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I had gone to an inline with a scope because of my poor vision. As someone who has hunted with nothing but a PRB since 1980 it felt bad to use an inline. It felt bad enough that I couldn't do it and I sold it all to the local gun shop and gave up hunting. It's not my style to give up on anything and I was feeling really bad.
So, a few days ago I went back to the gun store to see what he had. I can't handle a long barrel anymore because of my lousy back. I was thinking maybe a used TC Renegade or Hawken. Maybe a Lyman Trade rifle. Something with no more than a 28" barrel but Hawken style. I can't handle a good replica of a Hawken anymore, so I need to compromise.
He had a new Traditions Woodsman like Jon uses. It felt pretty good. No cheekpiece, so it doesn't look goofy shooting it left-handed. I lost the sight in my right eye and had to switch to shooting left-handed. The wood to metal fit was really good. Lock and set trigger worked smooth. Overall the gun wasn't heavy and had good balance. It didn't feel barrel heavy at all and made my back was smiling. So, I bought it.
I'm going to make the hunt easy for me and just hunt for deer. My vision hasn't changed, so i'll have to sneak in closer than ever to use the open sights. That's fine. Still hunting in close has always been my method of hunting. I think 70gr of Goex 3F should be good for a muley.
So, a few days ago I went back to the gun store to see what he had. I can't handle a long barrel anymore because of my lousy back. I was thinking maybe a used TC Renegade or Hawken. Maybe a Lyman Trade rifle. Something with no more than a 28" barrel but Hawken style. I can't handle a good replica of a Hawken anymore, so I need to compromise.
He had a new Traditions Woodsman like Jon uses. It felt pretty good. No cheekpiece, so it doesn't look goofy shooting it left-handed. I lost the sight in my right eye and had to switch to shooting left-handed. The wood to metal fit was really good. Lock and set trigger worked smooth. Overall the gun wasn't heavy and had good balance. It didn't feel barrel heavy at all and made my back was smiling. So, I bought it.
I'm going to make the hunt easy for me and just hunt for deer. My vision hasn't changed, so i'll have to sneak in closer than ever to use the open sights. That's fine. Still hunting in close has always been my method of hunting. I think 70gr of Goex 3F should be good for a muley.