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Graybeard
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Hi, I have been thinking hard about getting a North Star West canoe gun since it would fit me just about perfect. Only problem, I would want it to be a shooter so I could hunt with it and I'm wondering if anybody has some experience along that line. I'm one of those unfortunate souls who can only afford one high dollar flintlock so I do need to be careful what I end up with. SO, anybody have a North Star West canoe gun? What do you think of it?
 
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Booshway
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Well, I do not have one, and do not want one. I think it would be a poor choice for a hunting gun. I think those short guns are more of a close range self-defense weapon, and not meant to be a serious hunting firearm.
Of course, others will have different opinions.


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Booshway
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I have had a North Star West canoe gun for 15 years it is my go to Carry gun. I have taken deer , elk , and a buffalo with it.
 
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I've been wanting one in a bad way for some time. It will have to be a kit, however. Our own Mike Nesbitt has one and calls it his favorite for general hunting/shooting. He's the one who talked me into getting one. It's not a duck/geese gun but for deer or upland small game it's a beaut. Surprisingly, little velocity is lost in that 20" barrel. 20" will do quite well but you wouldn't want to go shorter than that.


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Graybeard
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Thanks for the replies! Deer, elk and buffalo? What more could I want? Well, maybe the odd squirrel or bird....
 
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..., and rabbit...don't forget rabbits...

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Graybeard
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True Confession: In all my years I have never bagged a rabbit. Unreal huh?
 
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Interestingly, all the rabbits, and not that many, that I've shot over the years were taken with a Sheridan Blue Streak pump.


*Young guys should hang out with old guys; old guys know stuff.*
 
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Hivernant
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I have a running gun with a 28 inch barrel in 20 balls/pound (20ga). It patterns real nice and I use it for all types of small game as well as turkey.

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Booshway
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If thats what you got your heart set on then by all means go for it. I think I would want a back sight though an then deer hunting with it should be no problem inside 50/60 yrds which should be your objective anyway


Nothing beats the feel of a handmade southern iron mounted flintlock on a crisp frosty morning
 
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Booshway
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Has anyone tried the brass fowler rear sight that clay Smith sells? It looks like the sight in the book about Tulle & St. Etienne fowlers imported into the colonies. I have seen this type of sight on center fire rifles from Europe. For some reason I remember them being refered to as a batteau sight. I am putting one on my fowler.
 
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