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General Information => General Muzzleloading => Topic started by: RoaringBull on August 04, 2008, 05:47:44 PM

Title: Traditions Folks
Post by: RoaringBull on August 04, 2008, 05:47:44 PM
Got an inline (I know, I know) donated by a guy that was an old Tradtions Buckhunter in .50 cal.  I needed to get a tool to use to remove the nipple and breech plug so i send an email to the same lady that had been helping me out with WB's Hawken.  She is sending me a tool for free and asked about the boys Hawken, too.

Very nice folks there.
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: mongrel on August 04, 2008, 06:36:53 PM
This here's General Discussion -- mention of inlines shouldn't get you in too much trouble.

I take a pretty open-minded attitude toward the unholy things. As long as the inline shooters don't start in on me on the inferiority of my sidehammers, I practice live and let live. I've known several inliners who converted to the True Faith after having the chance to do some serious shooting with conventional caplocks and even flinters, and the fact is that even in their misguided state they're still fellow shooters and don't want their guns taken away any more than we do ours.

I still like the "traditonal" guideline of this site, though. Without it, before long those of us with the ol' fashioned guns would be lost amidst all the posts about sabots, synthetic stocks, and smokeless powder. There are already enough other "muzzleloading" forums that are basically useless to me -- this place has been a real blessing.

Oh, and, yeah, I've always heard the Traditions folks were good to deal with.
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Mr Woodchuck on August 04, 2008, 08:00:14 PM
Inlines   bad as immeegrints ....spitt'
Bull   hurd day give ya mange... or hoof rot.
   read it somewhere
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: RoaringBull on August 04, 2008, 09:25:20 PM
I discurage their use as much as possible at the shoots.............thisun is pretty dang old, too still uses a #10 cap, the bolt action style.......


The few inlines that Mission outdoors owns set al by themselves in the corner away from the real guns...
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Mr Woodchuck on August 04, 2008, 10:03:08 PM
Send em to me   after a few minutes I kan pound out some tommehawks
outta the barrels n heat over the plastic stock fire.
    them ole ones never went off     junk      makes for a good boat oar
  are ya itchun yet Bull
                       a lil tingle maybe
                                  maybe a patch of dry skin
                                                are ya feet sore
lol
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: RoaringBull on August 04, 2008, 11:31:17 PM
Yeah, all the above.
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Mr Woodchuck on August 04, 2008, 11:38:54 PM
Called "Yack-line Fever" Bull ... not good at all ... only cure is a good flintlock.
Dr Woodchuck
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Mike 56 on August 11, 2008, 12:42:56 PM
I prefer a sidelock or better yet a flintier (don't own one yet saving up) I have a buddy that is low income he found a rust bucket Knight in-line for 25.00. We soaked the barrel and polish it out. We have been shooting my cast balls and 300gr Real bullets in it and having a good time with it. I would not mind having one if it was cheap enough.

Mike
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Wild Bull on August 11, 2008, 01:01:33 PM
Quote from: RoaringBull on August 04, 2008, 09:25:20 PM
I discurage their use as much as possible at the shoots.............thisun is pretty dang old, too still uses a #10 cap, the bolt action style.......


The few inlines that Mission outdoors owns set al by themselves in the corner away from the real guns...

I like that rifle
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: RoaringBull on August 12, 2008, 02:34:30 AM
Gotta get back with the girl there at Traditions as WB's Hawken is not firing still, thought that we had it fixed, but the cap goes snap but the barrel don't go boom.....can't get the cleanout screw out either
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Da Backwoodsman on August 14, 2008, 03:33:31 AM
blasphemy
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: RoaringBull on August 14, 2008, 03:56:43 AM
yep, noone answering my email yet either
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: ffrooster on August 14, 2008, 03:57:30 AM
thats what happens when you start bragging too much!!!
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Da Backwoodsman on August 14, 2008, 03:58:32 AM
BLASPHEMY...INLINES... You kiss your wife with that mouth?
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: ffrooster on August 14, 2008, 04:11:03 AM
well as much as none of you like to talk about them, I own an in-line.......its a fine shooting rifle made by a very good gun maker..........BUT I also own a caplock hawken rifle that is made by that same gun maker and shoots very well I actually have killed half a dozen or so deer with the hawken and have had way more than that run off when the gun went pop and no boom. I have not killed anything with the in-line  but I plan to this year.And some time in the near future I hope to get a black powder pistol!!!
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Mr Woodchuck on August 14, 2008, 10:43:52 AM
Inlines ... just a huntin tool ... great if it works for ya ...
Sure would love to shoot one...
  Swingin' from a tree limb bout 75 yards out.
  Told ya about traditions Bull .... if ya lived close I'D FIX IT FOR YA...
     HEY you trying to make that funny powder go off in it ?
that's probally alot of the problem ....
lol
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: RoaringBull on August 14, 2008, 01:52:33 PM
tried everything but shoving a long lighter down and striking it........
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Wild Bull on August 14, 2008, 02:16:22 PM
Quote from: ffrooster on August 14, 2008, 04:11:03 AM
well as much as none of you like to talk about them, I own an in-line.......its a fine shooting rifle made by a very good gun maker..........BUT I also own a caplock hawken rifle that is made by that same gun maker and shoots very well I actually have killed half a dozen or so deer with the hawken and have had way more than that run off when the gun went pop and no boom. I have not killed anything with the in-line  but I plan to this year.And some time in the near future I hope to get a black powder pistol!!!

when we come down in Novomber i am bringing a black powder rifle
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: Mr Woodchuck on August 14, 2008, 07:28:21 PM
Well if it keeps up  send it to me ... let the Doctor have a look see ...
shippin will kill ya
lol
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: RoaringBull on August 14, 2008, 08:26:44 PM
If I don't get a response by the time we get back from vacation I may take you up on that offer........shipping it to Traditions only about $22
Title: Re: Traditions Folks
Post by: RoaringBull on September 07, 2008, 12:14:12 AM
well, guess what.....I owe them folks an apology fer talking bad about em.....got a new nipple from the factory and THOUGHT it was just like the one I had put in it.........put that new one in and that thang shot all day long for the boy!