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I make paper shot cartridges for hunting with my muzzle loading shotgun. They are loosely based on the Eley Universal Cartridge. Generally, I carry the the shot cartridge in a protective paper tube which also contains the loose powder charge. I have never tired enclosing the powder in...

I have a 58 caliber H&A too. The tapered pin which holds the barrel in place is often very difficult to get out. So, most people clean the barrel while it is attached to the receiver. I pretty much destroyed the tapered pin when I decided to drive it out. If you look at the Fire & Iron...

Hodgdon's website originally stated that you should use Triple Seven only in a 209 primer ignition system. However, they have removed that warning now. I have used Triple Seven in a percussion shotgun without any problems. It does seem that the ignition times are slower with Triple 7, but...

Thanks for the help. I pulled the gun out of the stock and it is indeed a Canjar trigger. However, my trigger seems to be out of sequence in some way since it defaults to the bolt removal position once it has been fired. It looks like Canjar has been out of business for about 3 years. Any...

I need some information regarding the trigger of a Winchester Model 52 which I inherited. It is a pre-A model, with serial number 21xxx. The gun has what appears to be an aftermarket trigger. There is a wire loop in front of the trigger which appears to be either a bolt release mechanism or...

The T/C New Englander is a nice gun and they had interchangeable 50, 54 and 12 gauge barrels. I have a 54 cal New Englander and have been looking for a reasonably priced 12 gauge barrel for awhile with no success. The 12 gauge New Englanders tend to be pretty expensive when they show up on...

You can also use 3/8 inch black acetal plastic rods. These are the generic form of delrin. I do not know if they are available at any hardware stores, but they can be ordered from onlinemetals.com for $2.28 each. The only drawback to acetal (delrin) rods is that they tend to be a little...

Have you checked out the The Underhammer Society? http://underhammers.blogspot.com/ The site is run by Roger Renner who started Pacific Rifle Company which makes very nice large bore underhammers. Roger probably knows the name of the gunsmith you are thinking about.

I have loaded 3/4 ounce of shot and 55 grains of black powder in an old 58 caliber Zouave. The patterns were pretty good out to 20 yards (despite the rifling). The biggest issue was that the old Zouave handled like a fence post. It was pretty tough to hit a moving target with that long, heavy...

I use the plastic T/C U-View cappers and love them. The clear plastic is a real advantage. You can not only see how many caps you have left, you can also see if any of the caps have flipped over. The only real draw back to the plastic T/C cappers is that they are a fairly fragile. I like...

I shoot both a muzzle loading shotgun and black powder cartridges on both the trap and skeet fields pretty regularly. A group of us get together and shoot muzzle loading trap about once a month at the Aurora Gun Club near Denver. The vast majority of other trap shooters seem to get a kick out...

I bought 25 pounds of Pinnacle from Powder Inc because it was cheap. I have been fairly disappointed with the powder. My primary complaint is that it leaves a gray crude in the bore which is very difficult to remove. It is much easier to clean up after good old black powder. Pinnacle has...

I used to shoot a Pedersoli Kentucky rifle and currently have a couple of Pedersoli shotguns. They are all good quality guns. You would be very happy with the quality of the Pedersoli guns. I do not think that you can get an ideal production gun and will have to make some trade offs. Here...

I just noticed that a single barrel, mule ear shotgun has been listed on gunbroker.com. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=185586712 There is also an original O/U mule ear shotgun-rifle combination: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=184782528 Glad to see...

This particular gun does not have a half cock. Tom Hart (the maker) can put a mechanical safety on receiver which locks the hammers in the full cock position. Tom indicated that none of his other clients use the safety while shooting clay birds since you do not cap the gun until you get the...

I am right handed, but I shoot from the left side because my left eye is dominate. The gun is ambidextrous. Right now the hammers on on the left side for a left handed shooter. However, the hammers can be switched over to the right side for a right handed shooter. I you look at the right side...

The Beretta was probably a Tricentennial "1680-1980" Commemorative Model M1000. Beretta sold them in 1980 to celebrate its 300th Anniversary. The Beretta 1000s are probably the most common production gun which you see at muzzle loading shot gun shoots. They are nice guns, but the long flash...

I just got my new side hammer, O/U back from the gunsmith (Tom Hart of Canyon City, Colorado). I really like Tom's side hammer guns because they have a somewhat traditional look while still getting the hammers out of your line of sight. I know that this gun is not historically accurate, but I...

Shockey's Gold 2F will probably not work as a priming powder in the pan. I have used Goex Pinnacle a fair amount and I believe the Goex Pinnacle is very close to Shockey's Gold. Pinnacle is much harder to ignite than good old black powder. What I would do is put 10 grains of Goex FFg or FFFg...