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I sit corrected.

I've a fact or few. I'd a Pietta 1851 Navy with a brass frame in .44 caliber, kept it loaded with 50 grain 777 pellets and .454" lead balls. I shot it 60 times when I had it and now a friend has it and is still shooting, even hunting with it. He used up a whole box minus 6 777 pellets so far. I...

Yes, thank you. However, it also has a lighter projectile and about the same amount of powder as the .44 brasser, so I'd say it'd break even. Less momentum and higher velocity would be the desired result. Besides, I'm not asking anybody to try shooting any load, just wondering if anybody has...

Well, I was just going off testing, and Well, okay, I wasn't aware muzzle-loading long guns were made that well and didn't look at all the load data from manufacturers to determine the best possible load for the purpose, either. Also wanted to say 150 grains, but most guns that can handle a...

Looking at a Pietta .36 cal. steel framed, Pietta .44 cal. brasser, considering how those compare to any modern weapon. Then it hit me, what if I could take a brass .44 cal. frame and cylinder, neck the mouth of the cylinder down to .36 cal. with a sleeve and some metal-working, attach a .36...

Well, it's already been deemed "reasonable" to use a 12GA double barrel shotgun in self defense even by some of the worst "gun control" proponents on or with the far-left. A 12GA slug might only be .71" di. but it's soft lead and would likely expand. I've seen slugs go clean through gel blocks...

Easy. Pietta is what I'd choose every time, unless it's something Pietta doesn't offer. Piettas are cheaper, tend to hold more powder, the hammers have more power behind those for better ignition, and although you might get a lower quality finish and need to replace the hand and spring a couple...

It's a trade-off. 50 yards should be barely fine, 75 could come up short without a 100 grain charge, good poly-tipped HP hunting bullet and good shot placement. I'd say either way you'd be fine, just go with about 20 grains more powder if you're using round balls or shooting much past 60 yards.

Sorry, but that seems like overkill in my opinion unless you're shooting at range much over 15 yards. I'd probably go with percussion. Less time between ignition of the priming and the ball leaving the barrel. Squirrels are fast, tiny and spook easy. If you insist on using flintlocks, I'd advise...