Pic's of my levergun transportation quadrapeds
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Pic's of my levergun transportation quadrapeds
Thought I'd throw a couple pictures up of my levergun transporters. Eventually I'll hopefully get to use my two boys hunting deer and elk. I only had the wife take pic's today of my bay, but we also have a black. Both registered quarterhorses. They're three years old. We bought them as yearlings and I'm breaking them now. I had shoulder surgery this year and was three months without my dominant arm. Didn't get to ride them much. Hopefully next year we'll really get somewhere. They're really doing pretty good. Packing my Colt SAA on my right hip, kind of hard to see.
Marlin 1894 Cowboy Limited in 45 Colt
Shiloh Sharps #1 in 45-70
Same Shiloh Sharps
Same Marlin Cowboy
Marlin 1894 Cowboy Limited in 45 Colt
Shiloh Sharps #1 in 45-70
Same Shiloh Sharps
Same Marlin Cowboy
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TedH, I've already packed her around one season elk hunting. I didn't bring anything home. I'll either take the Sharps or my Win 86 in 45-90. The Winnie would be easier to pack as she's a bit lighter. I say a bit because both those rifles are big'uns and heavy.
I'm hoping to ride one horse and pack with the other. I'll break them to be interchangeable. They're being broke the same at the same time. They're actually half brothers with the same sire. Give me at least one more year as I, for all intensive purposes, was unable to ride them for three months this summer due to the shoulder surgery.
I'm hoping to ride one horse and pack with the other. I'll break them to be interchangeable. They're being broke the same at the same time. They're actually half brothers with the same sire. Give me at least one more year as I, for all intensive purposes, was unable to ride them for three months this summer due to the shoulder surgery.
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kimwcook -
Have you fired any of those firearms while mounted on yer horse? If so, I'd be curious to know what the horse's reaction was to a gun shot. If you haven't fired a gun from horseback yet, do you intend to do so in order to get the horse used to the noise/shock?
Not being frivilous here -- just curious about your combination of horse and gun and wondering if you could train the horse so as to take a shot at game should the opportunity arise while you are mounted.
Nice horse, nice guns, and nice country.
Have you fired any of those firearms while mounted on yer horse? If so, I'd be curious to know what the horse's reaction was to a gun shot. If you haven't fired a gun from horseback yet, do you intend to do so in order to get the horse used to the noise/shock?
Not being frivilous here -- just curious about your combination of horse and gun and wondering if you could train the horse so as to take a shot at game should the opportunity arise while you are mounted.
Nice horse, nice guns, and nice country.
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Thanks everyone for your comments.
You can teach a horse to some what tolerate shooting around them just check out SASS's Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association. But my personal opinion shooting from atop a horse is crazy, unless there's no choice, big bear in your face or a cat, and, your rifle's in your hands (or pull a sidearm).
Did you ever see the movie "Jeremiah Johnson"? That'll show you what happens when you lay your rifle across your horse and shoot. I did it once as a kid, won't do it again.
A lot of guys have literally shot their horse out from under them shooting while mounted. The rider/shooter looks across the top of the bbl. through the sights or scope and forgets the bbl. is actually below the line of sight. Brains his horse. Not a good day and possibly one heck of a walk out.
You can teach a horse to some what tolerate shooting around them just check out SASS's Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association. But my personal opinion shooting from atop a horse is crazy, unless there's no choice, big bear in your face or a cat, and, your rifle's in your hands (or pull a sidearm).
Did you ever see the movie "Jeremiah Johnson"? That'll show you what happens when you lay your rifle across your horse and shoot. I did it once as a kid, won't do it again.
A lot of guys have literally shot their horse out from under them shooting while mounted. The rider/shooter looks across the top of the bbl. through the sights or scope and forgets the bbl. is actually below the line of sight. Brains his horse. Not a good day and possibly one heck of a walk out.
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C.Cash, the saddle is actually an old Sears saddle. I should probably put it up as Sears hasn't sold saddles for many a year. It's a modified association style tree. I have a custom saddle made by Jeff Morrow of Shootingstar Saddlery, Montana Territory. It's made on a Visalia tree with a straight back 4.5" cantle and bucking rolls. It's purty!!! I haven't had the oppurtunity, given my shoulder surgery this year, to use it. Next year look out.
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I reckon a feller could shoot your own horse between the ears. I never shot over my horse's head,any that I shot from was to the side from the saddle or standing and shooting over the saddle.Seems that shooting over their head would be prettymean thing to do because of the muzzle blast.
You do have some fine gun bearers, enjoy them while you can, wish I could still ride and keep horses.
Jerry
You do have some fine gun bearers, enjoy them while you can, wish I could still ride and keep horses.
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