[tc54]

new to this site. i shoot a percussion tc renegade 54 cal (for deer, elk, and hogs), and was wondering:

1. what bullet(s) you use

2. which cap (#11, musket)

3. which powder

just trying to get an idea as to what is popular here (and a few new ideas as well).

thanks for any responses.

[Fingers McGee]

Numerous Colt style C&B Revolvers by a number of manufacturers; 1851s, 1861s, 1860s, 1862s, and Dragoons made by Colt, Pietta, Uberti, ASM, Euroarms.

.54 Cal Pedersoli Deluxe Tryon percussion rifle; .535 prb, RWS 1075 cap, ffg Goex
.54 Cal Pedersoli percussion Kentucky Pistol; .535 prb, RWS 1075 cap, ffg Goex

[TomADC]

Remington .58 cal Zouve made by Zoli shoots 515 gr mini balls
Traditions Hawken .50 shoots PRB
1851 Colt clone .44 cal
(2) 1851 Colts .36 cal
(2) Remington 1858's Navies .36 cal
Uberti Walker .44 cal
Round balls in all the handguns.

[madcratebuilder]

Most the regulars here are an even split between long guns and revolvers. A few spark makers. Most prefer black powder but well use about anything that makes smoke.
Personally I'm a revolver guy, they out number the long guns twenty to one.

[110Redmen]

1816 H&P Conversion, .69 cal, 3F Swiss 40Gr (original)
1841 "Mississippi" Rifle, .54 cal, 3F Swiss 40Gr (James River Armory)

[Fingers McGee]

Personally I'm a revolver guy, they out number the long guns twenty to one.

At least that much in my case also.

[Ifishsum]

I have a T/C Hawken .50, usually shot for fun with 60-65 gr GOEX FFFg and PRBs, CCI #11 caps (std). I have also used both Pyrodex RS and Pyrodex P (with CCI #11 magnum caps) but this particular rifle seems to shoot better and more accurately with real BP. One of these years I'm going to try hunting with it and I intend to try and find a good conical load - in fact I have cast a bunch of 320gr REAL bullets but I've yet to fire one out of this rifle.

I also have a Pietta '58 Remington, I usually use Pyrodex P (28 gr), wonder wad and a .454 ball. Remington #10 caps fit the best on this one.

[Loosenock]

Might smaller than you big fellas. But critters tremble when this one is around.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/loosenock/vincent007.jpg

Its a .34 caliber Vincent. I shoot a patched Hornady #00 buck ahead of 25 grains of Goex fffg and #11 cap.

'Loose

[Cosmoline]

I'm currently shooting a .54 poor boy smooth rifle I built this summer:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b52/Gussick/PBa.jpg

Next project is likely to be a big bore rifle

[Calibre44]

These three as often as I can:)
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg230/woodsy_2008/Guns/Colts.jpg

[StrawHat]

I shoot a Harper's Ferry 1803 flintlock, mine is an early copy made in 58 caliber (not authentic but still hits good). Patched round ball and gunpowder.

Also a 32 caliber flintlock I built back in the early 70s.

Another black powder rifle I use is an 1841 Mississippi rifle I converted to fire the 50-70 gov't cartridge.

There are others but that covers the most used long guns.

[rusty from italy]

Muzzleloader
Pedersoly kentucky flintlock rifle .45 + Pedersoli Kent. pistol .45 flintlock
Pedersoli .45 tryon
Pedersoli .54 Hawken
Armisport zouave standard.58
Armisport zouave "match" .58
Armisport Enfield 3 band .58
Euroarms Volunteer two band .45
Armisport Kentucky pistol .36 caplock
Uberti colt Navy 1851

breech loader black powder too

Uberti winchester '73 44/40
Harrington and richardson trapdoor carbine 45/70
Uberti remington 1875 44/40
Pietta SAA1873 45LC

only smokeless

Mosin nagant 91-30 sniper
Mauser K98K
Lee enfield SMLE N°1 MK III*
Norinco-winchester 97 pump action
Norinco 1911 clone 45ACP

Wish list

Harper ferry 1803
sharp (one of)
Springfield 1861
and 1000 other:)

ciao
Rusty

[kwhi43@kc.rr.com]

Flint Sparker for me! If the one above wanted us to shoot percussion he
would have scattered caps on the ground.

[tc54]

thanks men. i appreciate the responses.

