whughett
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I’ve noticed on several of those sites no mention of HAZMAT Fees. What online dealer has one dealt with that didn’t carefully outline hazmat shipping fees.
Probably a silly question
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noelf2
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Yes it is. My Fowler was custom made by Ed Wenger.
I've had few clacks. Once my flint broke and sent a flake into the pan. All I can figure is it dispersed the powder because the pan didn't flash. Flints can break at the most inopportune times. I also had a clack on a damp drizzly morning. I should have put fresh powder in the pan but didn't. My bad there. Never had that happen with a caplock. Still, I love to hunt with flintlocks.
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The more things change… todays dimwitted soldiers manage to have problems with their much improved and nearly foolproof weapons. Now Marines on the other hand…
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Appalachiannative
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I literally just got done testing my second attempt at homeade caps (using the tap o cap and the prime all). Got it right this time. Still would like a flintlock rifle and really would like a flintlock musket that's been jug choked to function as a shotgun but they don't sell flintlock revolvers... I have a book that shows a picture of such a thing. They did exist briefly but rumors of constant chain fire killed the idea. Not to mention priming a pan in between all the shots was impractical
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Don't need a choke on a musket. Many ways to get a good pattern without them.
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Appalachiannative
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Oh yea the scalpers are getting $40 a 100 for caps! That be like a $25 whopper from Burger King
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Really now? How far away was that bird when you pulled the trigger?
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That one was close, but I got another at a good 35 yards. (or more, thought it was out of range, but pulled the trigger anyhow. It fell over dead) Modern turkey hunters like to brag about their 50 yard shots, shooting goose loads, but I have no interest in long shots. If you can't call them in, hunt another day. I don't think a jug-choke will increase range by much. How you load the gun will make the difference. Another thing, a musket is not limited by the length of a shell, as to how much shot you can dump down the barrel. Generally speaking, you are throwing more shot than a modern choked gun. There are all sorts of "tricks" and techniques to improve patterns without a choke.
Not saying jug chokes are bad. If you want one, get one. !!! Just not necessary. IMHO. Other opinions will vary! Kind of makes it weird when you load a ball, as then your ball and patch combo has to go through the choke first, and then is kind of loose in the barrel. Some might say they shoot bare-ball good, but I don't know about that. But whatever you put down the barrel, has to be forced through the choke. Anyhow, just don't spend too much money on a jug-choked gun, or having a barrel jug-choked. !!! Unless you really want to.
Not saying jug chokes are bad. If you want one, get one. !!! Just not necessary. IMHO. Other opinions will vary! Kind of makes it weird when you load a ball, as then your ball and patch combo has to go through the choke first, and then is kind of loose in the barrel. Some might say they shoot bare-ball good, but I don't know about that. But whatever you put down the barrel, has to be forced through the choke. Anyhow, just don't spend too much money on a jug-choked gun, or having a barrel jug-choked. !!! Unless you really want to.
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Suppose I'll get me smoothbore one of these days then test it and see how it does. I was probably just gonna use it for shooting round ball around the house for fun and maybe adding an extra element of skill to my squirrel/ rabbit hunting. Using it as a shotgun for the latter of courseThat one was close, but I got another at a good 35 yards. (or more, thought it was out of range, but pulled the trigger anyhow. It fell over dead) Modern turkey hunters like to brag about their 50 yard shots, shooting goose loads, but I have no interest in long shots. If you can't call them in, hunt another day. I don't think a jug-choke will increase range by much. How you load the gun will make the difference. Another thing, a musket is not limited by the length of a shell, as to how much shot you can dump down the barrel. Generally speaking, you are throwing more shot than a modern choked gun. There are all sorts of "tricks" and techniques to improve patterns without a choke.
Not saying jug chokes are bad. If you want one, get one. !!! Just not necessary. IMHO. Other opinions will vary! Kind of makes it weird when you load a ball, as then your ball and patch combo has to go through the choke first, and then is kind of loose in the barrel. Some might say they shoot bare-ball good, but I don't know about that. But whatever you put down the barrel, has to be forced through the choke. Anyhow, just don't spend too much money on a jug-choked gun, or having a barrel jug-choked. !!! Unless you really want to.
Dirty Bob
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Beautiful bird! What's the barrel length on your musket? To my eyes, it looks "handier" than others I've seen.
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Yes, it's a "Ranger Carbine". Which were actual "real things" back in the day, although not real common like the "officer's fusils", which were usually longer guns. I think it's 31" or 33" I forget. It's considerably lighter than a full length Bess, weighs in at 8.25 pounds. Handles very well, I've always like barrels in the 30" range. Same length and weight as my Jeager, which I like.
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Didn't mean to rain on your jug-choke parade. Sorry if I did. But for primarily shooting ball with some small game hunting thrown in you won't miss having a choke.
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Gorgeous "musketoon"! Wow!
I'm going down a cheaper road and experimenting with muzzleloading, using a single barrel shotgun and a "breechplug" from Short Lane. This can also be done with a cut-down, high-brass shell, though a little more caution is needed, owing to the ejector or extractor (the Short Lane has a cutout to avoid these). Also, the primer "pocket" might need to be relieved slightly to allow a thumbnail to remove the old primer and the new to be thumb-pressed into place. I have an NEF 20ga. that takes screw-in chokes, so I'm planning to try the Short Lane with a CYL choke in place and see what it's capable of. Unfortunately, it has a shorter barrel than I think is ideal for black powder.
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I'm going down a cheaper road and experimenting with muzzleloading, using a single barrel shotgun and a "breechplug" from Short Lane. This can also be done with a cut-down, high-brass shell, though a little more caution is needed, owing to the ejector or extractor (the Short Lane has a cutout to avoid these). Also, the primer "pocket" might need to be relieved slightly to allow a thumbnail to remove the old primer and the new to be thumb-pressed into place. I have an NEF 20ga. that takes screw-in chokes, so I'm planning to try the Short Lane with a CYL choke in place and see what it's capable of. Unfortunately, it has a shorter barrel than I think is ideal for black powder.
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