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Not legal in PA in PA for anything muzzle loader. If it qualifies as centerfire, it is legal in the regular rifle seasons. The idea is hardly new. Harry Pope made muzzle loading centerfire match guns back in the 1880's. Bullet loaded down the front and a centerfire case full of powder in the...

I hang mine from chains. One made little noise so I wired a bell to the chain so it hangs behind the target. A distinct "ding a ling."

I have had 4 India made pistols. The Ketland reproduction lock sparked better than any flint lock ever made by Thompson Center.

I got to know the booshway of a local 4 day rendezvous. He has done so much to attract the attention of outsiders and trying to spread the word is sometimes futile. He contacted the local TV station, with an invite. Offered to line up some clothes for a reporter, and have a few camps set up...

Life gets in the way of a lot of things. Was a time, I traveled all over the mid Atlantic going to rendezvous and weekend matches from March to November. Kids got older, packing and unpacking got to be tedious, rules started to get more picky about things, I took notice that there came a...

this gent makes 30 mm hand cannons http://www.boeller-pfnuer.de/Handboeller.htm here is another http://boeller-schillinger.de/boeller/boeller-schillinger-informiert-ueber-boeller.html and here: http://www.frankonia.de/schiesssport/sportwaffen/vorderlader/boeller/Artikel.html here is a video...

The Hy Hunter Buccaneer flintlock was available in 75 caliber

It was once said that every gun has a single magic charge patch ball combination. I say that is crap. A gun may have several sweet loads that depend on powder, type of patch and ball diameter. There are those who say most guns have two sweet loads, one for target with modest powder and then...

If you truly want a hand cannon, these are made up to 25 mm smooth bore http://www.boellerkaiser.de/shop/index.php?page=produkte&cat=3

The second gun looks a great deal like a pot metal repligun. Thousands of them were sold back 35 yrs ago. They were even packaged like real replica firearms. They are props, man cave decorations and sure to cause injury if a person tried to fire one. Denix guns still sell on the net and...

forget the darts.

this one has a surprise

I bought black powder in 1993 in 5 lb packages for $3 a pound.

I have the Antonio Zoli repro of the carbine. Sights are the rreason they are not that accurate. I worked on mine a bit and now it shoots much better. I am down to a 5 inch group at 25 yds. Ungainly is a perfect adjective for the weapon.

Keep also in mind that in the 1860's, the average American was about 10% smaller in stature, arm length, finger length etc. A true to historical size grip would naturally be a bit small for a modern person. I had a similar problem with most pistol grips, ie too small. It wasn't until I...