[CAMPBELL49T]

I shoot,
Pedersoli
kentucky & pa 45 cal long rifle
T/C 54 cak hawk
T/C 45 cal Patriot pistol
CVA 12 gauge shot gun
uberti 3rd model dragoon
Ruger Old Army
Charles Daley Hawkins 50 cal
And many more both revolver pistol and rifle

[Loyalist Dave]

Cabin Creek PA Mountain Rifle. .530 patched round ball. Goex powder, 3Fg for prime and main charge. With 70 grains it will poll-axe a deer at 90 yards.

I also have:
Loyalist Arms Sergeant's Carbine, .62 flintlock musket
Loyalist Arms 1st Model King's Musket .75 caliber flintlock
Pedersoli trade gun .62 flintlock

T/C New Englander, .54 caplock rifle. I like German caps, and patched round ball.
T/C Hawken .50 caliber flintlock, .490 patched round ball
CVA .45 "longrifle" caplock, and use patched .440 round ball with that.

Various Pietta, CVA, and Armi San Marco cap-n-ball revolvers.

I also have an 18th century repro cohorn mortar. Launches spheres the size of tennis balls..., well OK it launches tennis balls too.

LD

[Fingers McGee]

Here's a picture of my Tryon Rifle:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/fingersmcgee/100_1706.jpg

[CAMPBELL49T]

Fingers. that is a good looking rifle and shooting bag. To nice to use as a shooting bag.

[Flyfrod]

I shoot a pedersoli pa .50 flintlock with 90gr. 3Fg and patched round ball. It will shoot 3 shot groups at 100yds. that will fit in a 50 cent piece.

[walker944]

Taditions Hawken .50 & Walker Colt .44 -- Love'em both!!

[Fingers McGee]

Fingers. that is a good looking rifle and shooting bag. To nice to use as a shooting bag.

Terrible picture of the rifle, it doesnt show the engraved in the white furniture very well.

Here's a couple close ups:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/fingersmcgee/100_1711.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/fingersmcgee/100_1712.jpg
Made the shooting bag about 20 years ago. It's never seen the woods. The wild turkey powder horn is another matter altogether. Picked it up about 20 years ago & it's seen many a rendezvous since then. It's been retired since I don't do the mountainman/rendezvous/reenactor thing anymore.

[Wolfebyte]

back in high school, before I could own a cartridge handgun, I carried a 51 Navy reproduction..

Fast Forward 30 years...

Last year I got back into BP and bought a Traditions .50 inline, an Pietta 1858 Remington and a Austin & Halleck .50 Plains Rifle..

Wife shakes her head, but sometimes, when I'm alone in the office.. I touch off a pinch of BP... Hey, she's got her incense, I have mine..

*edit cause I forgot the original question..

Bullets:
Rifles:

Traditions - 50 Cal Sabot .45 Cal 240 GR XTP Hunter Jacketed Hollow PT. 209 Primer

Austin & Halleck - Maxi Ball 320 or 340 Gr or .495 RB for plinking. CCI #11 percussion caps

1858 Remington - 22 grains of 777 and a .451 RB and CCI #11 percussion caps

multiple accessories... patches, lube, corn meal for the Remington, I have 2 moulds, but have not cast either.. Rapine .454-215 and a Lee REAL 320 gr..

I use 777 with the inline and the Remington (just cause it's easier to clean)

I use GOEX with the Austin & Halleck

[CAMPBELL49T]

Fingers, Everything looks good. That shooting bag is outright fine looking.
You might not do Rondys anymore but i bet you still ppull the trigger/

[rocky branch]

I like flinters, but I have the routine civil war caplock stuff I shoot when nobody is looking.

Won't touch a modern inline whatchamacallit.

[dikar]

Well, I hhave a traditions .54 caplock(stainless with synthetic stock), 90 grains for FFFg Hogsdon bp. T/C Omega, .50 cal, 100 grains 777 with t/c sabots. Jukar .45 long rifle, 60 grains FFFg bp, prb. Dikar .45 single shot pistol. T/C New Englander 12 guage shotgun(turkey poison):neener:. <>< del

[Donny]

I have cva Bobcats in .36, .50, and .54 cal. Also have a CVA Kentucky in .50 and its the most accurate one I have. Three single shot pistols, 2 in .50 and one in .45. About 10 bp derringers and 10 revolvers. I shoot roundball out of all of them with the occasional conical in my ML rifles during deer season and the occasional revolver cylinder loaded with Lee 200 grain conicals. Use mostly #11 caps with a few #10 when better suited for a particular gun. Use a lot of Pyrodex RS and P occasionally 777 and rarely the holy black cause its just hard to find.

