Teleoceras's Blackpowder Old Poll Page 7

The results of July 13, 2002's poll from Doug\Va.

61. Hunting with a muzzleloader to you is:

Gives me more time in the woods only but like to hunt with them. (2) 4%
I love muzzleloaders, hunt with them in modern season some, and like the history aspect too. (41) 84%
I don't care for muzzleloaders at all in a history standpoint. I only use one to get a chance at another deer. (0) 0%
I love to shoot muzzleloaders, but I don't like to hunt. (6) 12%

The results of July 20, 2002's poll from Blue Dragon Fyre.

62. What traditional conical would be preferable to you IF it were not legal to hunt with a patched Round Ball and Modern inlines with sabots were not legal either? Remember, only TRADITIONAL conicals are hypothetically allowed.

Classic patched picket ball 1835-90 (4) 13%
bare groove diameter picket ball 1850-90 (0) 0%
slug with traditional one piece cross paper patch 1855-70 (2) 7%
Minie or Dimick SS hollow based bullet 1860-1865 (11) 37%
cylindro-conoidal swaged slug with crossed multi strip paper patching 1870-present (0) 0%
self-centering cloth patched picket ball 1870-90 (2) 7%
grease groove slug with ogive 1890-present (4) 13%
Other (5) 17%
None, I don't hunt (2) 7%

The results of July 27, 2002's poll from Doug\Va.

63. When picking out a stock for a new gun, do you prefer….

A plain jane without inlays (21) 40%
A plain jane with inlays (6) 12%
A fancy carved stock without inlays (3) 6%
A fancy carved stock with inlays (9) 17%
Other (13) 25%

The results of August 3, 2002's poll from Rebel\Ore.

64. What is your favorite Pistol ignition?

Wheellock (4) 9%
Snaphaunce (0) 0%
Miquelet Lock (1) 2%
English Lock (0) 0%
Doglock (0) 0%
Flintlock (16) 36%
Percussion Lock (12) 27%
Percussion cap n' ball revolver (12) 27%

The results of August 10, 2002's poll from Doug\Va.

65. Which type of rifling do you like best?

Square bottom grooves (17) 42%
Round bottom grooves (13) 32%
Hex bore (i.e. Whitworths) (0) 0%
Other (2) 5%
Undecided (8) 20%

The results of August 17, 2002's poll from Rebel\Ore.

66. What is your favorite caliber for a pistol?

.31 (2) 5%
.36 (7) 18%
.44 (3) 8%
.45 (11) 28%
.50 (4) 10%
.54 (3) 8%
.58 (2) 5%
.62 (0) 0%
.69 (1) 2%
Undecided (7) 18%

The results of August 24, 2002's poll from Doug\Va.

67. If building a new long gun to take into the field (hunting, etc.) it would be……

A Fullstock Rifle (26) 48%
A Fullstock Smoothbore (13) 24%
A Half-stock Rifle (13) 24%
A Half-stock Smoothbore (1) 2%
Other (1) 2%

The results of August 31, 2002's poll from Doug\Va.

68. If you are building a gun, which brand of lock do you like best?

Siler (4) 13%
L&R (6) 19%
Jim Chambers (7) 23%
R.E. Davis (1) 3%
The Rifle Shoppe (0) 0%
Custom (2) 6%
Other (2) 6%
Undecided (9) 29%

The results of September 7, 2002's poll from Doug\Va.

69. If you hunt with a percussion gun, which do you use?

Standard #11 cap (26) 59%
Magnum #11 cap (7) 16%
Musket Cap (1) 2%
209 shotshell primer (0) 0%
I won't use a Percussion gun in a hunt (5) 11%
I don't hunt (5) 11%

The results of September 14, 2002's poll from Doug\Va.

70a. If you had a chance for a hunt of a lifetime, for trophy deer what muzzleloader would you take? (Part one)

Percussion round ball rifle (15) 35%
Percussion conical rifle (4) 9%
Percussion smoothbore (0) 0%
Flint round ball rifle (18) 42%
Flint conical rifle (0) 0%
Flint smoothbore (5) 12%
Other (0) 0%
None (1) 2%

The results of September 21, 2002's poll from Doug\Va.

70b. If you had a chance for a hunt of a lifetime, for trophy deer what muzzleloader would you take? (Part two)

.40 rifle (2) 5%
.45 rifle (3) 7%
.50 rifle (9) 20%
.54 rifle (13) 30%
.54 smoothbore (0) 0%
.58 rifle (3) 7%
.58 smoothbore (1) 2%
.62 rifle (5) 11%
.62 smoothbore (6) 14%
Other (2) 5%


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