Traditional Cap Guns - Let's See 'em!

[TradeGun.62]

Just a spin on Jim's thread on flintlocks. How many of you shoot/hunt with traditional percussion or musket cap guns? Post up some picture of them.

Mine's an TC Renegade I bought in the early '80s.

 

[Dave N]

I shoot a Renegade as well, just not very often. Mine's a .54 I bought quite a few years ago.

 

[azelkhntr]

I shoot a Knight wolverine in .50 cal. Its visible in my profile pick. Its taken one bear, 2 deer and this year now a javelina. Great carbine. I just acquired a T/C Hawken in .50 Cal but have yet to take her out to the range. It's an early '70's model that has some perhaps unique features but IDK. Records are nonexistent on them due to a fire. Shes a beauty. Always wanted a Hawken style rifle. I was hoping to hunt elk with it this year but was unsuccessful in the CO draw.

 

[MThuntr]

Top to bottom:
Cabela's Hawken 54 cal
Lyman Plains 50 cal
Belgian smoothbore double... approx 40gauge
CVA Express Double 50cal

 

[TradeGun.62]

Some nice rifles there fellas.

@Dave N mine is a .50 which seemed really big at the time. Wishing now I'd got a .54 as well.

I have been thinking about adding another, a Lyman Great Plains Rifle or maybe the Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawken.

Surely there are more out there. Post up for everyone to see 'em!

 

[shb]

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Top to bottom:
Cabela's Hawken 54 cal
Lyman Plains 50 cal
Belgian smoothbore double... approx 40gauge
CVA Express Double 50cal

That second one might be a lyman trade rifle, but I don't think its a Great Plains.


Fwiw

 

[lonedave]

T/C Hawken with a Green Mountain .62 barrel rifled by Ed Rayl @ 1:72 and the first bull killed with it in 09, 90 gr Goex and round ball.



T/C Seneca .45 and bighorn ewe last fall, 75 gr Goex and maxihunter.

 

[JohnCushman]

I have a .50 cal CVA bobcat. It's synthetic and only has a 28 inch barrel, but shoots great. I got it on clearance at K mart for $25 about 20 years ago.

 

[lonedave]

Just for kicks, here's a chukar from a few years ago with a T/C New Englander 12 ga

 

[Griggs]

Rifles only? This is one of my frequent range guns...


If rifles only I can swap the pic for a different one

 

[Werty]

I hate to admit this, I got a Traditional kit for xmas 20+ years ago. I still haven't put it together. I told my buddy if I don't put it together this winter, to punch me in the ear.

 

[huntnpack]

An old cabelas special I use as a rabbit getter. “You cook good rabbit pilgrim”

 

[BrentD]

New to me. Might kill something this fall. It's 5th cap gun, not counting shotguns and pistols.

 

[TradeGun.62]

Fine lookin' guns fellas!

My bad Griggs. Would like to see the rifle too tho!

lonedave, you are the man sir! Love that chukar.

 

[Griggs]

Fine lookin' guns fellas!

My bad Griggs. Would like to see the rifle too tho!

lonedave, you are the man sir! Love that chukar.

No worries, pretty standard Hawken...


ETA: Difficulty in posting pictures.

 

[lonedave]

Couple more, some from a bit further back....

2002, .54 T/C White Mountain carbine, 100 gr Goex, and Maxihunter, first muzzleloader kill



2003, Same T/C Seneca .45, 70 gr Goex, and maxihunter



2008, Same T/C Hawken with .62 Green Mountain Barrel rifled 1:72 by Ed Rayl, round ball, 100 gr Goex, first kill with it



Another few of chukars with T/C New Englander 12 ga

 

[BirdManMike]

Elk a couple years ago with a Traditions Hawken.

 

[prhunter]

Here is one of my cap locks. T/C Hawken 50 cal.

It'll be traveling to Colorado this year for my elk hunt in September.

 

[TradeGun.62]

Is it just me, but I never get tired of looking at traditional muzzleloaders?

Well, all guns really, but trad muzzleloaders especially.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I borrowed my dad’s 54 cal T/C Grey Hawk for this hunt.