Don

[edggy]

Hello, Here are my ML and favorite ones) starting from the top.T/C 54
T/C 58
T/C 56
A Lyman with both a 50&54 Barrels
And a Traditions Long rifle in 50 Cal
I also have a Dragoon & a walker. both handguns are uberti. both have the conversion cylinders in 45 cowboy loads.*(90 to 100 grains.2f BP on the big boar with 560 gr maxi hunter.( 65 gr.3f BP & 80 grs of #4 shot (volume equivalent) in the 56 or 550 ball. The others are 425gr. conicals & round balls in the long rifle. Thanks for looking

[kentucky bucky]

I have 2 old originals from the 1850's
A TVM Lancaster flint in .54
Southern mtn rifle flint in .36
plains rifle with a Bill Large patent breech barrel I built in .50
Colt blackpowder series Walker revolver
Original 14 bore 1850's Belgian side x side
Old beater CVA .45 "Kentucky" I decorated
CVA trapper shotgun 12 bore

AND Enough parts to build 2 flint rifles and 1 flint pistol

WITH no time to shoot and of them until recently!!!

[V1ROT8]

Santa brought me a CVA Buckhorn 50 cal. Looking forward to some warmer weather to take this rifle out. I am a first timer with black powder.

[bigbadgun]

Lets see I have many bp arms and shoot them all.
Uberti WALKER x2
Uberti 1860 Colt .44
Pietta 1851 Colt .44:neener:
Uberti 1862 Pocket .36
Pietta 1858 Remington .36
Pietta 1858 Reminton .44
A.S.M. 1858 Remington Stainless .44
A.S.M. 1863 Remington Pocket .31
Hawkens .50
C.V.A. Thunder .50

When I am on the hunt I always have my Hawken and at least one of my WALKERS with me.

[Benmathes]

Hi- I've always used a patched round ball in my Renegade. I have always used 3 f (fff) real black powder in it as well- and #11 caps- usually Remingtons

killed over 30 deer with the store bought Renegade!

Hope this helps!

[Texas Moon]

Have several.

.50 Ithaca Hawken
.50 Bondini Hawken pistol
.54 Leman style rilfe made from a kit.
.50 Lyman Plains pistol
.50 no name flint plains pistol made from a kit.

Walker revolver on the way. :D

[Bowhuntn]

I've owned a T/C Renegade 50 cal for 25 years. I shoot the Hornady Great plains bullets with 85 grains FFF Black powder.
I also have a Rem ML700 SS in 54 cal.. I prefer hunting and shooting the T/C...

[BHP FAN]

.36 '51 Navy
.36 Spiller and Burr [x2]
.36 Pietta Remmies [x2]
.31 remington pocket revolver
.41 Abiline Derringer
.44 Corsair Double
.45 Philly Derringer
.50 Hawken [Traditions]
.54 caliber Armi Sport Sharps Sporting Rifle
.577 Enfield 1853 [Afghanistan bring back]
.58 brass scoped underhammer Civil War Sniper [repro]
.69 caliber Flintlock ''Dick Turpin special''

.45-70 Trapdoor rifle cut to officer's model [1884]
.45-70 Cavalry Trapdoor 1970's H&R
.38 Whitney Rolling Block,1880's

[WCW]

CVA Bobcat 50
CVA Hawkins 50
Traditions Shenandoah 50
T/C Hawkins 54
CVA Wolf Magnum 50
Traditions Trapper Pistol 50
Traditions 1860 Army 44
Cabalas 1851 Navy 44
Pedersoli Sharps Hunter 45-70
Pedersoli Howdah 58

Prodex and R/B in all but the Wolf, Sharps and Howdah.

The Bobcat has been more reliable at filling the freezer than all the rest put together.

[BHP FAN]

Oh! I forgot the lil' .22 ''mag'' Companion.Triple Seven 3f works just fine,though I prefer Goex in my larger guns.

[BHP FAN]

Also forgot the Uberti/Kirst .38 spcl 1858 Remington....

