Thanks for the report Tom! our BP season starts 12/12 and I will be using my Bess with 715s too :) Mike. ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail -...
Hi Guys- I enjoyed reading your post about the Brown Bess. I have had a new 12ga. barrel laying around for the past couple of years for the Thompson-Center New...
what is the bore size of the 12 gauge? ... __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs...
A 12ga bore is .729 inch. I might add that the T/C barrel is improved cylinder, with no choke, and loads the patched round ball quite nicely. Greg Marts ...
Hi Tom and everybody else, I'm new here, having only recently discovered this group. Sure happy to have found it. I'll make a self-introductory post later, but...
Ahhh, a rear sight on a smoothbore fowler or Bess. Why not do what the colonials did, install a TALL tang screw and orient the screw slot to form a sight....
... screw and orient the screw slot to form a sight...The other option is practice, practice, practice, something most of us don't mind doing anyway... Well,...
Hi Mark, The only sight I use is the bayonet lug for a front sight. At 50 yards the lug covers a 3" bullseye perfectly so I know I am on target. It works well...
hi yall im new to the grout i live in fl. but big in bp. just bot s t/g scout a week ago from someome that was down and out got it for 150 its a 54 cal.hope i...
I bought a in-line and I can't get it to hit paper a 100yards! I tried shooting those powerbelt bullets but they aren't accurate! I have a 50 caliber. What is...
Hello everyone, Is there really any truth the the advertisement that Knight Muzzleloaders are the most accurate? And what, exactly, is their 100 yard...
Hi Michael, There is an old saying that we had in the Army- a rifle is only as accurate as the shooter behind it. Knight rifles are very accurate, but then so...
... is only as accurate as the shooter behind it. Very true. Muzzle loaders are basically 150yd guns on a good day, and I would never shoot at game past 100...
I had the same promblem at the beginning of this season with my new muzzleloader. I switched to the Shockwave bullets by thompson Center that made all the...
... Rob, You might contact Siegrist Gun Shop, 8752 Turtle Road, Whittemore, MI 48770. His price list includes reboring muzzleloader barrels for $140. The...
Greg, I just found your website and looked through the catalog: http://restorationfirearms.com/OnlineCatalog.html Awesome looking work, Pard! For those of you...
Hi Kees- Thank you for the kind words. The two Lyman triggers should be easy to switch out. I too prefer their single trigger as it has a nice rebounding...
Hi group.Just joined the group and this is my first post here. I am needing some information how to heat treat a trigger for my repro Remington New Army .44. I...
I took a spike opening day rifle season with my cartridge firing rifle - but not the bess - would you believe the sad state of affairs that i haven't been able...
Muzzleloader season here in Ohio is December 27 - 30. Luckily my call schedule at the hospital works out so I can go every morning early when I get home from...
I am very new to these smooth bores-- I don't have a Bess, but i did get a 20guage smooth bore Green Mountain barrel for my TC Renegade stock-- it measures...
... Mountain barrel for my TC Renegade stock...had to pound the first .600 ball down to the powder with a piece of lighter wood...any tips...??? Mike> Hi Mike,...
... round ball to fit down in a plastic shot cup/power wad? ... Mark Graham-- what load did you use with round ball in the 20/.62. My shot measure on the...
Mike, If I get a deer in the next couple of weeks I will take pics of the entrance and exit wounds on the deer. I'm sure the exit wound will be MUCH larger...
Hi again Mike, I shoot 80 grains FFg for both the .62 and the .56 - I also shoot 80 grains in my .54's, just seems to work well for me. I do have one .54 (it's...
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