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Originally Posted by trooper
Many years ago, we used to pin gophers to the sides of their holes with arrows equipped with judo points.. Now that I'm much older, I want to see what my .54 caliber Hawken would do...415 grain minie ball?? Sure would be a challenge to hit such a small critter with a smoke pole...
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It is actually great fun, used to shoot them with my Left Hand 32 calibre Flintlock. You don't get to shoot near as many but it is a real hoot. Nice if there is a little breeze to help with the smoke.
Still a lot of snow in the fields up here, have not seen any gophers moving around yet.