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May I ask what loads you all are using in these magnificent aged guns?
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We just got back from hunting on the Highline in Montana. A fine Harkom 12 bore pinfire was the gun of the day. I got a badger right away, then friend, Jeff, got a sharptail with the pinfire. The gun was made near 1870, so who knows the last time it took game. Later , we worked on sighting in a W H Baker muzzleloader target rifle weighing 15 1/4 pounds, which was made in the same period. Who knows the last time it was shot ? I made up a design for the pinfire shells and we use round balls in the Baker, but it should have paper patch bullets we think. Twist is about 1 in 48", so a ball has to be loaded pretty light to stay stabilized.








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Mr. Myrick: Shells need to be appropriate to the gun digesting them. Older guns normally require something a bit easier on the heads of the stocks as well. I'm a great fan of the shells loaded by the good folks at RST in Pennsylvania. I shoot the 2 1/2-inch loads my gun was essentially built for, although I could use longer (2 3/4-inch shells). I'd like to think the gun should go another 110-years if I do my part.

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Somewhere in a northern duck marsh.


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Duck marshes are certainly beautiful places as well.


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Not me, but son and namesake, George, Jr. in Bozeman, Montana sent me these pix this morning of a Speed Goat he took:






Dang that's pretty country, wish I lived out there!

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Great photos, Daryl and Lloyd. And Geo.

Thanks, SRH

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She's still at it.


Well what have we here?


Took her 30 minutes plus to swim this one down.


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She's still at it.


Well what have we here?


Took her 30 minutes plus to swim this one down.


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Hi all, went out solo today with Raina, the boys are working cows at a friends place. Was a good day, able to limit in a couple hours. Beautiful fall day, sun, cool temps and light winds. Raina did well, she's getting better with each hunt.

Anyway, I used my 12b E.J. Churchill Premiere, and yes it has 25" bbls!



Best!

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