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Nath · Post by **Nath** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:38 pm

.45 smoothrifles rock!
A mere 20grns of BP and a patched .440.
Both rabbits stalked down to 8yards just like one would using a bow!
No meat damage

Three hours in the winter sun and a fresh wind, pheasants, squirrel and numerous birds. Priceless to an old woods bum

N.

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:42 pm

Great photos Nath.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:42 pm

That rifle and Tia are both beauties!

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 2:44 pm

great light - pretty hound

jnyork · Post by **jnyork** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:03 pm

What time do you want us all over for rabbit stew?

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:06 pm

jnyork wrote:What time do you want us all over for rabbit stew?

Your plain out of luck budd'.
These are destined for an old couple and in return I may get a pie of some sort, barter

N.

KiwiKev · Post by **KiwiKev** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:18 pm

Great shooting! That would be a Pedersoli Kentucky rifle by the look of it. It probably has a 1/48 twist.

plowboy 45 · Post by **plowboy 45** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:21 pm

There goes Nate and Tia havin all the fun AGAIN

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:22 pm

Kev"]Great shooting! That would be a Pedersoli Kentucky rifle by the look of it. It probably has a 1/48 twist.[/quote]
Smoothrifle Mr. By Armisport I understand.
A celebratory model.

That photo is lousy! It reads;
18th September 1858
St Louis to S.Fransisco 2700miles 24days
130 years

N.

KiwiKev · Post by **KiwiKev** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:09 pm

Okay. So how much time between shots.? You would think the boom stick would have scared everything off.

My only regret was I never got to take my Kentucky shooting while I had it.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:41 am

KiwiKev wrote:Okay. So how much time between shots.? You would think the boom stick would have scared everything off.

My only regret was I never got to take my Kentucky shooting while I had it.

Never timed it, I was out for about 3&1/2hours and had three shots one of which missed.

I was only loading it with 20grains, it was no louder than a 2" .410. Maybe only doing 700fps?? Certainly sub sonic.

I had a cva kentucky rifle kit years ago as a kid. I made it up and once the barrel was shot in it was very accurate.
No rabbit was safe over 120yards with it.

N.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:24 am

Great photos, I was amazed how accurate my first smooth bore Kentucky was but I never tried it at much over 50 yds, I did have to watch out for ricocheting though.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:14 am

game keeper wrote:Great photos, I was amazed how accurate my first smooth bore Kentucky was but I never tried it at much over 50 yds, I did have to watch out for ricocheting though.

Yes Sir, nowt like pure lead for bouncing across yonder

N.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:45 pm

Very cool!

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:52 pm

Nath I keep looking at the tree in your first picture, is that one tree or two grown together? Sure is bound to be an old one.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:29 am

JerryB wrote:Nath I keep looking at the tree in your first picture, is that one tree or two grown together? Sure is bound to be an old one.

Good point.
I think it is two come together. Oaks.
There is a lot of history just there, ancient history!
The Romans were there, a monastery of sorts and a masonry works extracting the sand stone.
Small roads grown over are everywhere.
These oaks could of been part of a laid hedge hundreds of years ago!

N

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:38 am

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Beauty-fine !

I like how Tia apparently enjoys getting her picture taken - when my dog spots me taking a pic, he almost invariably starts towards me & the camera.

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Old No7 · Post by **Old No7** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:11 pm

KiwiKev wrote:Okay. So how much time between shots?

Glad you're not asking me, after my replies to Gamekeeper's recent "First shot" posting........

Nice pix Nath! Glad to see Tia back out in the woods and in your photos. Guess that her pads have healed up well then, that's great. Cheers!

Old No7

GonnePhishin · Post by **GonnePhishin** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:46 pm

Great pictures

About how fast does it take to reload that beauty?

2571 · Post by **2571** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 10:19 pm

No snow?

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:00 pm

Very nice. Smoothbores rock for sure

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:56 am

UncleBuck wrote:Great pictures
About how fast does it take to reload that beauty?

As fast as you can, luckily, our rabbits don't attack so no panic is required.
Usually it does give time for things to settle again.
A couple of minutes.

N.

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:28 pm

I always enjoy your hunting photos. Really makes me think of hunters in the old days and some of how I try to hunt today.

Thank you for posting the photos.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 4:10 am

2571 wrote:No snow?

Sorry, yes, no.
We had a sprinkle but was gone in a few days.

N.

Birdman · Post by **Birdman** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:23 am

You have fine toys and a great dog. Your real gift to us is the pictures and the stories. Thanks Nath.

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