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Main Discussion Area => Muzzleloaders => Topic started by: Parnell on March 25, 2020, 09:37:09 am

Title: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: Parnell on March 25, 2020, 09:37:09 am

Eddie asked me to post these for him.

Congratulations, buddy!

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: Deerhunter21 on March 25, 2020, 09:43:53 am

oooooooooooohhh! i can tell you how excited to start turkey season up this year!!!!!  Great job man!!!   :-M :G

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: Pat B on March 25, 2020, 10:43:28 am

Way to go, Eddie.   :OK

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: Hawkdancer on March 25, 2020, 11:00:21 am

Nice bird!  Good looking muzzleloader, too!  Managed to find a drop-in 20 gauge barrel for my TC Hawken, just need to get some wads, and a tag!
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: mullet on March 25, 2020, 11:28:05 am

Thanks, everybody. It was a tense morning when I pulled the trigger with him standing at 33 yards and the gun just sparked. There was a heavy, low lieing dew in the air and the moisture kept it from firing. While the bird was looking at me I eased the gun to the right behind a tree and cleared the touch hole with my pick and stirred the powder a little. Then eased it back over and the second time was a charm.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: Eric Krewson on March 25, 2020, 12:13:01 pm

What load did you use? Nice bird.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: Ed Brooks on March 25, 2020, 03:28:28 pm

Congrats!Nice bird and with a nice looking flinch lock.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: mullet on March 25, 2020, 08:55:59 pm

Eric, I used a thick hard card, dry thick felt, olive oil thick felt on top of 85 grains of 2F and 1 1/2 ounce of #5 with a thin felt.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: chamookman on March 26, 2020, 02:07:06 am

Way Cool Eddie - specially with a Trade Gun  :G  :-M ! Bob

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: mullet on March 26, 2020, 02:28:45 pm

Thanks, Bob.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: JW_Halverson on March 27, 2020, 11:36:55 am

It don't even look mussed up much from being run over by your truck before you jumped out and laid your gun over top of it!   ;D

Pretty bird, Eddie. Very pretty, indeed.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: mullet on March 28, 2020, 03:34:25 pm

Thank you John. It was funny, the bird went down hard. When I was taking pictures one of his eyes blinked. :G I had to wop him in the head a little. ::)

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: JW_Halverson on March 28, 2020, 09:49:08 pm

Izzat why that stick thingy is under the barrel? Is it a whoopin' stick?

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 29, 2020, 05:56:53 am

Nice bird Eddie
Did you make your powder horn & gun? They look nice

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: mullet on March 29, 2020, 08:27:53 am

Rob, the gun is a "Curly" NW Trade gun I bought at our Rendezvous in January. The powder horn was made for me by my good friend Chris Cade.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: Mike Yancey on March 31, 2020, 05:28:25 am

Very good bird! Huge spurs.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: mullet on March 31, 2020, 10:13:36 am

Thank you, Sir. They are pretty good for an Osceola. Look up Florida State record.

Title: Re: Bird down - posted for Mullet
Post by: PaulN/KS on April 02, 2020, 07:40:29 am

Congratulations!
That's a fine looking bird and some really nice gear as well.  :OK