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Yea I think that's what the previous owner was going for. I just couldn't stand the surface rust and I'm a skirmisher not a reenactor. If I wanted to be super historical accurate I think I should have an 1862 Richmond rifle since my skirmish company is Buncombe Rifles who were in the 1st NC...

I'm really not that knowledgeable just winged it like my old man always did. No sandpaper didn't even think of it. Used many many coats

Also used water from the spigot in the basement so it would effectively be spring water with all the mineral content the water from down there has

I had the Birchwood Casey blue paste that comes in a tube and an old wife beater shirt the way my old man taught me lol idk what you'd call it. Somebody had scratched all the finish off and let it get surface rust. Left scratches too. Had to polish it a lot with steel wool always in a circular...

Wow I'm glad I know that about the grip screws now. Thanks

I thought I was working quick but the missus informed me I was in the basement for an hour and half. Still pretty good I think. Got this repro musket at a pawn shop for $500 missing the slider for the rear sight but that should be in the mail shortly

Dang if that's what it is it may just pay for my NSSA leathers

Got this included with a completely unrelated weapon thanks to the fact that they were apparently sold to the pawn shop together and the employees at the shop know nothing at all about firearms. Anybody know what it's for? Based on the position of what I think is the firing pin it's got to be...

Keep the bolt oiled up. What mine did was fire then the chamber would close up with the spent case in it and be stuck shut

I just hope that 760 still works right. Only one I ever had did not

I have the same thing. Shoots fine despite being historically inaccurate. Oh well. Really don't like the plastic grips on mine

Thanks to you Dave I found NSSA joined the Buncombe Rifles instead of your team but thanks for introducing me to this

Better to have it an not need it than need it and not have it. That being said just might have to let him be uncomfortable. My in laws hate the fact that I own "man killing guns" as my FIL likes to refer to anything that isn't a rimfire long gun. They really don't like that I gave my wife a .357...

In NC I sure hope this is legal because I've been to multiple estate sales selling firearms here. They have all listed that a "background check" is required. These have all been sales by the same company so I'm guessing that they mean a 4473 and there must be an FFL involved with the company

How do you know the exact bore size of your muskets?

I've got plenty of Rio brand caps and that's the only kind I got as far as musket caps. Got plenty of real black powder mostly scheutzen and graff and sons working on making my own thanks for the advice.

Look into it man. They have teams all over the country see if they have one near you, join up, then I'll see you at nationals in Winchester VA

Here are some of the recruitment skirmish I attended. Pictures are mostly of the artillery demonstration. By the way artillery, and I mean live ammo fire, is apart of competition. But there is also a photo of a real original smith carbine a member of the organization competes with or at least...

So I'm about to get one of these and bullets are waaaaayyy too expensive to buy so I was wondering what size mold to get. It's a .58 rifled musket and the molds I see available are.575 and .577 so what do y'all who own one of these shoot?

Chicago has always been a dangerous place. I believe it was one of, If not the first city in the country to establish a professional police force. NYPD I think is the first ever but Chicago has to be shortly after. I'd love for someone with more knowledge to chime in but I also believe that at...