[bogus mcall]

T/C new Englander .50 T/C maxi balls/round balls. And which ever powder i have on hand.
Austin/Halleck .50 maxi balls/round balls.
Cabela's Blue Ridge (Pedersoli) .36 cal round balls.
Savage .50cal Hornady 300gr SST/Sabot Accurate 5744 powder,
All are very accurate. The savage will shoot 1"@ 100 on most days, but 1.5 at the worst. The Blue ridge i have had ignition problems since i bought it new. When it fires it too is very accurate. This is my squirrel rifle. I shoot 40gr over a Hornady .350 round ball and .15 patch.
The savage is my current deer rifle, and is devastating on them.
P.S. I would love to have a T/C Cherokee in .36 cal.

[BHP FAN]

You guys with your buckshot shooting squirrel rifles are making me jealous. I'm going to have to keep an eye out for one.

[Magwa45]

I shoot Goex only, FFg in my Lyman percussion GPR and FFFg in my new flint Pa mountain rifle. Then there is my 1858 Remington New Army. I recently inherited a repro 3-band Lee-Enfield musket and a Uberti 1861 Colt Navy. I will be shooting the flintlock most of all.

[MCgunner]

.50 Caliber Cabela's Hawken Hunter Carbine (Investarms), 385 grain Hornady great plains or 360 grain Lee improved minie cast of pure lead. 90 grains equivalent by volume Pyrodex RS. It also shoots the 240 Hornady .44 sabot quite well. 1:24 twist. I have a small rifle primer conversion and shoot small rifle magnum primers. Number 11 caps ain't too great with Pyrodex and I can't get black powder here.

I have a couple of revolvers. My fav is the ROA, Pyrodex P, home made number 11 caps (tap-o-cap), 220 grain Lee conical.

[sixgun MAK]

My favorite is my Lyman 54. I have both slow twist and fast twist barrels for it.

[spartywrx]

1858 New Army (Pietta) with 5.5" barrel.
#11 caps (can't find #10's)
.454 round ball, but I've heard Buffalo Bullet concials work real well out of this

Tons o' fun. Waiting for the snow to go away to shoot it. The indoor ranges frown upon BP.

[scythefwd]

CVA Optima Elite .50 cal. Right now it is sighted in for 100g pyrodex pellets and a 245 gr powerbuilt bullet. It shoots 2-2.5" from a rest at 75 yards, so I really need to get my hands on some powder and do some fine tuning. Since I hunt at 50-75y, it'll do but I would like to find a better load. I have gotten some shockwaves and some really tight sabots to work with... now to get some BH209 to play with.

[josh...just josh]

I used to have a Traditions Pursuit xlt and a Pietta 1851 Colt but no more. The only bp gun I have right now is a TC hawken that I have completely redone. I stripped and tru-oiled the stock and bead blasted and bowned the metal. I also added a mag-spark 209 primer nipple and a tang peep sight. I haven't shot it in it's new form yet (this weekend I will though) but I have been shooting PRB's out of it. I'm going to try to put together a conical hunting load for it (I bought a few different kinds).
Hopefully soon I can get some more smoke poles; I'm thinking a 1858 remmy, a cap kentucky pistol, a flinter full stock kentucky rifle, and a renegade/ hawken with a 1:28 gm barrel....and maybe a TC Omega....it never ends...

[messerist]

I shoot both rifle and pistols,
My rifles are:
-Lyman's GPR .50 cal. flintlock
-T/C Hawken .50 cal. perc.
-TOTW Edward Marshal pre-revolutionary war Virgina rifle .54 cal. flintlock.
-Blue Ridge rifle .32 cal. perc.
My pistols are:
-Uberti Walker .44 cal.
-Uberti Leech & Rigdon .36 cal.
-Uberti 1858 Remington New Army .44 cal.
-Uberti 3rd Model Dragoon .44 cal.
-Pietta 1862 Police .36 cal.
-Lymans Great Plains Pistol .50 cal.
-Kentucky pistol .45 cal.

[grimjaw]

Lyman GPR .54 percussion with a slow twist
TC Hawken .50 percussion with a fast twist GM barrel
Pedersoli Kentucky percussion pistol in .54

I think I'd like to part with the Lyman only to trade up for a flint in the same caliber but faster twist. I haven't had the Hawken out since I got the new barrel on it. The one I've enjoyed most so far is the Pedersoli, loads of fun.

[Allison]

.36 Euroarms Brass-frame '51 -As yet, unstretched
.36 Uberti 1861 civilian -Action, fit and finish perfect
.36 Uberti 1862 Navy pocket -Weak hammer spring
.36 Pietta Spiller & Burr -Built like a tank, the perfect knock-around woods carry gun
.31 Remington pocket -Inaccurate but fun to shoot
.32 Crockett rifle -Dead accurate out of the box
.32 Crockett pistol-Haven't shot this but 3 times, am going to sell or trade

May get a .44 this summer but can't decide which one.

