifle. It has a white triangle as the back sight and a white dot as the front sight. For some reason I could really shoot with that sight.
09-10-2011, 07:02 PM
#14
Dominant Buck
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For what I am going to use the rifle for.. the fiber optics will do fine. I even thought of mounting a 1x32 scope on the flintlock, but that just does not appeal to me.
We can shoot only bucks now. The DNR has us kill off all the does for many years. I have two small four pointers that come into the yard. They look like good eating, but I would hate to shoot them. I might just hold out for something really large. If I don't get a monster that means I don't have to butcher. If I do, I will make a lot of sausage and salami.
Taking a deer really is not all that important to me anymore. I just like to be out there. I even thought of camera hunting only. I have a friend that does that in the southern end of the state. No rifle, just a really good digital camera. He claims he get as much satisfaction out of that as when he used to hunt.
We can shoot only bucks now. The DNR has us kill off all the does for many years. I have two small four pointers that come into the yard. They look like good eating, but I would hate to shoot them. I might just hold out for something really large. If I don't get a monster that means I don't have to butcher. If I do, I will make a lot of sausage and salami.
Taking a deer really is not all that important to me anymore. I just like to be out there. I even thought of camera hunting only. I have a friend that does that in the southern end of the state. No rifle, just a really good digital camera. He claims he get as much satisfaction out of that as when he used to hunt.
09-10-2011, 07:21 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
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Cayugad,
You might want to consider a change for your close shots. I cant tell you how many deer have jumped a Flintlock at 20yards. The lock in a flintlock is slow and loud, 20 yards is really close.
Can you take some pictures of your ambush spot? I would really like to see them.
You might want to consider a change for your close shots. I cant tell you how many deer have jumped a Flintlock at 20yards. The lock in a flintlock is slow and loud, 20 yards is really close.
Can you take some pictures of your ambush spot? I would really like to see them.
Tom.
09-11-2011, 12:50 PM
#17
Dominant Buck
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Cayugad,
You might want to consider a change for your close shots. I cant tell you how many deer have jumped a Flintlock at 20yards. The lock in a flintlock is slow and loud, 20 yards is really close.
Can you take some pictures of your ambush spot? I would really like to see them.
You might want to consider a change for your close shots. I cant tell you how many deer have jumped a Flintlock at 20yards. The lock in a flintlock is slow and loud, 20 yards is really close.
Can you take some pictures of your ambush spot? I would really like to see them.
That is the creek that runs through my property. It is called McTush creek, but most call it mud creek. It varies in width from a few feet to quite a distance. On the left bank you can see where the deer are landing when they jump the thing.
after they cross the creek out of the cedars, they come up this very slight hill. That is a nice path there. And today I found a bedding area as well. I figure a ground blind near them trees should do real nice.
Something interesting is, one my walk back I spotted something that does not belong ...
Someone else is watching the trail by that creek. There was no ladder to the stand which is kind of strange, but there is a shooting lane to the trails. I left them a note and advised them to take the tree stand and a certain part of their anatomy and get them off my property. I will be checking back here, and if I catch them in that tree there will be trouble.
Here is a link to some other pictures of the general area I own. Also I take you to the boundary edge of the property, where I meet the National Forest.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ad/my%20woods/
09-11-2011, 01:45 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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That is the creek that runs through my property. It is called McTush creek, but most call it mud creek. It varies in width from a few feet to quite a distance. On the left bank you can see where the deer are landing when they jump the thing.
after they cross the creek out of the cedars, they come up this very slight hill. That is a nice path there. And today I found a bedding area as well. I figure a ground blind near them trees should do real nice.
Something interesting is, one my walk back I spotted something that does not belong ...
Someone else is watching the trail by that creek. There was no ladder to the stand which is kind of strange, but there is a shooting lane to the trails. I left them a note and advised them to take the tree stand and a certain part of their anatomy and get them off my property. I will be checking back here, and if I catch them in that tree there will be trouble.
Here is a link to some other pictures of the general area I own. Also I take you to the boundary edge of the property, where I meet the National Forest.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ad/my%20woods/
09-11-2011, 01:57 PM
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Typical Buck
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That is the creek that runs through my property. It is called McTush creek, but most call it mud creek. It varies in width from a few feet to quite a distance. On the left bank you can see where the deer are landing when they jump the thing.
after they cross the creek out of the cedars, they come up this very slight hill. That is a nice path there. And today I found a bedding area as well. I figure a ground blind near them trees should do real nice.
Something interesting is, one my walk back I spotted something that does not belong ...
Someone else is watching the trail by that creek. There was no ladder to the stand which is kind of strange, but there is a shooting lane to the trails. I left them a note and advised them to take the tree stand and a certain part of their anatomy and get them off my property. I will be checking back here, and if I catch them in that tree there will be trouble.
Here is a link to some other pictures of the general area I own. Also I take you to the boundary edge of the property, where I meet the National Forest.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ad/my%20woods/