New guy saying "Hi"...

[Skychief]

Greetings all. Been reading a lot here recently. Looked like the water was warm, so I'm jumping in. Thanks for having me.

I'm big into muzzleloading and love black powder hunting.

My lever gun interest was heightened this year as a neighbor gifted a 1970's 336 in 30/30 to me. As indiana saw fit to allow them for deer hunting this year, I took two fat does with her. I had used another 336 about 25 years ago in Wisconsin. It always kept me in venison too.

My little collection includes a Marlin Mountie, a1970's 9422, a trapper length 9422 Magnum (an fairly rare bird, I believe), a Henry Golden Boy and the 336.

I have friends bitten with the black powder bug with some 100 year old Marlins in 38/40. They are used for deer hunting strictly with black powder loads. They sure appeal to me after shooting each quite a bit. I will have a similar rifle some day.

There's just something about these leverguns.

Just wanted to introduce myself. Looks like a good bunch here.

Best regards, Skychief.

[Chuck 100 yd]

Welcome to the forum. Set back and enjoy !

I will deleate your duplicate post.

[EdinCT]

Welcome, your 30-30 is a good one has you know and I shot several deer with Gramps 38-40 I think you need one of those also. It is so easy to enable!!

[piller]

Howdy.

[fordwannabe]

WELCOME. You can learn alot here, and some very nice guys. I will warn ya though these guys are enablers of the first degree. They will help you spend YOUR money that you haven't even made yet, and I enjoy every minute of it. Tom

[RIHMFIRE]

Howdy from Florida....hold on to that 9422 trapper....NIB...are a lot of $$$$

[Sixgun]

Howdy bud.......lots of fun and knowledge here.........we are kind of a bunch of misfits...at least I am.......

Join in and paaaarrrrtttyyyy on dude!-----6

[AJMD429]

Welcome....!

[Old Savage]

Welcome, nice leverguns and black powder stories and guns welcome here.

[JerryB]

Welcome to a fine bunch of levergun folks. I have been a levergunner since I was about 14 years old. Started in black powder muzzleloading in 1968.

[Griff]

and Welcome to THE Forum!

[OldWin]

Welcome to the fire. This is a great place to hang out.
Can't agree more about the 38-40. It's one of my favorite cartridges.

[Nath]

Hello my friend.
Good folk here.
You too are a good'n.



I don't have a lever gun presently but they still tolerate me here.

Nath.

[1894c]

HI!... :)

[rossim92]

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

Howdy,
Glad you found your way here.

[gamekeeper]

Welcome to the fire.....

[Rusty]

Welcome Skychief!

A great bunch of folks here. They even tolerate me.

[Pitchy]

Welcome aboard.

[3leggedturtle]

Welcome aboard to the best enablers forumn on the web!.. Todd/3leg

[M. M. Wright]

Pull up that un-split block of firewood and let me tell you this story--------

[Skychief]

Thanks all for the big welcome!

Good to see you Nath!!!! I noticed you as a member here prior to registering. Good to see you friend!

Thanks guys, Skychief

[Ysabel Kid]

Welcome aboard!!!

[Nath]

This guy is responsible for improving us front loader shotgun patterns no end, simply by doing it all wrong

N.

[Skychief]

Doing it all wrong????? I will have you know my friend that the "Skychief Special" load in a frontstuffing smoothbore is the result of thinking outside of the box! If that's wrong, I don't want to do it right.

It sure is hard on the critters, here and abroad, no?

Best regards, Skychief

[Grizz]

welcome aboard Skychief.

are you an airman?

[Batman1939]

Welcome to the forum--lotta good information available here. Hope to hear more from you !

[Nath]

Doing it all wrong????? I will have you know my friend that the "Skychief Special" load in a frontstuffing smoothbore is the result of thinking outside of the box! If that's wrong, I don't want to do it right.

It sure is hard on the critters, here and abroad, no?

Best regards, Skychief

N.

[AmBraCol]

Doing it all wrong????? I will have you know my friend that the "Skychief Special" load in a frontstuffing smoothbore is the result of thinking outside of the box! If that's wrong, I don't want to do it right.

It sure is hard on the critters, here and abroad, no?

Best regards, Skychief

Now you've piqued my curiosity! First, welcome to the forum! Next, tell us about your smoothbore load. Way back in the last century I learned to load brass shells (The technique was similar to loading a front stuffer) for a 32 gauge Boito single shot shotgun. At least, I learned how NOT to do it. At first I imitated the natives in the area and their technique for loading a small bore smooth bore shotgun. Then I learned why they were such bad shots. I never actually "mastered" the proper loading technique but did improve tremendously over the typical jute fiber over shot wad that tended to blow out into a donut shaped "pattern".

[Pete44ru]

I don't have a lever gun presently but they still tolerate me here.

Only because you hunt with a pretty dog, Nath......... .

Welcome to the fire, Skychief ! .

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[shortwheels]

Hi I am a new guy to !!!

[AmBraCol]

Hi I am a new guy to !!!

Welcome aboard!

[ollogger]

Welcome from Wyoming!



Brad

[Bullard4075]

Welcome,welcome.

[jcw]

Hello and welcome!

[1894c]

HeLLO... :)