[Palehorseman]

Shoot several, but my favorite is a fusil de chasse .62 smoothie I put together few years ago.

http://hstrial-rchambers.homestead.com/P1010034.JPG

But I also like this .54 lefty rocklock I built.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/TANSTAAFL-2/FOUR.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/TANSTAAFL-2/ONE.jpg

Both have Getz swamped barrels and I burn Goex or Graf's BP.

[CAMPBELL49T]

Here are a few of mine. Above the fireplace are the following, TC 54, CVA SXS 12 gauge,English Dragoon 1746 62cal, Charles Daly 50 and a Traditions Kentucky 50. The cased revolver 1860 Uberti kit, polished steel that took awhile. First kit I have done. Uberti 1860 44 Army with fluted cylinder. Then the rest are a mix of pistols and revolvers. One of which is a TC 45 116683 Patriot and Ruger Old Army........

116684

116685

116686

[bufallo]

Pedersoli Tryon .50 cal
Pedersoli Kodiak Express .58
Lyman GPR flintlock .50
EuroArms C.S. J.P.MURRAY 1862-1864 CARBINE CAL.58
Pedersoli Kodiak Express .72

L.Pietta Remington Army cal.44 Stainless
L.Pietta Remington Buffalo cal.44 brass frame
A.S.M. Remington Pocket cal.31

Ardesa deringer Philadelphia cal.45

[Cosmoline]

Welcome to THR bufallo

Nice looking iron Palehorseman. What kind of groups have you managed to get from that smoothbore Fusil?

[Pat M]

Haven't fired it yet, but my first muzzleloader arrived in the mail today. Last week I saw that Midway had a left handed .50 Lyman Great Plains flint lock on clearance for $447. When I looked at it two days later, it was down to $425. After I completed my income tax :) it was down to $402. SOLD! I've been considering that buy for years.

[RedBud]

I like T/C muzzleloaders. I have a Thompson Center Hawken 50 caliber percussion rifle and a more modern Omega. I've killed a lot of deer with them.

[Palehorseman]

["Nice looking iron Palehorseman. What kind of groups have you managed to get from that smoothbore Fusil?"]

Best I can do is minute of beer can at 25 yds and pie plate at 50.

But it is mostly used with shot for bunnies, tree rats and the Eurasian collared dove which can be hunted year round here in AZ

[Ohio Rusty]

I shoot a flintlock smoothbore. It is known as the Pennsylvania smoothrifle from Jim Chambers. It is a fabulous gun and an excellent shooter with the large siler lock and the 46 inch Longhammock barrel.
You can see the gun at: http://www.flintlocks.com/RK-07.htm

My wife shoots a flintlock blunderbuss with a massive 75 caliber bore .....

Ohio Rusty ><>

[husker]

any & all that my GRUBBY hands can get hold of

[CAMPBELL49T]

Ohio Rusty, Fine looking rifle, what cal is. Love smooth bores and shot guns. One CVA SXS 12 gauge and a flint lock/percussion 12 gauge single. Made by a local black powder gun maker. Would love to have a 20gauge fowler. It was just the picture of your rifle. What did it cost and how long did you have to wait for it. Cabala's had a sale with free shipping. So I bought a 1851 short barrel Sheriff in 44 cal. God I have to stay of the forum. You guys tempt me to much.
Wow, your wife shoots 75cal blunderbuss, that is cool. Show us a picture of her shooting it.

[david58]

Full stock Hawken percussion that I built (Bill Large bbl and breech, Ron Long lock), 0.495 ball over 120 grains of 3F. Thats for deer or shooting matches.

For Elk, a Steve Zihn built 60, flintlock, 44" bbl with Chambers lock, over 140 grains 2F (primed with same).

[GMFWoodchuck]

I must be the only guy here with a remington 700ML. It's a .54 cal. And I shoot round balls. They are way more accurate than any conicals or saboted bullets that I've shot out of it so far. Usually I use 100-120 grains of Pyrodex or 2 of the 60 grain pellets.

I like it.

