How does the Optima shoot in the field? I have been thinking about a Lyman Plains Rifle, but my hunting would be awful rough on those nice walnut stocks. There...
Can anyone please provide me with an accurate definition of just what a Musket is? May it be rifled or is it a smooth bore only? Does length or age matter? I...
Thanks I give those websites a try. John Owens <jw_owens@...> wrote:Have you tried trackofthewolf.com or logcabinshop.com? Those two have just about...
According to Battle Weapons of the American Revolution by George C. Neumann barrle length was officially 46" for British made weapons and 463/4" for those from...
Ah ha! As I suspected; those words, pretty much are terms for smooth bores and shotguns. Thus, my Hawken .45 Cal., half-stock rifle shouldn't be (properly)...
You are absolutely correct. A Hawken is a rifle and, by the standard of the mid- to late 19th Century, probably more correctly a carbine since it had a shorter...
This probably won't be much help, but I have heard and read the term "rifled musket" before and that was always confusing. I'd always thought that a musket...
One reason for confusion is that a musket can be either some depending on the use as the trade muskets sold or traded to the indians were smooth bore, but the...
Mirage: It's my understanding that the word "Musket" refers to a military firearm carried by a common infantry solder. The Civil War era muskets were rifled...
I like to shoot round balls and make my own patches. I find I can not consistently come up with the same thickness pillow ticking at Wal Mart. Even when I buy...
Anybody know anything about the Traditions 32 Cal. Crockett pistol? I have come across one person that had a 32 Cal Crockett rifle and he seemed to be real...
The squaw and i both shoot and we bought a yard of double sided cotton flannel at at Wal Mart at the behest of one of the gray hairs in our club and it seems...
Has anyone coned the barrel of thier rifle using the tool that is advertised in Muzzleloader? There is an article in this month's Muzzleloader about coned...
I might be dreaming but what I would love to find is a multi-purpose muzzle loader frame with interchangeable barrels. I have seen rifles with different...
Mike: Any long gun is a series of compromises. A 1:48 twist is frequently called a "compromise twist" in that it will stabilze round balls as well as...
Hi folks: I was wondering what everybody's favorite vendor is for muzzle loader parts ??? That includes major parts like barrels and stocks as well. "farmer" ...
We have been doing business with Pecatonica River for some time now and they are great! Not only does Richard have a good selection of parts and stocks, he...
If I want parts (and I do) I try to go directly to the various sources. I'm presently building two Hawken style rifles as an art project. Some of my sources...
I will look into the site you mentioned. I may have not been perfectly clear on what I wanted to find. My dream was to have a percussion stock and lock that...
I don't know of a commercial gun such as you are looking for, but, if I may make a suggestion, build one. The only difference you are talking about is the...
hi there, im new to black powder and looking for some info. gotta revolver from my grandfather its a 44 cal. it says "new army model", "made in italy" and...
I had ran into it before but had forgotten. We don't have an abundance of gun shops here in town so when I needed a new nipple for #11 caps for an old pistol I...
You're not alone. I live in the greater Sacramento, California area. Sacramento is nominally considered to be a major metropolitan area and we have perhaps...
Good morning, all. Hi all, I just joined this site and figured I ought to introduce myself. I live and work in Southeast Alaska. I have kicked around the...
I coned my .54 Lyman GPR with that tool. I ordered the sandpaper at the same time. It worked pretty slick. Follow the instructions and you son;t have any...
I have a Traditions .50 Pennsylvainia flinter that I'm looking to trade. I don't hunt anymore and I'm looking for sometning more economical to shoot, and I've...
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