[andy*]

My favorite rifle that I own is a .54 half stock Hawken that a friend of mine made.
The stock came off a tree that was hit by lightning. 60 grains FF .15 patch .530 round ball for target work and a double load for big game.
My Small game rifle is a .38 caliber percussion long rifle made in 1950 by Royland Southgate. 40 grains FFF .10 patch .375 round ball is the only load I use in this rifle as it likes it the best. Andy

[moharrow]

dragoon pistol and just finished a doglock blunderbuss

[Across The Pond]

Pair of Colts - a '49 pocket and a '51 navy. I cast my own .380 ball for the navy with a Lee electric lead melter and Lee double cavity mold. For the .31 I buy .32 ball but want to buy a Lee mold for that one too. For powder I use 777 for it's clean up properties. I use an over powder felt wad on the navy with vegetable shortening (like Crisco your side of the pond) over the ball on both. For caps on the navy I use RWS as I have Treso cones. For the pocket I use CCI#11.

I'm sure I could improve on the performance of these loads by using real black powder but it's treated as an explosive here in Blighty so requires yet another licence and more red tape. 777/Pyro is less restricted.

Hope that's useful info.

[surbat6]

"Little Bertha", my 8 gauge smoothbore, uses a 2 ounce .810 ball atop 135 grains of FFg black and a #11 cap, the standard load for this size gun.
The Brown Bess uses a paper cartridge which holds 65 grains of FFFg (priming and main charge together) and a .690 ball.
The .54 flint long rifle built by Jim Correll gets about 75 grains of FFg and a .530 patched ball. I prime with a pinch of FFFFg.
The .50 flint long rifle built by Gerry Vermeesch gets the same powder and priming charges and a patched .490 ball.
The old percussion Euroarms Kentuckian .44 uses 55 grains of FFg, a #11 cap and patched .440 ball.
I cut .010 cotton patches at the muzzle, lubricate with spit at the range and mutton tallow/beeswax if the charge will sit in the barrel for awhile.

[mtmarfield]

Greetings!

I picked up a mail-order Pedersoli 12ga. Double in the early 80's; I used 'newspaper' wads and #6 to #4 on the Rabbits out by Edwards AFB. It worked great, until the Cal. Condors moved in.
My first handgun was a Lyman / Remington 1858, .44; I bought it at B&B Sales, No. Hollywood Store on April 17, 1982 (a year out of HighSchool). About seven years later, I started working at B&B Sales, Westminster. They made me wait fifteen days for it; some new Law that no one really understood was to blame.
I also get a kick out of my LeMat, a Very Classy revolver that I fell in love with after I saw it on the cover of an Am. Rifleman: 1978? I haven't tried the solid ball out of the .65" Bbl. yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
There are a few others that I NEED to take out & make smoke with... One of these weekends!

Be Well!

M.T.Marfield

[goon]

All I have right now is a Uberti .44 1858 Remington.
My current charge is 30 grains of Goex FFFg, Hornady .454 round ball, CCI standard No. 10 cap.

In the future, I plan to add the following as they can be afforded:

1853 Enfield Replica .58 Caliber
1860 Colt replica .44 Caliber
1851 Colt Replica with square triggerguard .36 caliber
Flintlock Committee of Safety musket .62 Caliber (I want something along the lines of a Brown Bess only with a smaller bore)
Flintlock Georgian Pistol .62 Caliber
Pedersoli Double Barrel Percussion 20 gauge shotgun with the barrels cut down to about 15"

I check Track of the Wolf and Dixie Gun works daily, but alas, I am a college student with a part time job. I may have to content myself with the Enfield and another revolver as they can be afforded and just live with that for a good long while.


Moharrow - Did you build that Dragoon pistol or is it one of the Indian replicas?

[moharrow]

it started life as an indian replica, I had to rework the lock and replace the cheap stock with a decent piece of walnut,when I got it from a friend the stock was cracked from the trigger guard to the ball butt

its kind of a shame they don't spend a little more time on them. they could be really nice out of the box if they would use nicer wood and harden the sears and tumblers properly

[higene]

I like all forms of shooting and BP in particular. I tend to shoot the ones that I lay hands on. Included is a project I am working on.

This blanket gun started out in Missouri where it was converted from a 12 gauge something. It kept Missouri safe but apparently ate too many of kwhi43's .32 cal balls. So it was promoted from Safe Queen in Missouri to Chief of Security in Yacolt Washington. It doesn't eat as much as the Howdah or the Walker so its job is fairly secure.

:cool:

Higene

PS: Love that blunderbuss.

[trog]

TC grey hawk .50 cal.
240grain hornady conical
#11 cci or winchester
APP GSG